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WEF, Davos 23: "SA economy actually quite resilient" – SARB Governor
Brown Nielsen speaks to Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank about the state of the country's economy which he says is, despite its issues and historical vulnerability, quite resilient. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Demand for overseas study at all-time high, but don't panic - Sable International's Brent Morris
There has been a massive uptick in applications to study abroad and overseas universities are getting hundreds of thousands of applications. That is according to Brent Morris, managing director: Study Abroad of Sable International. Morris told BizNews that parents, and students who are thinking of studying elsewhere, should however not…
MTN chairman Mcebisi Jonas: Whistleblowing National Hero on SA's broken politics - and how to fix it
A grateful nation will always be indebted to South Africa's former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas, whose whistleblowing proved the catalyst that turned the tide against the Gupta-plundering Zuma Administration. He started the Zupta collapse by rejecting the now fugitive Indian family's massive offer to join the dark side -…
WEF, Davos 2023: A knowledge factory in an unpredictable world - MultiChoice CEO Imtiaz Patel
MultiChoice CEO Imtiaz Patel shares insights on why he values attending The World Economic Forum as a Business Leader. An interesting discussion on the value of knowledge and why no expense should be shared as we navigate the highly unpredictable world we live in. Learn more about your ad choices…
Academia shaping views at WEF, Davos 23. Professor Zeblon Vilakazi on jobs, economy for the future.
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi saysThe World Economic Forum was started by Professor Klaus Schwab as an academic to collate different views on the future. Zeblon will be attending the Expert Forum on Higher Education a think tank focused on jobs and the economy of the future, themes every parent with young…
Discussions at WEF 2023 kick off under the theme of “Cooperation in a Fragmented World"
Reporting from the annual WEF meeting in Davos, BizNews founder Alec Hogg provides a wrap of the day as he prepares to attend the first round of discussions. Under the theme of “Cooperation in a Fragmented World,” this year’s event will focus on solution-driven discussions on topics deemed to present…
WEF inside track with Greg Beadle, a man with access to every room at the Davos confab
Cape Town-based professional photographer Greg Beadle is one of the ultimate insiders at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting - a man whose badge that gets him into literally every meeting room in the Davos confab. In this fascinating inerview, Beadle shares his insights of the event and its true…
WEF's "Ice Village Queen" Bryonie Guthrie, an inspirational young Saffer shining on the global stage
One of the best things about being at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos is you never know who you'll bump into. Sometimes, as Alec Hogg shares here, a really special someone like the "done great" daughter of a good friend. Pretoria lass Bryonie Guthrie is…
WEF, Davos 2023: Old Mutual Iain Williamson on what to expect
With the World Economic Forum set to commence in Davos, Switzerland on Monday, 16 January, Bronwyn Nielsen checks in with Iain Williamson, CEO of Old Mutual, to discuss the expectations for South Africa and Africa from Davos, 2023. In focus: energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Karoo Gas Debate: Regulator supports Hersov - updated model concludes there's huge resources so “let’s get drilling”
SA’s energy resources regulator Dr Phindile Masangane says the Petrloeum Agency SA will soon be sharing its updated models of the Karoo Shale Gas reserves with the scientific community - and is storngly recommending a drilling programme to confirm the exciting findings. PASA’s model puts the SA’s shale gas reserves…
Fracking expert attacks Hersov’s “hype” and industry “myth” - probably no exploitable shale gas in Karoo
Graaff-Reinet attorney Derek Light, who has been intimately involved in the Karoo Shale Gas saga since 2009, dispels what he refers to as “myths” that Rob Hersov is so excited about. Light reckons popular assumptions around the size and value of the alleged gas deposits in central South Africa are…
Corion's review of 2022 for SA investors - Local was lekker and a big shout out for Fairtree, PSG
Good rankings across the board in 2022's performance tables by Fairtree and PSG illustrates once more how money managers are not all equal. In this review of the year that's just past, Corion's David Bacher explains how these two houses were able to buck what for most investors was one…
RW Johnson's message of hope: As end of catastrophic ANC era draws nearer, far better awaits South Africa
A comment under an RW Johnson contribution to BizNews describes South Africa's former Oxford Don as "the most astute political analyst we have". Johnson's level-headed, rational assessment of SA politics is evident in this fascinating discussion on two of his articles recently published on the website - the first on…
Gwede's unlikely ally: Rob Hersov says power-starved SA must go big on gas, tell greenies to 'stuff off'
Rob Hersov has a habit of saying the unfashionable truths that others lack the courage to voice. He did so at BNC#2 and again at BNC#4 when calling out timid South African business leaders, unleashing a torrent after addressing politically-correct. Hersov has started the new year in a similar vein,…
How to fix South Africa and our broken economy - Frans Rautenbach author of Help Yourself South Africa
As South Africans are increasingly faced with loadshedding, potholes and the deterioration of so many services; the penny has dropped that it is no use waiting for the government to fix it. In his New Year’s message, Gift of the Givers, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said he believed that fixing the…
Study finds first direct evidence connecting depression with low serotonin – study co-author Dr David Erritzoe provides novel insights
2022 was a decidedly volatile year in the field of psychiatry. In July, a study led by Dr Joanna Moncrieff found that there was no convincing evidence that depression is connected with low serotonin, let alone caused by it. In November, while the psychiatric profession and, perhaps more significantly, the…
Cautiously more optimistic about SA, but structural problems remain – S&P Global’s Nezo Sobekwa
The local currency, banking stocks and local sovereign bonds gained after the re-election of President Cyril Ramaphosa was confirmed. The outlook for South Africa, says Nezo Sobekwa, African risk analyst at S& P Global Market Intelligence, is “cautiously optimistic”, but he did not foresee that things were going to turn…
Phala Phala will slowly, but surely wither away – Prof Theo Venter
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emerged from the African National Congress’ 55th conference more confident and he has managed to tighten his grip on power. Instead of hostile members of the RET faction, that were hampering his drive to clean up corruption, the majority of members in the Top 7 of…
President Ramaphosa’s re-election brings continuity, stability, policy certainty - Mteto Nyati
The ruling ANC has elected its top 7 officials, with President Cyril Ramaphosa being given the top position again with a bigger margin than he had achieved in 2017. His appointment has been welcomed by financial markets with the local currency strengthening against the dollar, pound and euro. Mteto Nyati,…
Linebooker, SA’s Uber for freight, beats stress test after month-on-month growth accelerates to 20%
With 17 000 trucks now on its platform, Linebooker’s momentum continued to accelerate helped by its system’s smooth management during SA’s peak freight moving quarter. CEO and co-founder Naude Rademan explains to Alec Hogg of BizNews that month-on-month growth accelerating from 10% to 20%, the “Uber for trucks” has proved…