BizNews Power Hour

BPH Digest: Former British diplomat to Ukraine speaks; Ukraine's surprising impact on the rand; Naspers/Prosus R12bn Russian write-off

In this final episode of the BizNews Power Hour Digest edition you'll hear a complication of the most downloaded content from the week. It's a triple play from editor Alec Hogg who has an extended interview with former British diplomat to Ukraine Cormac Smith; TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers discusses the surprising…

11 Mar 2022 5AM 1 hour

Transnet disaster grows; launching SA's 'active publishing model' overseas; part 2 of State Capture and the banks

This is the penultimate episode of the BizNews Power Hour. Friday (11 March 2022) will be the BPH Digest edition featuring no local news or markets, just a complication of the most downloaded interviews of the week. In this episode, editor Alec Hogg speaks to Francois Nortje, the man behind…

10 Mar 2022 9AM 1 hour

Banking stocks react to Ukraine War; July riots report Q&A with policing expert; State capture and the banks

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, it’s been almost two weeks since the war in Ukraine began and oil and gas prices continue to spike on the news that the US and UK will ban Russian’s imports of the commodity; our partner the Financial Times has more on…

9 Mar 2022 9AM 59 min

Peche on R12bn Prosus writedown; former diplomat speaks out on Russia/Ukraine; Helen Zille Q&A part 2

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, editor Alec Hogg chats to Ranmore Fund Management founder Sean Peche about Prosus' R12bn writedown of its stake in a Russian social networking platform; Hogg chats to former British diplomat Cormac Smith, who spent two years at a posting in Kyiv, about…

8 Mar 2022 9AM 1 hour

Latest on Russia/Ukraine War; TreasuryOne's Andre Cilliers on Ukraine conflict boosting Rand; Steven Gruzd explains SA prospective on Ukraine; Zille Q..

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, it's dominated by the latest in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; our partner the FT has all the international developments you need to know; BizNews editor Alec Hogg chats to TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers about the unintended consequence of the conflict…

7 Mar 2022 9AM 59 min

BPH Digest: July riots report explainer; Ukraine knock-on effects; SA ambassador to Ukraine; OUTA on private prosecutions

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, we've compiled the most downloaded interviews of the week into one show starting with a July riots report explainer; Ukraine-focused chat with Christopher Vandome of London-based international think-tank Chatham House; Linda van Tilburg chats to South Africa's Ambassador to Ukraine Andre Groenewald…

4 Mar 2022 2AM 1 hour

Getting SA's ambassador to Ukraine on the line; weekly summary of BizNews' top content; weekly harvest report

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, our London correspondent Linda van Tilburg speaks to South Africa's ambassador to Ukraine Andre Groenewald about doing all he could to get South Africans out of the war-torn country; Justin Rowe-Roberts gives the weekly update to our partners across the border in…

3 Mar 2022 10AM 59 min

Wayne Duvenage talks private prosecutions & more; David Bacher on the month that was; PSG marks end of an era

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage chats to Michael Appel off the back of his state capture presentation to BizNews delegates gathered for BNC#3 in the Drakensberg; Corion Capital's David Bacher provides insight into the outperformance of the JSE versus its global counterparts; PSG…

2 Mar 2022 10AM 59 min

In-depth with Tim Noakes; 1600km cycle journey gets Andrew Goodhead to BNC#3; energy prices soaring

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, editor Alec Hogg has a rare and extended treat for Tim Noakes's legion of fans, millions of whom credit their improved health to his research into and promotion of the Low Carb High Fat diet, or Banting; Michael Appel has a quick…

1 Mar 2022 9AM 1 hour

No escaping Russia/Ukraine knock on; July unrest report explainer; F1 could be heading back to SA

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, our London correspondent Linda van Tilburg chats to Christopher Vandome, a research fellow at the London-based international think-tank Chatham House, who explains it will be difficult for South Africa to escape the economic impact of the Ukraine/Russia conflict; Michael Appel provides a digestible…

28 Feb 2022 9AM 59 min

BPH Digest: David Shapiro on Sasol & Amplats; Stafford Masie on crypto; Budget 101 with Heystek; BNC#3 cyclist update

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour Digest edition, we bring you the most downloaded interviews of the week back to back. There's no local news or market update, but in this edition, our partner the Financial Times provides the latest on the worsening Russia/Ukraine situation. More interviews to…

25 Feb 2022 7AM 59 min

Heystek on Budget 2022; Discovery's Adrian Gore; Treasury's Eskom debt plan; BNC#3 cyclist update

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, it's Brenthurst Wealth Management founder Magnus Heystek sharing his thoughts on what came out of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's maiden Budget address on Wednesday; Discovery's Adrian Gore in conversation with Justin Rowe-Roberts on the continued expansion of their business; Godongwana on Treasury's…

24 Feb 2022 9AM 1 hour

Budget 2022 special edition; public wage bill; Eskom's debt; structural economic reforms; Alec Hogg's Budget analysis

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, it's 60-minutes loaded with all you need to know from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech. We touch on a range of topics from plans to deal with the burgeoning public sector wage bill to tackling Eskom's debt and structural reforms planned…

23 Feb 2022 9AM 1 hour

WHO's tech-transfer hub in 6 African nations; former Google exec on crypto pt 2; cross-border investment considerations

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, the MD of Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, Prof Petro Terblanche, explains what being appointed as a World Health Organisation tech-transfer hub means for the future of vaccine manufacturing on the continent; part 2 of Stafford Masie giving a snippet of what BizNews…

22 Feb 2022 9AM 1 hour

Former Google SA CEO talks crypto; DA slams Road Accident Fund; TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers; David Shapiro

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, South African tech investor, entrepreneur, and former Google SA CEO, Stafford Masie, popped into our Johannesburg studio to give a snippet of what the BizNews tribe can expect at the upcoming BizNews Investment Conference where he's a guest speaker; the DA has…

21 Feb 2022 10AM 59 min

BPH Digest: ArcelorMittal CEO Kobus Verster; veteran investor Magnus Heystek; Denel's hijacking

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour Digest edition, it's an audio platter of the most downloaded interviews of the week in succession. Editor Alec Hogg sat down with Kobus Verster, the man who's turned ArcelorMittal SA around; it's the property investment journey of Magnus Heystek who's recent tweet…

18 Feb 2022 7AM 59 min

BPH: Madiba's former bodyguard opens up; Wiese a dollar billionaire again; Repurposing plastic bags

In this edition of the BizNews Power Hour, editor Alec Hogg chats to Rory Steyn, the man who guarded one of the most iconic statesman in the world Nelson Mandela; Justin Rowe-Roberts narrates his popular article about Christo Wiese regaining his dollar billionaire status; Linda van Tilburg spoke to Houtbay…

17 Feb 2022 8AM 1 hour

BPH: ArcelorMittal CEO talks turnaround; Sean Peche slams Naspers/Prosus; markets react to Ukraine tensions easing

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, editor Alec Hogg has an in-depth discussion with ArcelorMittal CEO Kobus Verster about their massive turnaround over the last year and a half; in a no-holds-barred interview Ranmore Fund Management founder Sean Peche slams the "gross injustice" unfolding towards the SA savings…

16 Feb 2022 9AM 1 hour

BPH: Jane Dutton talks offshore; Erin, Athol and Appel discuss Bain's lawyers Baker McKenzie; Russia/Ukraine tensions heighten

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Jane Dutton talks to Arno von Helden, the head of Shyft at Standard Bank about offshore investing; Michael Appel is in discussion with Adv Erin Richards and Bain whistle-blower Athol Williams about the actions of Bain's lawyers Baker McKenzie. Did the global…

15 Feb 2022 9AM 59 min

BPH: Bain's shady meeting plans exposed; Andrew Goodhead's epic 1500km cycle to BNC#3; Mulling a 4-day workweek

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Michael Appel sits down with Adv. Erin Richards to discuss what informed her latest op-ed piece detailing tainted consultancy firm Bain's mingling in potential arms procurement matters; BizNews loyalist Andrew Goodhead chats to Alec Hogg about his remarkable decision to arrive at…

9 Feb 2022 10AM 40 min