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Dr Martyn Davies: Time for talking is over - SA needs action. Now.
At the WEF Africa meeting, independent-minded Dr Martyn Davies of Deloitte picked up a bunch of penetrating questions from the Biznews community - and provided his own forthright responses. Davies, who is fluent in Mandarin and travels widely, tackled thorny issues ranging from the proposed NHI through to stalling economic…
ON THE RECORD: Nick Binedell on robots v humans, corruption and re-introducing death penalty
At the WEF Africa meeting, Nick Binedell, the founder and former dean of GIBS, Africa's top business school, applied his mind to some tricky questions posed by members of the Biznews community. His responses opened a number of new avenues of inquiry. He was talking to Biznews founder Alec Hogg.
ON THE RECORD: Absa's Jeff Gable talks turkey on Tito's recovery plan
One of the most popular themes of questions posed by the Biznews community ahead of the WEF Africa meeting related to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's economic revival plan. So Alec Hogg tracked down one of the relative few economists who have actually read the entire document. Among the questions were…
ON THE RECORD: PWC's Africa boss Dion Shango answers our community
In Monday's Daily Insider newsletter, we asked members of the Biznews community to send through questions that we could ask heavy hitters attending the WEF Africa meeting. Alec Hogg caught up with Dion Shango, the Africa head of PWC, the world's leading Big Four accounting and auditing firm. Alec got…
Xenophobia storm hits MTN, Shoprite, Pepkor, Pick n Pay; Nigeria recalls SA envoy; Ramaphosa Tweets for calm
Mobile-phone giant MTN and grocer Shoprite are among South African firms facing a backlash to xenophobic violence in their home country. Nigeria has recalled the High Commissioner to South Africa and is boycotting the World Economic Forum in protest against attacks on its citizens living in the country. Hundreds of demonstrators protesting…
Recession avoided; Rand rebounds: Aspen reduces debt; Boris loses majority; AMCU deregistration reconsidered; army deployed for xenophobic attacks
In today’s business headlines: South Africa has averted a recession after economic growth rebounded in the second quarter; The Rand firmed on the surprising GDP rebound; The Pound rebounded as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his majority in Parliament; Aspen Pharmacare is making progress in reducing its debt burden,…
Modern business world encourages psychopathic behaviour - Heidi Maibom
Former Steinhoff CEO, Marcus Jooste is rumoured to have been asked if he was an 'effing' psychopath when it came to light that he had been lying for years to colleagues and close friends. DA MP, David Maynier caused a stir in Parliament when he repeated the question to Jooste…
Bumper Sea Harvest; Sugar tax hits RCL Foods; Vox buys out Investec; Manufacturing sentiment slips; Petrol price hike; Tesla powers Zim
In today's business headlines: Sea Harvest Group reported a surge in first-half sales and profits; While RCL Foods reported a 60.8% drop in full-year profit hurt by a poor performance in its sugar and chicken divisions; Vox Telecom SA shareholders including Rand Merchant Bank agreed to buy out fellow investor…
Steinhoff dumps Deloitte; IDC wants R157m from Moyo; HK protests escalate; Trump raises China tariffs
The business ethics of Old Mutual’s former CEO Peter Moyo are back in the spotlight after a dynamite disclosure that the iDC wrote off a R157m loan to his private company shortly before it paid Moyo and other directors fat dividends. Violence flared up in Hong Kong over the weekend…
Massmart slides while Woolies steadies; Phuthuma Nathi bonanza; August stock blues; Unions torch Tito plan
In today's business headlines: Massmart is pinning its hope on a new CEO, Mitchell Slape to stop the slide at the Walmart controlled retailer; Full year earnings from Woolworths showed signs of improving performance and is pulling other retailers up; Black shareholders of MultiChoice South Africa are benefitting from a…
When you are DEEP in debt. How to deal with loan sharks, banks. Listen!
One of the earliest money lessons I received was to borrow money from the bank when you don’t need it - because, when you do need urgent financial help, the bank will not give you funds. So: set up an overdraft, but don’t use it unless there is an emergency;…
David Shapiro: Justifiable concerns around Discovery's "aggressive" accounting
On the Rational Radio show this week, SA's favourite market commentator David Shapiro was in top form, sharing his forthright opinions on the three big investment stories of the moment - Discovery's apparent valuation hole; Sasol's massive overspending on its US chemicals plant; and Naspers' pending listing of its global…
Tekkie Town's Bernard Mostert: How Jooste duped us out of R3.3bn
As the entrails of the corrupt Steinhoff empire become exposed, bruised investors are realising how little defence they have against a sociopathic CEO supported by crooked auditors. But spare a thought for Braam van Huyssteen, his CEO Bernard Mostert, and Tekkie Town which invested two and a half decades building…
Jared Watson: Shining new light on Gavin Watson's untimely death
For some time, chartered accountant Jared Watson had been working with his uncle, the late Gavin Watson of Bosasa fame, on a submission for a confidential SARS tax inquiry. They were together on Sunday evening and were to meet the next morning to drive together to put the final touches…
Alan Knott-Craig: How arranged marriage with SA becomes love affair - commitment
Within a couple days of it being published on Biznews.com, Alan Knott-Craig's think piece on how to live happily in South Africa was read by more than 50,000 people. That's an exceptional number for what; after all, is a clear diversion from the usual mass market fare of doom and…
Mboweni master plan to save SA; Eskom R450bn plant sale; strikes hammer Sibanye; Moyo-Manuel battle latest
Tito Mboweni has unveiled an economic rescue plan for South Africa. Late on Tuesday, the National Treasury released a massive policy document aimed at boosting economic growth by between 2-3% and creating 1 million additional jobs. In a statement along with the release of that document, Minister of Finance Mboweni…
ANC shock over Watson death; Bell Pottinger man dies; SA tax revolt risk; Northam profit soars; Naspers’ Prosus worth $100bn
The ANC has expressed shock at the death of corruption-accused Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson, who died in a car accident near OR Tambo International Airport on Monday. A case of culpable homicide has been opened by the police, reports News24. Lord Tim Bell, the spin doctor linked to the Gupta…
RMB helps funnel global investment of $650m into African infrastructure
RMB transactor Lwandile Nene unpack's the bank's role in assisting the Africa Finance Corporation to close $650m Eurobond debt issue at an attractive interest rate. As a result of interest generated ahead of the issue, demand was so strong that the interest rate was cut from an indicative 4.75% to…
Eskom split in 3-5 years; Trade contracts further; Pensioners fight prescribed assets; Naspers targets machine learning
Eskom says it will take three to five years to fully effect a proposed split into three units after which its sole monopoly will be managing the national transmission infrastructure. The CPB World Trade Monitor compiled by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis reports that world trade volumes contracted…
Personal finance: How to grow wealth from small investments in ETFs
In this BizNews Personal Finance podcast with Jackie Cameron, a leading Johannesburg investment specialist shares how Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a useful vehicle to grow wealth. Dawn Ridler, of Kerenga Wealth Ecology, explains the key characteristics of ETFS, how they differ from collective investment schemes like unit trusts or…