BizNews Briefing: Retailing; Mining; Cape property; Russia ups war ante

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Deep insights in this episode of the BizNews Briefing as top retail analyst Evan Walker of 36ONE explains what impact the annual financial results will have on the super-charged share price of Clicks and the sector generally in the context of the Takealot v Amazon v Temu; and mining guru Peter Major assesses the latest news from Afrimat; Anglo American; Anglo Platinum and Kumba. Also in this show, Western Cape focused property stock Spear’s CEO Quintin Rossi; Wilgenhof; implications of North Korean troops in the Ukraine front line; and chances of success for Putin-punted BRICS currency.

25 Oct 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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