Covid-19 business interruption war: hospitality sector vs insurers; Mining output plummets; Multichoice; WC schools

Loading player...
In today's news headlines:
* A legal battle is looming between South African hospitality businesses and the insurance companies that have refused to pay out for business interruption caused by Covid-19;
* The Western Cape Department of Health has supported the return of pupils to schools. Although the province has the highest number of Covid-19 cases, and deaths, the incidence is very low among children;
* The United States cannot shut down its economy again because of the coronavirus, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday, adding that another $1trn in rescue funds will flow into the economy over the next month;
* South African mining output dropped the most since at least 1981 in April; and
* MultiChoice signed deals with Netflix and Amazon.com to offer their streaming services through its new decoder, a move intended to help Africa’s largest pay-TV company retain subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Jun 2020 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

Other recent episodes

Warren Wheatley breaks his silence on his FSCA debarment

Three trades, R301 in total, and a 20-year ban from the financial sector. Warren Wheatley, the chartered accountant who helped put together the Capitec empowerment deal and went on to found Altvest, now Africa Bitcoin Corporation, broke his silence to Alec Hogg days after resigning as CEO. The FSCA says…
23 Sep 12PM 54 min

Brent Bozell on the US-South Africa breakdown

Six months after warning a Hermanus room full of business leaders that Washington's patience was wearing thin, US Ambassador Brent Bozell returned to BizNews to explain what happened next. Five asks, a 15-day deadline and a six-page reply that, in his words, answered none of them. The result: visa bans…
23 Sep 10AM 40 min

Mchunu, Mrs Matlala, Maumela, Mudzinganyama - and Meyer…

In their weekly chat, Chris Steyn and political commentator Solly Moeng talk about the second seizure of of electronic devices belonging to Special Leave Police Minister Senzo Mchunu; the arrest of tenderpreneur Cat Matlala’s wife, Tskanane; the rape case against suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya; the latest testimony at…
23 Sep 6AM 24 min

Ian Cameron: General Sibiya on charges of rape, sexual grooming, human trafficking…

In their latest interview, Chris Steyn and Ian Cameron, the Chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police, unpack a day of high drama with the court appearance this afternoon of suspended Deputy National Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya who is now facing charges of rape, sexual grooming, and human trafficking. The…
22 Sep 1PM 10 min