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Alec Hogg speaks with Salim Ismail, founding executive director of Singularity University
Alec Hogg speaks with Salim Ismail, founding executive director of Singularity University by Biznews.com
Alec Hogg speaks with Telkom Chairman Jabu Mabuza on exponential thinking
Alec Hogg speaks with Telkom Chairman Jabu Mabuza on exponential thinking by Biznews.com
Alec Hogg speaks with Rob Nail, CEO Singularity University
Alec Hogg speaks with Rob Nail, CEO Singularity University by Biznews.com
Alec Hogg speaks with Raymond McCauley, Chair of Biotech at Singularity University
Alec Hogg speaks with Raymond McCauley, Chair of Biotech at Singularity University by Biznews.com
Herman Mashaba on BEE, Labour laws and the state of education
Herman Mashaba is very critical of race based economic transformation policies, saying they will undermine economic growth and polarise society. He calls on government to amend the labour laws and to invest in good quality education. He saying the current approach by government is undermining the job prospects of millions…
Tim Modise speaks with the Editor of the City Press, a "critical patriot", Ferial Haffajee
Ferial says that she is a beneficiary of BEE and Employment equity laws of the country and therefore regards herself as praise singer of transformation. She argues that the economic marginalisation of the youth is the big issue South Africa must confront head on. She shares her views on the…
Richard Hirsch: Bank the Google profit - trade "Baba"
Richard Hirsch was on the money a fortnight back, suggesting Google, at $525, was a great trade (it has risen to $552). In this special podcast he suggests traders switch to alibaba.com - and that longer-term investors go big on the world's most valuable company, Apple. Listen here for his…
“Entrepreneurship is a state of mind’; says the LifeCo Ceo Pat Pillai
Tim Modise chatting to well known broadcaster Pat Pillai about the development of young entrepreneurs in south Africa. He is the CEO of LifeCo Unlimited and recently raised R32 million from the Industrial Development Corporation and Standard Bank to support their programmes.
Futuregrowth : What ESG means to your investment
Environmental, social and corporate governance issues (ESG) are all factors which could have a very real impact on the health of an industry or sector and yet are so often overlooked as hard issues to focus on when doing fundamental investment analysis. At Futuregrowth asset management these tenets form the…
Angelique Kalam – Manager: Sustainable Investment Practices
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is often dismissed as a competitive investment strategy based on poor perceptions around investment returns and efficacy. In reality, this couldn’t be further from the truth. The practise seeks to develop and uplift society by investing to not only better areas of environmental, social and corporate…
CEO of BCX Isaac Mophatlane on the Telkom takeover & consolidation of the telco sector
Tim Modise interviews the CEO of BCX Mr Isaac Mophatlane on the Telkom takeover, BEE and State Owned Enterprises missing the opportunity to grow and develop black business leaders. He says business is a long game and South Africa needs young entrepreneurs who take a long term view of their…
Tefu Mashamaite talks to Tim Modise about his philosophy in life
From the village of Bochum in Limpopo to captain of Kaizer Chiefs, the biggest football club in Africa, Tefu Mashamaite talks to Tim Modise about his philosophy in life, turning stumbling blocks into building blocks. He is nominated for five football awards and relishes the responsibility of being a role…
Alec Hogg speaks with Chris Rule of Core Shares
Alec Hogg speaks with Chris Rule of Core Shares by Biznews.com
Tim Modise speaks with Executive Mayor of Tshwane Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Interview with the Executive Mayor of Tshwane Kgosientsho Ramokgopa ahead of his State of the City of Tshwane speech on Thursday 14 May. From Transport to Internet Connectivity to Energy, Mayor says Tshwane is reconciling and transforming its economy and landscape.
New DA Leader Mmusi Maimane's tells Tim Modise his plan to fix SA
At 34, Mmusi Maimane, new Leader of the Democratic Alliance, SA's Official Opposition, has time on his side. He also ticks all the right boxes on personal education, is highly articulate and has presence. As importantly in South Africa's young democracy, he is from precisely the right demographic (Tswana father,…
David Marchant: After Belvedere's bust, challenge is finding where the money's gone?
The investigative journalist David Marchant, who uncovered the fraudulent operations of Belvedere, owned by Cobus Kellermann and David Cosgrove, looks back on the case and explains where the billions might have gone. Marchant also explains how Cosgrove was involved with the R360m UK scam CWN - and is still shaking…
Broadcasting icon "King" Tim Modise talks about his career - and newest challenge
South African broadcasting icon Tim Modise talks about his career and insights as background to his newly established partnership with Biznews.com. Tim will conduct interviews with SA's leading players in politics, business and society at large for the new Transformation section of Biznews. In this chat with Alec Hogg, talks…
Richard Hirsch: Go for Google - the perfect trade, buy it now
In the following informative interview, Alec Hogg chats to Richard Hirsch from Standard Bank Online Share Trading about global markets and what you should be looking to invest in as an investor. Currently, Google and Apple are at the top of their game, with many investors still choosing to go…
Kovelin Naidoo of IS: Understanding the March 22 cyber attack on Biznews
On the night of Sunday March 22nd, Biznews.com was hit by a denial of service attack - the equivalent of a single computer sending thousands of simultaneous visitors to a site built to handle a few hundred at a time. It throttled the site, effectively blocking access for some hours…
Smart Beta ETFs: Harvesting extra performance without higher costs
In this special podcast, Gareth Stobie of Coreshares explains what investment experts mean when they talk about alpha and beta - and explains to Alec Hogg why the cost advantages of Smart Beta are only part of the reason why it is becoming such a popular alternative to traditional active…