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Daily English South Africa Business · Investing
4,345 Episodes
1132 – 1152

What is the state's scorecard in fighting corruption

Corruption related to tenders for personal protective equipment has unleashed a wave of public anger aimed at the governing party, the ANC. Are we witnessing a turning point in the country as the president seeks to apply pressure inside his party both as the president of the country and as…
24 Aug 2020 1PM 9 min

View from the market

Charl Bester, wealth & portfolio manager at Kruger International & Simon Brown, founder of JustOne Lap
24 Aug 2020 1PM 16 min

The evolution and success story of Investec

In this weekly feature Michael Avery gets up close and personal with South Africa’s business and political economy leaders, to uncover what makes them tick, keeps them up at night and keeps them going through the Covid storm. Investec was founded as a small leasing and financing company 46 years…
21 Aug 2020 9AM 27 min

View from the market

Chantal Marx, head of equity research at FNB Wealth and Investments & Nadir Thokan, portfolio manager at Corion Capital
20 Aug 2020 1PM 11 min

Roundtable discussion: The politics of pandemic

As the country enters level 2 of the lockdown that doesn’t want to end, the assessments are being carefully weighed, and debated about the approach we have taken in the face of an economy that has been bent beyond recognition. Has the ANC’s corruption addiction tipped the scales? Where were…
19 Aug 2020 2PM 25 min

Philanthropy feature: Why philanthropy matters in financial planning

Once thought of as the preserve of the very wealthy, philanthropy is now a mainstream financial activity and includes giving at a community level as well as supporting non-governmental organisations and non-profits. Citadel Head of Philanthropy Jean de Villiers discusses making the transition from captaining the Boks to leading CSI…
19 Aug 2020 2PM 8 min

Wealth Feature: Crafting a winning investment strategy

Investment is just as much about picking winners as it is identifying losers. In fact, statistically, the odds of picking losers is far greater than the chances of picking winners.In this interview Michael Avery talks to Jean Pierre Verster, CEO of Protea Capital Management, about how to short stocks. Click…
19 Aug 2020 2PM 7 min

Education feature: Laying a firmer school maths foundation

Most of South Africa’s children have already lost three months of formal education due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Children whose parents or caregivers have been able to take on the role of educator may have been able to keep up with the curriculum. But the break in schooling will…
19 Aug 2020 2PM 8 min

View from the market

Wayne McCurrie, portfolio manager, FNB Wealth and Investments & Devin Shutte, head of investments at the Robert Group
19 Aug 2020 2PM 13 min

Roundtable: Will a ‘social compact’ emerge from Nedlac Task Team?

The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, which government shared with its business, labour and community partners at Thursday's National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) forum is supposed to form a critical part of the third phase response. But the response to the 17 page document which is scant on…
18 Aug 2020 1PM 23 min
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