BizNews Radio
Welcome to BizNews Radio where we interview top thought leaders and business people from South Africa and across the globe.
Charles Savage - CEO of Purple Group and EasyEquities on results
The CEO of Purple Group - which owns EasyEquities - joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss their results and how they intend to stay growing. "We won't get tired until we get 50 million South Africans investing", said Charles Savage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Logan unpacks Cartrack's 'complicated transition' to Nasdaq
Chris Logan joined the BizNews Power Hour to unpack Cartrack's listing on the Nasdaq. Logan has been invested in the company for quite a long time, making him well-placed to explain the listing. The company provides tracking devices for vehicles, for fleet tracking or recovering stolen vehicles. "In many ways,…
BPH: Charles Savage on Purple Group interims; Chris Logan on Cartrack; David Frost on Augusta and wine; Kuhle Sonkosi
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Charles Savage, fund manager Chris Logan on Cartrack, wine guru Carrie Adams and her guest David Frost, Kuhle Sonkosi on 'sports in real life' and the BizNews team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: YouTube scraps controversial videos; Purple Group excels; Tanzania's new Covid-19 stance
The Wall Street Journal says Youtube is using its policy to suppress videos that should be accessible to the public. Tanzania changes its stance on covid-19. The IMF asks leaders to work to prevent an unequal global economic recovery from Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sbu Shabalala on Volaris offer to buyout Adapt IT
Founder and CEO of Adapt IT - Sbu Shabalala joined the BizNews Power Hour team to share why he declined the Huge Group's offer to buy Adapt IT earlier this year and his new business relations with Volaris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mining veteran Peter Major unpacks Anglo American announcement to separate coal mines into new business
Authority in mining investment, Peter Major, joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the recent announcement from Anglo American. The mining company has decided to separate its SA coal mines into a new business, Thungela resources. Major, Alec Hogg and David Shapiro discuss the investment opportunities around the new company…
BPH: Shapiro co-host; Sbu Shabalala on Volaris offer; Sean Peche on Naspers/Prosus; Peter Major; Jeremy Boraine
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro, Founder and CEO of Adapt IT Sbu Shabalala on the Volaris offer, fund manager Sean Peche on Naspers and Prosus, mining guru Peter Major on Anglo American unbundling its SA coal assets, Jeremy Boraine…
Flash Briefing: Anglo American spins off SA coal; Volaris makes bid for Adapt IT; Eskom scandal; NDB; AstraZeneca
Anglo American will spin off its SA coal operations, into a company called Thungela Resources. Volaris Group has made a bid to purchase Adapt IT. More corruption uncovered at Eskom and SA gets another emergency loan from the New Development Bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Grant Pattison on life after Edcon on his first day as CEO of Servest SA
Ex-Massmart CEO at the tender age of 36 and Edcon CEO thereafter, Grant Pattison is as experienced as they come in the world of South African retail. He's walked away from retail and on his first day as CEO of Servest, Grant shares his insights on his career thus far…
Alec Hogg poses the difficult questions to Naspers CEO and CFO, Bob Van Dijk and Basil Sgourdos
After unpacking Prosus 2% sale of Tencent shares on the BizNews Pour Hour with Piet Viljoen and Magnus Heystek, BizNews founder Alec Hogg asked a number of challenging questions to management, ranging from the possible unbundling of Tencent to the capital allocation decisions following the $14.6bn cash injection. Learn more…
80-year old Cape surgeon breaks another record with Robben Island swim
Dr Otto Thaning, a heart surgeon who trained under Chris Barnard, is used to swimming long distances in icy waters. It is not only the waters around Cape Town that he tackles; Dr. Thaning still holds a record he set in 2014 as the oldest human to have swum across…
Founder of Lift - Gidon Novick on Comair demise and Lift's take off
Gidon Novick is the founder of Lift, South Africa's new low cost airline. He spoke to the BizNews Power Hour on Comair demise and Lift's take off. Gidon told Alec Hogg that the secret to an airlines' success is the culture, making sure that employees are happy at work and…
Heystek, Viljoen weigh in on Naspers 2% reduction in Tencent
South African multinational Naspers is planning to sell a further 2% of its Tencent shareholding. According to The Wall Street Journal, this will drop their stake from 30.9% to 28.9%. The planned sale sparked a debate on the BizNews Power Hour, with Piet Viljoen concluding that 'a 5% Naspers share…
BPH: Heystek, Viljoen on Naspers, Prosus; Gidon Novick on airline industry; Grant Pattison; Plett rate payers
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek, fund manager Piet Viljoen, Lift founder and serial entrepreneur Gidon Novick, ex-Massmart and Edcon CEO Grant Pattison and Chairman of the Plett Rate Payers Association Peter Gaylard, and the BizNews team. Learn more about…
Flash Briefing: Prosus to sell Tencent shares; IMF optimistic; SA business confidence; Norway's clean energy investment
Prosus intends to sell some of its Tencent shares, to the value of around $14.6bn. The International Monetary Fund revised growth predictions upward while local business confidence slid in March. The world's largest sovereign wealth fund in Norway has bought into clean energy infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices…
The UGLY truth about the Covid-19 lockdowns, Part 3 – Nick Hudson, co-founder of PANDA
PANDA (Pandemics – data and analysis) has been outspoken with regards to the policy-makers’ reaction to Covid-19, lockdowns and other approaches to the virus. Nick Hudson, co-founder of PANDA, spoke at the inaugural BizNews Investment Conference in March 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Property market boom as 'Zoom homes' gain popularity, says Pam Golding Chief Executive
Chief Executive of real estate giant Pam Golding Properties, Andrew Golding, told BizNews Power Hour host Alec Hogg about the increase in purchases of second properties by consumers. 'Post lockdown, the market has taken all of us by surprise. We were expecting there to be some pent up demand and…
Archegos and Greensill: Who is at fault? Kokkie Kooyman weighs in
Kokkie Kooyman is banking and insurance analyst at Denker Capital. He joined the BizNews Power Hour, talking to host Alec Hogg and Steven Nathan about the disasters that have struck Archegos and Greensill - both of which had strong ties to Credit Suisse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
'We're up 6000%', says DCX Capital CEO Earle Loxton
Earle Loxton, CEO of DCX Capital, joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the company’s application for an ETF. According to BizNews financial journalist Justin Rowe-Roberts, ‘it basically tracks ten of the best performing - or biggest - cryptocurrencies out there. It’s come to light that there have been a…
BPH: Steven Nathan; Earle Loxton; Jon Ovadia; Kookie Kooyman; Nick Hudson; Andrew Golding
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by CEO of DCX Capital Earle Loxton, CEO of Ovex Jon Ovadia, banking analyst Kokkie Kooyman, PANDA CEO Nick Hudson, CEO of Pam Golding, Andrew Golding and the BizNews team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices