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BizNews Power Hour, 13 Oct: Geordin's plan to end CT loadshedding; Heystek on SA's "retirement crisis"; New SAA CCO

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by Magnus Heystek who warns about SA's "retirement crisis" caused by a bad decision ten years ago to force 70% of savings to be kept in the country; SAA's recently appointed Chief Commercial Officer, international airline veteran Simon Newton-Smith explains how it's now data-driven and business focused; and DA's Cape Town mayoral candidate - Geordin Hill-Lewis explains how he plans to "kick open the door" to extract the city from SA's load shedding nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Oct 2021 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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