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Vusi goes viral: 'Covid-19 is but the coffin after govt killed businesses'. LISTEN!
He is not afraid of speaking his mind and, you could say, as a professional public speaker, his mouth is his fortune. Vusi Thembekwayo, who has appeared on TV as a Dragon's Den SA judge, once told Forbes he will do for talking what Muhammad Ali did for boxing. This…
Covid-19 hits Capitec hard; Islamic State rears ugly head on SA's door; state capture dirt on ANC leaders; CPD bail-out
In today's news headlines: * Capitec, one of South Africa’s largest banks, has been hit hard by Covid-19 containment. It warns that its profits are plummeting; * Islamic State is threatening Africa's biggest investment in Mozambique and is also seen as a risk to stability in the region; * There…
Which ANC leaders will stand trial for state capture? Pierre de Vos, Max du Preez set out the rogues gallery
Constitutional law expert Professor Pierre de Vos and journalist and editor Max du Preez, known to be like pit bull when it comes to uncovering the truth, told the BizNews Midweek Catchup webinar that there is enough evidence to prosecute some big fish for state capture. - Linda van Tilburg
'I am a South African': TV business great Gary Alfonso reflects on the cosmic, and other, connections that bind us
Veteran journalist Gary Alfonso, former Managing Director of CNBC Africa and Head of Fox in Africa, and who has played a key role in the introduction of many television stations in Africa, contemplates South African identity. Gary who describes himself as an Afro-optimist wrote a powerful essay on his deep…
Meet Chantal Revell, Khoi-San princess who paved way for independent politicians
All South Africans walk in the footsteps of the Khoi and San (Khoi-San) people who were the original inhabitants at the tip of the African continent. It is therefore fitting that one of their descendants, Chantal Revell, played an instrumental role in the recent decision of the Constitutional Court to…
Allan Gray shake-up; SAA; SA current account surplus; Astron Energy Cape Town deaths
In today's news headlines: * SAA has been a significant drain on state coffers, requiring billions of rands of bail-outs, but the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) says shutting South African Airways will cause severe hardship. African countries have lost almost $55bn in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to…
Exclusive: SA’s Covid-19 govt advisor Prof Salim Karim sheds light how far his reach goes
It’s easy to pick holes in a strategy which affects nearly 60 million lives – it’s entirely another thing to take full responsibility for your part in it and to own up when things don’t work. In this exclusive story, Professor Salim Karim, the man leading the way on scientific…
SA economy shrinks 30%; R4bn business interruption claims unpaid; BizNews unpacks tobacco scandal; Steinhoff
In today's news headlines: * South Africa’s economy probably contracted more than 30% in the second quarter when restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus shuttered almost all activity for five weeks, according to central bank forecasts; * Virus-related claims are mounting for insurers, with just over 500 small…
Inside Covid 19: Prof Linda-Gail Bekker; Tobacco insider Azeem Carim; Dr Jonathan Quick. Ep 55
In episode 55 of Inside Covid-19, global medical heavyweight UCT's Dr Linda-Gail Bekker shares her wisdom about the pandemic – and how little we still know; tobacco industry insider Azeem Carim exposes how cigarette manufacturers are making massive profits during SA’s Covid-19 inspired ban on legal sales; we hear from…
Tobacco insider: Manufacturer profit gorging on taxpayers, smokers via SA's cigarette ban
For SA's cigarette manufacturers, Covid-19 has been like all their Christmases arriving together. Industry insider and self-confessed smuggler Azeem Carim explains how the SA government's lockdown-enforced ban on cigarette sales has generated a massive payday at taxpayers' expense. It's engineered through "ghost exports" - cigarette makers supposedly producing for sale…
A Rational Covid-19 Perspective - Half an hour with UCT Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, SA's global heavyweight
Globally, South Africans punch far above their weight in many fields. It's quite an achievement for a country with less than 1% of the global population to have given the world Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Elon Musk, Trevor Noah and many of Europe's leading bankers. But until the coronavirus pandemic…
Sun International CEO Anthony Leeming on corporate predator circling SA hotel group
Sun International’s Latin American partner is aiming to acquire a controlling stake of the company, which is battling Covid-19 containment measures as are all hospitality companies. In this podcast, BizNews founder Alec Hogg explores the unsolicited R1.5bn bid by Nueva Inversiones Pacifico Sur.
Sasol powers up the JSE, with 270% return; SA GDP shrinks; Zimbabwe security force leaders ordered bank account closures
In today's news headlines: * South Africa’s recession deepened in the first quarter of 2020, with official data on Tuesday showing that gross domestic product contracted 2% from the previous three months; * South African stocks are about to round off their strongest quarter in almost two decades, with Sasol leading…
Inside Covid-19: SA link in AI model to help fight virus; Lessons from the US's record setting second wave. Ep 54
In Episode 54 of Inside Covid-19, some expert insight (and good news) as SA hits number five among the world's new daily infection table; a global South African tech guru breaks new ground on the coronavirus with an agent-based artificial intelligence model; there’s bad news for restaurant owners worldwide as…
Hotel owner on business insurance rip-off: SA insurers run as Covid-19 comes calling
Hotel owners and others in the hospitality industry have been paying for business interruption as part of their business insurance policy premiums. But, insurers are refusing to pay for the extreme revenue losses incurred as governments have ordered businesses to close their doors to halt the spread of Covid-19. Insurance…
SA stock market expert David Shapiro lets us in on his 'cheeky' portfolio
Shapiro lets us in on his cheeky portfolio, which includes businesses that are unloved in South Africa.
Inside Covid-19: Lessons for SA from NY on what NOT to do; Tech savvy ways to work from home; Keeping oldies safe. Ep 53
In episode 53 of Inside Covid-19, some surprising results of the swing to working from home as previously resistant older people are taking to tech as never before; we revisit the growing scandal around SA insurers refusing to honour Business Interruption cover with the owner of an 81 year old…
State capture specialists back at Zondo; SAA; Naspers results; Zimbabwe stock market panic; Rand
In today's headlines: * The Zondo Commission into state capture has resumed after proceedings were halted because of the Covid-19 lockdown three months ago; * President Cyril Ramaphosa says the stigmatisation of those infected with Covid-19 must stop, in his weekly email to the nation; * The Department of Public Enterprises…
Zondo wants to know: What action did Zuma, Ramaphosa and team take to stop corruption at SOEs?
State-owned enterprises like Eskom, South African Airways and the Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) lie at the heart of South Africa's current economic woes. They were the main vehicles through which money was channeled to corrupt officials during the years that President Jacob Zuma was at the helm. It is these cash-strapped…
Covid-19 SA cases rise, world hits 10m; NDZ wins tobacco ban court case; Zimbabwe cash crisis
In today's headlines: * More than 10m people around the world are confirmed as having contracted Covid-19 - and more than 500,000 people have died of the new coronavirus; * Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Prof Martin Veller told BizNews that although the numbers…