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Securing payments from Africa and abroad - e-escrow moves north
Home grown online payments service e-escrow is expanding into Africa and India as demand for the service grows apace. In this special podcast, founder and CEO Llewellyn Morkel tells Alec Hogg about the progress - and uses a couple of examples to explain how e-escrow saved one business from a…
Outgoing SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli - 17 years, 14,000kms later (and e-tolls)
SANRAL CEO Nazir Alli tells Tim Modise that the decision to introduce e-tolls in Gauteng was taken by the provincial government itself. He reveals that his agency has built 14,000 kilometres of roads since 1998 and the quality of roads is ranked in the top 5 globally. He attributes proper…
ISS 2030 Scenario updated: Eskom problems puts 2% cap on economic growth - for years
Jakkie Cilliers, executive director of the Institute for Security Studies, updates his 2030 scenario first published early last year. Conditions have deteriorated in the last 18 months primarily as a result of electricity supply problems. Cilliers says this has put a cap of just 2% on economic growth until well…
MTN's Mteto Nyathi: SA lacks visionary leadership to take the next step
MTN SA CEO Mteto Nyati says his company is going to focus on people development and customer service to become the number one cellphone company for the first time. He tells Tim Modise that South Africa lacks visionary leadership to take the country forward. He says commitment to the education…
Mark Bussin: The man who sets Jacob Zuma's salary (and many JSE CEOs)
In this special podcast Alec Hogg talks to Mark Bussin, the founder and chairman of SA's dominant remuneration consultants, 21stCentury Pay Solutions Group. Bussin, who co-founded the company in 1996, has concluded a BBBEE transaction which sees 51% ownership of the business moving into Black hands. He talks about the…
Veteran journalist Benjamin Pogrund on Robert Sobukwe’s biography
Benjamin Pogrund tells Tim Modise about his friendship with South Africa’s ‘most feared’ struggle hero Robert Sobukwe. He laments the fact that Sobukwe has been airbrushed out of history in the New South Africa. Pogrund also reflects on press freedom and says the current government is failing to deliver on…
Runji: Nkandla excesses undermine ANC's positive impact
Author and journalist Nompumelelo Runji tells Tim Modise that South Africans are justified in holding President Jacob Zuma to account on the Nkandla excesses. Runji says the abuse of state resources undermines the positive impact of the ANC policies and may further divide the leadership from its support base. She…
Jessica Motaung: Kaizer Chiefs, family businesses & football in SA
Kaizer Chiefs Brand Manager Jessica Motaung talks to Tim Modise about the history of the Chiefs brand and the experience of being part of a family business. Motaung reckons the game has undergone changes and that the club has more engagements with supporters than ever before. She does say however…
Andrew Canter: Warning to passive investors - bond indices by nature seriously flawed
As passive investing through index trackers becomes increasingly popular, punters are expanding into bonds, previously the preserve of pension funds. Futuregrowth's CIO Andrew Canter applies his mind to bond indices and explains why they are nearly always deeply and fundamentally flawed. This reality leads to suggestions every now and then…
BizNews Global Share Portfolio 22 July 2015
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Leslie Maasdorp: BRICS bank - bringing development finance to the 21st century
The Vice President of the BRICS Bank Leslie Maasdorp tells Tim Modise that the New Development Bank to be established in South Africa will be global in character and will compliment the developmental funding institutions in the region. He says the Bank will operate differently from the Contingency Reserve Arrangement…
Lumkile Mondi: ANC's inability to take policy risk is SA's missed opportunity
Former Chief Economist of IDC Lumkile Mondi tells Tim Modise that South Africa missed the growth opportunity due to ANC inability to take policy risks. He also criticizes the mistrust of the private sector by the government saying it has retarded the pace of investment in infrastructure. Mondi calls on…
Riscura: Africa's big opportunity - $600bn in untapped private savings
Riscura's annual Bright Africa report continues to expand as it taps into new data that is emerging. The recently released 3rd edition includes research into private pension fund and insurance capital - pools that already exceed $600bn and are growing rapidly. Riscura principal and lead author of the report, Rory…
Telkom may challenge ICASA on Vodacom/Neotel merger
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko says the company has embarked on a cost cutting exercise that includes reducing head count through voluntary retrenchments and the sale of properties. Speaking to Tim Modise, Maseko says Telkom is opposed to the Vodacom/Neotel merger in its current form and want ICASA to review the…
Why investors are clamouring for Sandton's new 240-apartment Capital on the Park
Sandton's centrally located Mushroom Park, located inside the richest square mile in Africa, is to house a new 240-apartment block. The flagship and 11th project of the Capital Hotel Group, with 40 kept for a hotel and the others already sold, only 80 of the apartments will be available to…
TEDtalk star, Leadership Academy's Swaniker: How to avoid another Mugabe
Fred Swaniker, founder of the African Leadership Academy whose TEDtalk has been watched over a million times, says the continent has the potential to solve its problems. But is hampered by leaders who don't serve the people. Speaking to Tim Modise he says the much touted growth rates are misleading…
Hugh Masekela: 'Invisible' Artists overshadowed by new celebrities - the 'Politicians'
One of South Africa's most prolific musicians with more than 55 albums to his name, Hugh Masekela tells Tim Modise that music shows are slowly becoming ‘invisible’ in South Africa. He reveals that he has only performed one show in the country this year. And at 76, the much-celebrated Masekela…
What is an asset class and how do you choose one? Satrix explains
Investing can be confusing and the simple hurdle of trying to understand what is what in investing lingo may actually stop you from taking the first step to a better funded future. Listen to Satrix explaining what asset classes are and how you go about choosing one.
The escrow alternative - yet another disruptive wave hitting traditional banking
E-escrow.co.za founder Llewellyn Morkel tells Biznews's Alec Hogg about some interesting applications for the escrow concept, ranging from manufacturing and freelance tech jobs through to a hairdresser buying wigs from China. Apart from offering an affordable new service to the broad market, escrow is another disruptive alternative to traditional banking…
Disruption arrives in SA's share market - ZARX to become second exchange
The father of disruption, Clayton Christensen, describes the classic process as one where a new entrant focuses on a segment where incumbents see little economic value. By the time it works up to full blown competitor, more efficient processes give it an advantage over established players. This could be the…