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Commodity prices are unsustainable at these levels - Peter Major rings the alarm bells
Mining guru Peter Major is the go to man for anything and everything resource-related, with the veteran mining director cautioning investors on a day where Sasol, Northam and Impala Platinum announced results and earnings guidance. Major noted that the drivers of Sasol's earnings - chemicals, was largely unexpected by the…
Ninety One investment legend John Biccard on two of his top 10 holdings
In this podcast Charl Botha interviews South African investment legend John Biccard. He takes us on a deep dive of two of his top 10 portfolio holdings - Anglo Gold and Murray and Roberts. Along the way, he drops a number of investment pearls of wisdom. Don't miss this one…
Charl Botha gesels met Wilhelm Hertzog van Rozendal Partners oor Invicta
In hierdie eeste episode van twee gesels ek met Wilhelm Hertzog van Rozendal Partners oor Invicta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BizNews Power Hour 12 Aug. Viljoen co-host; Cape Referendum; Digital vibes; Jordaan on Zero; crowdfunding for olympians
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen; crowdfunding for Olympian medalists with Mike Sharman; Paul O'Sullivan unpacks the Digital Vibes saga; Michael Jordaan on Bank Zero's launch, Phil Craig on Cape Independence and the BizNews Power Hour team. Learn more about…
SA's in form fund manager talks MTN, Competition Commission and Exxaro - Piet Viljoen
One of South Africa's in form fund managers and Thursday's BizNews Power Hour regular co-host, Piet Viljoen is the man to talk too in the midst of reporting season on the JSE. MTN's results, which is one of the largest holdings in the Counterpoint Value Fund, was well received by…
MatchKit founder Mike Sharman on crowdfunding our Olympic medalists
Dreams came true at the Tokyo Olympic Games last week for two of our own. Tatjana Schoenmaker won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200-metre breaststroke and also won the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke, while Bianca Buitendag won the silver medal in the women's…
Flash Briefing: Ramaphosa admits 'missing red flags' in Zondo testimony; R2bn damage to Medupi; 100MW licence exemptions
News headlines: *President Cyril Ramaphosa’s testimony at the state capture commission has exposed deep tranches of the ANC’s ‘shadow state’ – a set of parallel party practices that are often obscured from public view. *It could cost R2 billion and take 2 years to repair the damage done to the…
58% of people in the Western Cape want a referendum on Cape independence - Phil Craig
Joining the BizNews Power Hour is Phil Craig of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group. While various people on both sides of the Cape Independence debate have plenty of opinions on the matter, Craig has done a poll in order do obtain hard facts. Many people in the Cape were interested…
‘Banks runway from here is dependent on SA’s economic recovery’ - Kokkie Kooyman talks Nedbank, Quilter and Bank Zero
Denker Capital’s banking oracle Kokkie Kooyman is the go to man when it comes to the financial services industry, on a day that South Africa’s fifth largest bank by market capitalisation Nedbank released its interim results. Nedbank, along with all the major banks, have enjoyed a great run over the…
'Small-scale farmers need support but this isn't it' - SAFCEI pleads with Gates Foundation on industrial scale farming
The Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI) sent an open letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation earlier this week because the industrial scale approach to food production, which is championed and funded by Gates throughout Africa, is having seriously destructive and unintended consequences. "We write out of…
Discussing the ANC's 'evil' Cadre Deployment policy with the DA's Leon Schreiber
Dr Leon Schreiber is the DA Shadow Minister of Public Service and Administration. He joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss cadre deployment - a hot topic that's on the lips of many, including the Zondo Commission. President Cyril Ramaphosa has been testifying at the commission, with Schreiber telling BizNews…
Cape Independence, Medupi mayhem and Cadre deployment with Magnus Heystek
Regular BizNews co-host and Brenthurst Wealth Management co-founder Magnus Heystek joins Alec Hogg to talk all things topical on this Wednesday, namely Cape Independence, chaos at Medupi and Cadre deployment. The main topic of conversation centred around Magnus' 10-day trip to the Western Cape, which he says is a new…
BizNews Power Hour - 11 Aug 2021. Magnus Heystek co-host; Medupi blast; cadre deployment; Kokkie on banks
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek; energy expert Ted Blom on Medupi blast; DA's Leon Schreiber on ANC's cadre deployment policy; Denker Capital's Kokkie Kooyman talks Nedbank, Quilter and Bank Zero and the BizNews Power Hour team. Learn more about…
Paul O'Sullivan unpacks the gory details of the Zweli Mkhize, Digital Vibes scandal
Following an 18 month period during which South Africa sorely needed a reliable and incorruptible leader at the helm of our National Department of Health, now former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has been exposed as having been intricately linked to a corruption saga involving communications firm Digital Vibes. In May,…
Ted Blom on Medupi blast: "I can guarantee you that we're going to have load-shedding"
Ted Blom has been following the Eskom saga intensively for the last 14 years. In light of the recent explosion at the Medupi Power Station, Blom joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss how the blast occurred. The Power Station - which was delayed and launched very recently - has…
'The SMME sector in South Africa is resilient but more support is needed from banks and government' - John Dludlu
Over half a million new businesses were registered in 2020, an increase of more than 30% from the previous year, according to Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) reports. This seems counterintuitive given the economic destruction that has been caused as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. John Dludlu, chief…
Flash Briefing: Eskom woes; SA business confidence slumps; another questionable move by the ANC
News headlines: *South Africa faces a record year for power outages after an explosion damaged one of the state-owned electricity utility’s newest coal-fired generation units. *South African business confidence fell to a nine-month low in July, after a week of deadly riots, looting and arson cost the economy R50 billion…
Charl Botha gesels met Etienne Roux van Truffle Batebestuur oor Cashbuild
In my opvolg gesprek met Etienne Roux van Truffle Batebestuur verduidelik hy hoekom hulle van Cashbuild hou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SOEs and government should play a much smaller role in the economy - Steven Nathan
Steven Nathan, founder of 10X Investments, joined the BizNews Power Hour as co-host for yet another fantastic discussion on what's been in the headlines. Nathan, a resident of the Western Cape, provided insight into the Western Cape’s ability to survive on its own economically - a concern voiced by Roelf…
Flash Briefing: Explosion at Eskom's Medupi; Zuma postpones trial AGAIN; Adapt IT CEO resigns
News headlines: *Power utility Eskom has confirmed that an explosion at unit 4 of Medupi power station on Sunday night caused "extensive damage" to the generator. *There has been yet another delay for Jacob Zuma’s appearance in court for corruption charges, with the former president’s legal team requesting a postponement…