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Listen: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's full 2020 Budget speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his budget speech in Parliament this afternoon and seems to be resigned to the fact that South Africa will be downgraded to junk status by ratings agency Moody's. He refrained from any tax and VAT increases and said that persistent electricity problems will hold back…
Hail Mary Budget betting on divine (resources boom) intervention
SA’s colourful finance minister Tito Mboweni cracked his customary jokes in a relaxed Presser ahead of today’s Budget Speech. And he hardly missed a beat during the flurry that followed the live tweeting of his obviously embargoed comments by an SABC staffer (a first for “lock-up” which led to the…
40-50 years of underperformance at Eskom due to problems at Kusile and Medupi – Chris Yelland
Energy expert Ted Blom warned this weekend that loadshedding could haunt South Africa for at least another five years. Blom said he believed it could take Eskom that long to sort out its coal problems and its maintenance backlog. He also mentioned that coal stations in Mpumalanga were operating at…
Eskom pollution battle; Lights on for Tito; O’Sullivan summons Myeni; CT's 'rainless day strategy'; Shoprite
In today's business headlines: - Eskom is battling to keep all units of its biggest operational power plant at Kendal open after being served with a compliance notice by the environment ministry because of its high levels of air pollution; - Eskom has indicated that the lights would be on…
Meet Kirsten Landman: From coma to Dakar - Africa's first woman to cross the finish line
The Dakar rally, originally known as the Paris to Dakar Rally has taken place since 1978 but was moved due to security threats in Mauritania to South America for the past decade. This year, the race known as the toughest endurance rally in the world crossing dunes, camel grass and…
What's News: Coronavirus vaccine sent for human testing as outbreak grows
The first experimental coronavirus vaccine was sent by Moderna Therapeutics for testing by US regulators - Peter Novel has more on the novel technology behind it. Plus, Quentin Webb on continued investor angst over efforts to contain the outbreak. The Wall Street Journal's Kim Gittleson hosts. Learn more about your…
Warning: Foreigners could hijack fledging dagga industry - cannabis entrepreneur
Dagga grows prolifically across South Africa - a point that hasn't gone unnoticed by astute business players elsewhere who are hoping to cash in on the world's new gold rush. In this podcast, South African cannabis entrepreneur Pierre van der Hoven outlines to BizNews founder and editor-in-chief Alec Hogg how…
SA coronavirus warning; power cuts for 5 more years - expert; gold skyrockets; Sasol plunges
In today's business news headlines: *The Rand weakened in early trade on Monday, as investors fled riskier assets following the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside mainland China; *Even without a single confirmed case, sub-Saharan Africa may be the region hardest hit outside of Asia by the spread of the coronavirus,…
Kevin Shames: Two days left to take advantage of Bright Light Solar's effective 21%pa return
In this podcast, the last one before 12J company Bright Light Solar's Prospectus closes on Thursday, CEO Kevin Shames runs us through the reasons why his business is projecting an effective 21% annual return. It's all to do with the Government's tax incentives to promote investment in small businesses and…
Saffers at coronavirus ground zero – the tide is turning in some Chinese cities
Fears of a global coronavirus pandemic is growing. The United Kingdom has reported four further cases bringing their total to 13 and Italy’s tally went up to 200 with four deaths forcing Italian authorities to shut down schools, universities, museums and cinemas, and banning all public events. There are also…
David Shapiro: Stocks on sale - Sasol at 2005 prices, Discovery at 2014. Mr Market over-reacting
South Africa's favourite market commentator David Shapiro is licking his lips at the value which South African shares are offering today's investors, especially Sasol and Discovery. He discusses the attraction of both companies in this interview, from the latest episode of Rational Radio. Not often you get to see a…
Crucial Budget week; Loadshedding halts Mboweni; No money for stats; State land released; Coronavirus Africa impact
In today's business headlines: - The week ahead will be dominated by the budget speech by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni who has to convince that a rescue plan for Eskom is on track, and that the government is ready to take measures to curb rising debt, narrow the budget deficit…
Does new technology & AI mean the end of retirement?
These days, getting and keeping a job isn’t just a matter of impressing your boss – it also means impressing the artificial intelligence (AI) technology that has penetrated all aspects of the workplace. In this episode, featuring content from The Wall Street Journal’s The Future of Everything podcast, Felicity Duncan…
Bloomberg Businessweek: The future of work
Marcus Weldon, corporate chief technology officer at Nokia, Virginie Maillard, head of technology field simulation at Siemens, and Joe Miletich, senior vice president of R&D at Merck discuss the future of work from the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey. Learn more about your ad…
Looted SA funds will be recovered: Investors ready to back SA; Anglo, De Beers, Woolies, Discovery
In today's business headlines: - President Cyril Ramaphosa says those who have stolen money from South Africa needed to be tracked down no matter where in the world they are; - Goldman Sachs new head, Jonathan Penkin says investors would be delighted to jump back into South Africa if the…
Have Ecsponent investors lost their money? Maybe not - Van Niekerk to Hogg
Ecsponent is a company that has attracted billions of rands in investments from individuals looking to generate higher income than they could get elsewhere through preference shares. But, as investment company entrepreneur and popular personal finance journalist Magnus Heystek told BizNews founder Alec Hogg in a podcast recently, they may…
Looking past Discovery's disappointing interims: PingAn could be its "TenCent"
Discovery's visionary co-founder and CEO Adrian Gore downplays the mere suggestion. But the hyper growth being posted by its Chinese partner Ping An offers some parallels to Naspers' enterprise transforming investment in internet giant TenCent. Ping An is already generating over R25bn in annual premium income through providing health insurance…
The Journal: What happens when an economic superpower is locked down?
The coronavirus has forced China, the world's second -biggest economy, into lockdown. The Wall Street Journal's Yoko Kubota explains how that has disrupted business around the world, including companies like Disney and Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
US warning on EWC; Keen response on emergency power; Mining royalties; Burger King; Inflation
In today's business headlines: -- The US has weighed in on the land expropriation debate again with Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo saying that the South African government’s plans would be disastrous for the economy; - South Africa’s inflation rate rose to a seven-month high in January driven by higher…
P&L: Markets expect mid year coronavirus snapback plus the $1.5trn active-management investing giant
Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist and head of client portfolio management at Federated Investors on why markets seem so complacent about the coronavirus. And Annie Massa, Bloomberg investigative reporter on Franklin Templeton buying Legg Mason to create a $1.5trn active-management investing giant. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Lisa Abramowicz…