The Alexforbes Lead Story - 13 November

Finance Minister Erica Shafudah today tabled the national budget in parliament outlining allocations to meet the government’s financial needs. Tonight, Gary Stroebel is joined by The Managing Director of High Economic Intelligence, Salomo Hei and Cirrus Capital Economist Robert McGregor to analyze the budget tabled this afternoon.

Gary speaks to The Ghost about Pepcor buying everything on the market, Remgro as a holding company, Barloworld with the share price up 80%, and Choppies growth as a retailer.

Michelle speaks to Theo Klein from Oxford Economics in Cape Town, about the economical impact on African countries regarding Europe's budget consolidations for military defence.

Debmarine Namibia's revenue dropped by 38% to N$8.5 billion in 2024 due to lower diamond prices and reduced production. The company produced 2.234 million carats, down from 2.327 million in 2023, with the Benguela Gem vessel contributing 37% of the total output. In our Lead story, Gary Stroebel speaks to…

Gerald tells us all about 5 chatGPT prompts for a viral marketing campaign.