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Rational Radio

Rational Radio is the weekly business news show hosted by BizNews editor Alec Hogg. It runs for around an hour and features leading commentators from the investment and financial world, including regular guest David Shapiro.
Weekly English South Africa Business News · Investing
421 Episodes
192 – 212

Derek Sumption goes live - "Investing's not all or nothing, Magnus"

Judging by the number of times the articles have been accessed and the buzz on our social media channels, the BIznews community has been enthralled by Brantam founder Derek Sumption's attack on Magnus Heystek. On Rational Radio Live, Sumption laid out his case - specifically that relative to SA, global…
30 May 2019 9 min

Ramaphosa's biographer Anthony Butler scopes the new cabinet

On Rational Radio Live this evening, Prof Anthony Butler, author of the best selling biography of South Africa's president, shares his perspectives on what motivated Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet choices. Global investors liked what they heard - giving the rand a push from a worst point of almost R14.90 against the…
30 May 2019 8 min

Ramaphosa announces his cabinet - balanced with continuity

Here's the full Cyril Ramaphosa cabinet announced on 29 May 2019: The Deputy President is David Mabuza.The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is Thoko Didiza.The Deputy Ministers are Sdumo Dlamini and Mcebisi Skwatsha.The Minister of Basic Education is Angie Motshekga.The Deputy Minister is Dr Regina Mhaule.The Minister…
29 May 2019 16 min

Naspers CEO: Amsterdam listing date set, impact on SA shareholders

Naspers has taken another big step towards the listing of its international internet assets onto the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam. The shares jumped 4% on the news that by mid July shareholders will be able to trade these assets in a new as yet unnamed business. CEO Bob van…
29 May 2019 11 min

Simon Lincoln Reader: UK's Raab v Boris - SA's noxious choices for Ramaphosa

Here's Simon Lincoln Reader's regular assessment of the political scene in the UK (where he lives) and SA (where he comes from). The dominant themes are Theresa May's unlamented departure; the two heavy hitters who lead the succession race; and some unenviable cabinet choices for the man putting together the…
28 May 2019 11 min

The Editor’s Desk: Here’s what Alec Hogg has to say to SA bears

The bear case for South Africa has been right for nearly ten years. Those who bet on SA Inc when Jacob Zuma took the presidency would be feeling the bite with nothing much to show for the last decade. But, as investment labels constantly warn us, past performance does not…
26 May 2019 14 min

Magnus Heystek: Need proof of SA's New Dawn before I'll believe

Independent financial advisor Magnus Heystek was featured as the first interview on last night's Rational Radio Live show - chatting with Alec Hogg about his hard-hitting blog published on Biznews today. It's a fun discussion between two old friends with a serious undertone - Hogg explains why he is a…
24 May 2019 11 min

Flash Briefing: Tesla Code Red; Tuna Bond first netted; Jamie Oliver's UK

In today's business headlines: Morgan Stanley sees Tesla at $10 as market for electric cars goes soft. Huawei goes to EU warning it could happen to any international company. Ex-Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty in Tuna Bond scandal. Jamie Oliver restaurants in the UK declared insolvent. JSE is flat with…
22 May 2019 4 min

Entrepreneur's survival toolkit from the banker to business owners

Times are tough for South African business owners, the toughest in the nine years that Mercantile CEO Karl Kumbier has been focusing on banking entrepreneurs. So what to do about it? In this forthright podcast Kumbier provides a reality check on what happens when government and big corporates push out…
21 May 2019 18 min

Entrepreneurial masterclass: On location with Brian Altriche

JOHANNESBURG — Prepare yourself to be exposed to an hour of entrepreneurial energy, advice and wisdom. From a guy who left South Africa as a teenager to duck apartheid’s National Service; fed himself in California by playing his guitar and applying his design talents; and came home to forge a…
20 May 2019 57 min

The Editor’s Desk: Times are tough, but Ramaphosa is ready

Cyril Ramaphosa is in the driver’s seat, but the course he has to navigate is full of challenges. From Eskom to Makhanda, Ramaphosa faces a landscape marred by corruption, mismanagement, incompetence, and failure. How he and his team rise to these challenges will determine whether South Africa Inc sinks or…
18 May 2019 16 min

Flash Briefing: Discovery #2 insurance brand globally; Capitec business banking green light; BAT's Twisp deal challenged; MSM, Netcare still falling

Innovative South African group Discovery has been rated as the world’s second strongest insurance brand. South African banking’s great disruptor, Capitec, was yesterday given the green light to acquire a ready-made vehicle to enter the business banking market. More action will play out at the Competition Tribunal today where two…
15 May 2019 4 min

The Editor's Desk: Our big, fat election wrap-up

The election is over and the results are in. In this week's episode, Alec Hogg and Felicity Duncan discuss those results in detail. They look at the percentages and vote tallies, breaking down just what it all means for the DA, the ANC, and the EFF. They consider the market…
12 May 2019 19 min
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