Moments of Clarity
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Moment of Clarity: Magda Wiezycka - Grateful SA is not able to borrow more dollars
In this Moment of Clarity, Magda Wierczyka, co-founder of disruptive fintech Sygnia, expresses gratitude that SA is unable to borrow more offshore as that would send the country to a sovereign default within five years. The outspoken actuary, economist and businesswoman also updates us on the status of the Oxford…
Moment of Clarity: Dr Ryan Noach - cautiously optimistic that SA has passed Covid-19 peak
In this Moment of Clarity, the CEO of Discvoery Health expresses cautious optimism that South Africa's decreasing attack rate may signal that the country has passed its Covid-19 peak. That said, Dr Ryan Noach stresses warns against complacency, stressing the importance of social distancing and non clinical practices (hand washing,…
Moment of Clarity: Dr Frans Cronje - Watch Mashaba; ANC rule over by decade end
A future in South Africa without the ANC seems inconceivable right now. But not to those who are charged with looking far into the future. In this Moment of Clarity Frans Cronje, CEO of the Institute for Race Relations argues why the Covid-19 pandemic is speeding up the end of…
Moment of Clarity: Yusuf Abramjee on tobacco ban - Govt's either stupid - or crooked
In this Moment of Clarity drawn from his interview on Biznews Radio, the founder of Tax Justice SA reaches some obvious conclusions. For Yusuf Abramjee, who has spent his professional life observing the underworld, the evidence is stark that SA's weakly enforced ban on tobacco sales is boosting the country's…
Moment of Clarity: Guy Chennells - Financial upside of being confined to barracks
It takes 33 days to break a bad habit (or create a new one) and with SA's lockdown now extending four times that long, actuary Guy Chennells highlights an unexpected upside. In this Moment of Clarity, the GM of Discovery Employee Benefits shares that the behavioural change wrought by an…
Moment of Clarity: Dr Seranne Motilal - getting help when coronavirus blues strike
Harvard University and Wits trained Dr Seranne Motilal offers suggestions on where to access help when mental issues strike - as they have for millions during the unnatural environment imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this Moment of Clarity, the clinical wellness specialist at Discovery who specialises in mental health,…
Moment of Clarity: Gareth Friedlander - For the fit, 60 is very much the new 40
Actuary Gareth Friedlander, deputy CEO of Discovery Life, confirms something the popular theory that with lifestyle improivements 60 is the new 40. In thie Moment of Clarity, Friedlander shares how actuarial science now concludes that a 60 year old who exercises regulary has the equivalent helth risk of a 40…
Moment of Clarity: Dr Maritha van der Walt - Keep healthy and defeat coronavirus
Some sound practical advice from Dr Maritha vd Walt, Chief Medical Officer at SA's largest health insurer. In this Moment of Clarity she provides a check-list that each of us can apply to beat Covid-19, stressing why it is important for those who test positive to get hold of an…
Moment of Clarity - Martin Kingston - It's all about jobs. jobs, jobs
Martin Kingston, head of the Economic Work Group at B4SA, says the real challenge after the pandemic is how to get South Africans back to work. In this Moment of Clarity he offers some suggestions.
Moment of Clarity - Peter Leon on why IMF a watershed for SA economy
South Africa's R71-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund is packaged by the Ramaphosa Administration as much needed support to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. In this Moment of Peter Leon, a partner at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, explains that it is much more than that. Indeed, it…
Moment of Clarity: Restauranteur Duncan Heafield - Hundreds of businesses hanging by a thread
Duncan Heafield's 500-seater Bellezar restaurant in Umhlanga is one of almost six dozen eateries in the KZN resort town whose Business Interruption insurance claims have been repudiated. They have banded together with hundreds of other business in the province to sue "the offenders" - Santam, Old Mutual, Hollard and Momentum's…
Moment of Clarity: Prof Corne v Walbeek - Why cigarette sales ban is "crazy"
As UCT Prof Corne van Walbeek puts it, it doesn't take a "brilliant person" to work out SA's ban on cigarette sales while allowing manufacturers to continue producing for "export" is proving irresistible to criminals. In this Moment of Clarity, he shares conclusions from UCT's latest research which shows the…
Moment of Clarity: Covid-19 Frontliner Dr Despina Demopolous on lonely deaths, nurses, how virus is spreading
In this Moment of Clarity drawn from an interview with Biznews Radio, specialist paediatric intensivist Dr Despina Demopolous shares insights into nurses, lonely deaths and how the virus is spreading in SA. Because of precautions being taken in institutions like hospitals, transmission there is low. But the virus is primarily…
Moment of Clarity: David Shapiro - why this Dutch company is my top stock pick
SA's favourite market commentator, Sasfin Securities deputy chairman David Shapiro, is undeterred by a near doubling in the share price of Dutch tech company ASML. Even more so after absorbing the latest quarterly results. In this Moment of Clarity drawn from Biznews Radio, he explains why.
Moment of Clarity: Dr Ross Hoymeyr - advances in Covid-19 treatment saving many lives
In this Moment of Clarity, UCT associate professor and hard-at-work medical professional Dr Ross Hoymeyr shares the inner workings of Covid-19 treatment, explaining how medical advances are helping Groote Schuur save lifes of many who previously would never have seen their families again.
Moment of Clarity: Richard Calland on contest of ideas for SA's economic future
In this Moment of Clarity, independent political and economic analyst and UCT professor Richard Calland explains that the battle of ideas for SA's economic future has now begun. The peace after the Covid-19 war, he says, is likely to be even more important than the battle currently joined.
Moment of Clarity: Tygerberg Hospital's Prof Ian Vlok - alcohol ban, curfew has made a huge difference for us
In this Moment of Clarity, neurosurgeon Prof Ian Vlok of Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital shares the practical impact of last week's new regulations. While the restrictions have drawn criticism, on the exhausting frontline against coronavirus, the alcohol ban and curfew have been loudly cheered with trauma cases falling 75%.
Moment of Clarity: Dr Sheri Fanaroff - Why you really don't want to actively court Covid-19
There's a belief among many South Africans, especially the younger generation, that as we're all likely to become infected with the coronavirus, why not get it over with as soon as possible. In this Moment of Clarity, respected general practitioner Dr Sheri Fanaroff explains why that's a very bad strategy.
Moment of Clarity: Discovery's Dr Ryan Noach - Why temporary alcohol ban makes sense
The CEO of South Africa's dominant health insurer has come out in strong support of government's much criticised ban on the sale of alcohol. Dr Ryan Noach, who runs Discovery Health explains in this moment of clarity why there is rationality in the decision, given the context of SA's surge…
Moment of Clarity: Months after contracting Covid-19 Andrew McPherson still can't smell
The growing body of evidence tells us to under-estimate the impact of this coronavirus at our peril. Old Mutual executive Andrew McPherson (45) was one of the first South Africans to test positive. Four months later, he has still not regained his sense of smell. Consequences of Covid-19 appear to…