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BPH: Zim prophet's R1.4m Pretoria nightclub bill; OUTA digs into SA's Driver's Licence debacle; Shapiro; Rand

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, latest addition to our team, well known broadcaster Michael Appel, looks into the story of a Zimbabwean "prophet" who splurged R1.4m on a boozy celebration at a Pretoria nightclub on Saturday night (no, it wasn't ANC-related); OUTA's Wayne Duvenage shares the back story to SA's driver's licence debacle where an ancient machine broke, creating a licence backlog for half a million; David Shapiro and his Twitter followers pick Purple Capital as the stock to back in 2022; and TreasuryONE's Andre Cilliers unpacks what's behind the bouncing Rand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Jan 2022 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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