BizNews Power Hour

The BizNews Power Hour, anchored by top financial journalist Alec Hogg, covers all the business news that matters. The program features contributions from the BizNews team, South Africa's independent and highly disruptive business media company. The format is conversational, fun and engaging with the team drawing on deep knowledge of the subject, providing the Rational Perspective.

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209 Episodes

40 – 60

Steven Nathan on MTN's vaccine stance; Sean Peche's shootout pick; Tencent's Tyme bank injection; aiding the elderly

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Sean Peche takes a pick for the BizNews share shootout; 10X founder Steven Nathan weighs in on how markets may react to MTN's mandatory vaccine stance; Tyme Bank CEO Tauriq Keraan details Tencent's investment into the bank; also a good samaritan Michelle…

7 Dec 2021 10AM 1 hour

Shapiro goes big on Naspers/Prosus; Andre Cilliers on the Rand's volatility; Jeremy chats to Chris Vick and Heather

n this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, South Africa's favourite market commentator David Shapiro gives his stock picks for 2022; currency expert Andre Cilliers from TreasuryOne gives us all the insight and happenings with the local and international foreign exchange markets; Jeremy Maggs chats to Chris Vick, Chairperson of…

6 Dec 2021 9AM 59 min

Viljoen offers a couple more twigs for 2022; David Williams revisits PRASA after CEO fired; David Bacher; Alec and Gary

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, ace money manager Piet Viljoen offers a couple of undervalued stocks worth adding to your bundle of stock twigs for 2022; David Williams revisits PRASA after the chaos deepened today with the firing of the recently appointed CEO Kgosie Matthews on extremely…

2 Dec 2021 9AM 1 hour

The case FOR (Gore) and AGAINST (Sakeliga) mandatory vaccination; Heystek invests in Bitcoin; Major won't tip commodity

Powerful arguments both for and against mandatory vaccinations featured in this episode of the BizNews Power Hour. In one corner is Discovery CEO Adrian Gore who argues that with SA now into the Fourth Wave of the pandemic, saving lives should be the national priority and as vaccines do this,…

1 Dec 2021 9AM 1 hour

Adrian Gore case for mandated vaccines; Kevin Lings on unemployment; Kooyman's banking pick; Impala landing RBH.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Discovery CEO Adrian Gore lays out the case for making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory, arguing that forcing South Africans to be jabbed will save up to 40 000 lives during the Omicron-driven Fourth Wave; Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings unpacks SA's shocking unemployment…

30 Nov 2021 10AM 59 min

Jakkie Cilliers talks about coalition governing - and 2024; Elsabe Klink on Mandatory vaccines; plus Shapiro and PRASA.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour the author, thought leader and political analyst Jakkie Cilliers of the ISS updates the prescient forecasts in his 2017 book Fate of the Nation - and looks ahead to the 2024 National Elections; the SA Medical Association's former legal advisor Elsabe Klink…

29 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Fundi Sithebe, SA horse racing's new boss; Piet Viljoen looks for more twigs; Jeremy Maggs on Accenture's acquisition

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour we meet the polished new head of South African horseracing Fundi Sithebe, the new broom sweeping away the antagonism of bankrupt Phumelela's past; Piet Viljoen takes a look at the latest financial results and reflects on some "twigs" in his investment bundle;…

25 Nov 2021 10AM 1 hour

Magnus Heystek lets rip on the Reg 28; Melanie Veness wants retribution for PMB; Dark Media with Jeremy Maggs

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, independent financial advisor Magnus Heystek lets rip on the destructive Regulation 28 agreement between SA asset managers and Treasury, which forces South Africans to invest 70% of their retirement funds into local institutions. The law has cost SA retirees dearly as the…

24 Nov 2021 9AM 59 min

A tough road for new DA Mayors; PowerPulse; PPC results; PRASA corruption

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Helen Zille provides some sobering thoughts on the practical challenges that will be faced by many new DA mayors in councils like Joburg and Ekhuruleni where the party does not have a majority of the votes; on governing by DA's new Mayors;…

23 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

David Shapiro on Naspers: Andre Cilliers on rate hike; Prof Lee Berger; The 'GBV-proof' wedding dress.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers assesses the impact on the Rand of last week's interest rate hike; SA's favourite stockbroker David Shapiro unpacks today's financial results from Naspers and Prosus; Wits University's world famous anthropologist Prof Lee Berger talks about another groundbreaking discovery at…

23 Nov 2021 6AM 1 hour

Kokkie Kooyman on 0.25% rate hike; Action SA's Herman Mashaba on a merger to disable ANC

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Denker Capital's Kokkie Kooyman unpacks the South African Reserve Bank's decision to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%; the president of Action SA Herman Mashaba chats to Alec Hogg to tell all before a press conference planned for…

18 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Last word in Covid Vaxing: Discovery's 1.2m data proves many points; Tongaat wants R4bn from shareholders

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Discovery Health CEO Ryan Noach unpacks one of the world's biggest data sets which provides practical results on the efficacy of Covid vaccines and how much protection they offer. Also, Opportune Investments founder Chris Logan unpacks why Tongaat needs its shareholders to…

17 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Jeremy Maggs and Gordon Muller; Welz on SARS claiming R230m from Agrizzi; Verster on Wiese; Nortje on Transnet

In this episode of the BPH, the first contributions from two new voices you'll be hearing from on Biznews in future - Jeremy Maggs and Martin Welz. Jeremy's famous show Maggs on Media is now part of the BizNews network and here we draw on his interview with media guru…

16 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Purple Group CEO - Charles Savage on EasyEquities roaring success; Damon Galgut's 2021 Booker Prize victory

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg sat down with Purple Group’s CEO Charles Savage for an intriguing discussion on the success that has been Easy Equities and other business units under the umbrella; and the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction winner - Damon Galgut on his…

15 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Market insights with Piet Viljoen; Purple’s Charles Savage; Mini-budget analysis; Vodacom/CIVH merger

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg brings some on-the-ground insights on the back of the medium-term budget speech; Piet Viljoen's market insights; Purple Group’s CEO Charles Savage on the group's results plus an update on other business units under the umbrella; and Remgro CIO Pieter Uys…

11 Nov 2021 10AM 1 hour

30th anniversary of previously isolated South Africa's return to international sport; brewer turned hero

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg celebrates the 30th anniversary of previously isolated South Africa's return to international sport; Alec speaks to legendary Ali Bacher, former SA cricket captain and long-time driver of the sport, who is joined by Proteas Clive Eksteen and Adrian Kuiper who…

10 Nov 2021 10AM 59 min

Rational reason for ANC coalition resistance; Nathan on activism; Major on RBH takeover offers; Crypto trade

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Steven Nathan applies his mind to contested takeover bids and shareholder activism; Dr Piet Croukamp explains most why opposition parties are rejecting the ANC - they don't want to risk making the ruling party "look good" ahead of the critical 2024 Election;…

9 Nov 2021 9AM 59 min

Cape Independence lobby buoyed by Election; Exemplar's rebound from July Riots; Shapiro on Purple boom.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Cape Independence activist Phil Craig explains how the Local Election results are a major boost for the Cape Independence lobby; SA's favourite stockbroker David Shapiro gets excited about the Purple Group's trading update and assesses the plunging prices of Moderna and Peloton…

8 Nov 2021 9AM 1 hour

Market insights with Piet Viljoen; BlueGreen aids NW dam; Unravelling BAT’s investigation; BN team with NOVA FM

In tonight’s episode of the BizNews Power Hour, we kick off a new weekly feature with BizNews's Alec Hogg discussing the top news of the week with Gary Stroebel of Namibia's NOVA FM. Also tonight, Piet Viljoen looks at news from his biggest holding - MTN - and provides insights…

4 Nov 2021 11AM 1 hour

The Corion Report with David Bacher; Net1 acquires The Connect Group; The crash of the rhinos; SolarSaver

In tonight’s episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Stuart Batchelor, director of SolarSaver on it’s unique solar solution; David Bacher unpacks the Corion Report for October; Linda van Tilburg spoke to author of The Crash of the Rhinos Ray Dearlove on the Australian Rhino Project; Chief executive of Net1 Chris…

3 Nov 2021 11AM 1 hour