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Flash Briefing: Multinationals repay money for state capture; Eskom; Phumelela; Rand
* ABB will repay R1,56 billion to Eskom. This is the latest international company to return money after being ensnared in corruption probes in the country. * As Eskom power cuts continue even though demand for electricity is down, the DA has slammed efforts to fix the troubled power utility…
Building wealth for the long-term
Building wealth for the long-term. Independent financial advisor Dawn Ridler, of Kerenga Wealth Ecology in Johannesburg, and investment specialists Albert Coetzee and Marc Lindley of Ninety One Investment Platform answer your money questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your money after the year of Covid-19
Independent advisors Dawn Ridler of Kerenga Wealth Ecology and Candice Paine of PR Financial Services joined us at this week's BizNews Finance Friday. We took a look back at the big money questions this year and how to plan for 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Queen of the rink: Champion ice skater’s 2022 Winter Olympics dream
With our sunny climate, South Africa is not really associated with winter sports like skiing, luge, bobsleigh or ice skating. The last time a South African qualified for the Winter Olympics was as far back as 1988. It was the same year that Jamaica - also an unlikely country for…
Inside Covid-19: Pay-as-you go private medical care; Why SA is at back of Covid-19 vaccine queue - and what's next
A week ago, Bloomberg reported that SA was only likely to get Covid-19 vaccines rolled out in earnest by mid-2021 and even then only for a select few. That created an outcry from the medical fraternity. In this episode of Inside Covid-19, we speak to Professor Francois Venter, a professor…
Week in review: McKinsey concedes, AG discovers more Covid-19 swindling, Gordhan vindicated, vaccine rolled out in UK
Transnet says McKinsey owes double what it wants to pay. The Auditor General reports more Covid-19 corruption. High court sets aside Mkhwebane's rogue unit ruling and UK rolls out Covid-19 vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Be kind: It's essential for your business - Faith Popcorn, Jon Foster-Pedley
Listen in on the conversation with legendary trend futurist Faith Popcorn - described as the Nostradamus of marketing - and Henley Business School Africa director and Dean, Jonathan Foster-Pedley, who discuss whether the pandemic has made the world more accepting of the need for kindness. The author of The Popcorn…
Flash Briefing: Transnet disputes McKinsey's R650mn pay figure and Discovery Bank appoints a new CEO
Transnet says it won't settle for McKinsey's offer to pay back R650m as it says it is owed twice as much. Discovery announces a new CEO for its bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hylton Kallner, Discovery Bank's CEO, on his new role, SA banking
Discovery Bank's new CEO, Hylton Kallner, speaks to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about changes at the helm - and what they mean for stakeholders. South Africa's biggest health insurer Discovery said on Thursday Barry Hore would step down as chief executive officer of Discovery Bank and would be replaced by…
Déjà vu? McKinsey SA's mea culpa this week for corruption bombs - like it did in 2018. #BizNewsFlashback. LISTEN!
Will SA forgive McKinsey for its role at the centre of state capture? This week, McKinsey’s R650m offer to pay back Transnet, SAA has been rejected by Transnet - which says it owes far more. In 2018, its mea culpa bombed as it claimed “no corruption”, but critics rejected its…
Flash Briefing: Stars align for SA equities, AG uncovers more Covid-19 fund fraud and Stats SA rethinks GDP metrics
SA's Auditor general uncovers more Covid-19 fund fraud in the latest report, the stars align for SA equities in 2021 and StatsSA rethinks GDP metrics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Investing: Magnus Heystek, Alec Hogg - value fund manager Piet Viljoen seems to have got his mojo back
Magnus Heystek is an outspoken independent financial advisor. The author and entrepreneur who founded Brenthurst Wealth Management has a strong following for his incisive views. Piet Viljoen was considered something of an investment rock star, with many investors watching his every move to pick up tips on how to generate…
Inside Investing: How to generate double-digit returns in SA in sustainable, renewable energy
As load shedding continues to affect many South Africans, more individuals are seeking clean energy alternatives. Bright Light Solar is a venture capital company that is tapping into this demand and, at the same time, providing an investment opportunity through the 12J project. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg,…
Flash Briefing: Rand a star performer, SA GDP in slow recovery, Ramos replaces Pityana and Sygnia pleased with results
The Rand is a star performer. Maria Ramos replaces Sipho Pityana at AngloGold. Sygnia releases FY results. Q3 GDP numbers are sobering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Investing: Covid has accelerated growth for SA digital disruptors - 4Sight
Some businesses have sparkled in the pandemic as they have risen to the challenge of helping companies adapt to a dramatically changed world. The 4Sight Holdings Group of companies is a case in point. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Tertius Zitzke, CEO of 4Sight Holdings, shares how…
Markus Jooste, Steinhoff skelm: Why he still roams free three years after stepping away from wreckage - #2020 in review
2020 in review. In 2017, an accounting scandal erupted at South African multinational Steinhoff. As the German authorities uncovered a number of financial irregularities, Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste jumped ship. Steinhoff’s demise meant that a number of wealthy investors, including billionaire Christo Wiese, felt the devastating effects of its share…
Flash Briefing: Fossil Mines buys into Zim platinum, Mango seeks investor, SA Farmers get grant
SA's govt. announces subsistence farming grant, Fossil Mines buys into Zim's biggest platinum development. Mango and Chef Air seek investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Cricket called off, contradictions at Zondo commission and Covid-19 vaccines
England's ODI delayed by Covid-19. Contradictions are rife at Zondo commission. Telkom loses key player to MTN and SA govt. breaks silence on vaccine plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making SA proud: Discovery's Ruth Lewin heads up global organisation IAVE
Born into a philanthropic family, Ruth Lewin fondly remembers collecting money for the blind - one of her parents many charitable endeavours. It would come as no surprise that Discovery's Head of Corporate Sustainability was recently appointed to the respected position of world president of the global volunteerism body, at…
Tim Modise - Leveraging SA advantages for growth
This week we evaluate the SA government, business community and Unions response to the downgrades by ratings agencies, the continued business shutdowns and rising unemployment. Surely there are better responses given SA’s history, endowments, infrastructure and place in global economic networks? Marius Oosthuizen, GIBS strategic foresight expert and South African…