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Moments of Clarity

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82 Episodes
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Moment of Clarity: Economist Chris Hart on the South African picture

In this Moment of Clarity, outspoken economist Chris Hart gives his brutally honest take on the path down which South Africa is going. Independently minded Hart believes that the hope shored up when President Cyril Ramaphosa took office was false and that, in fact, no positive change has taken place.
26 Oct 2020 6AM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: South Africa is full of heroes - Marilyn Bassin

In this Moment of Clarity, Marilyn Bassin tells BizNews about how ordinary South Africans have stepped up to help the poor and starving where government has failed to deliver. In deeply rural areas, desperately-needed food parcels promised by the state have never arrived. Bassin is one of many South Africans…
8 Oct 2020 8AM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: 'The devil is in the detail' - Kevin Hedderwick

In this Moment of Clarity, former CEO of Famous Brands Kevin Hedderwick stresses the importance of 'good housekeeping' in any business. "Take me to the storeroom and let me look into the fridge," he says. "I'll tell you very quickly if this is a good business or a bad one."
6 Oct 2020 12PM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: 'That industry is unforgiving.' - Kevin Hedderwick

In this Moment of Clarity, former CEO of Famous Brands Kevin Hedderwick tells BizNews founder Alec Hogg about his spectacular career with the food brand which he helped turn into a market leader. "I never chased wealth," he says. "I was in the right place at the right time and…
6 Oct 2020 9AM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: The natural world is critical for human survival

In this Moment of Clarity, film maker and free diver Craig Foster discusses the breathtaking documentary of the relationship he formed with an octopus while snorkelling in the kelp forest in Cape Town near Camps Bay. It has caught the world's attention and Foster tells Linda van Tilburg that he…
21 Sep 2020 3PM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: 'There's a net gain by not being part of SA'

In this Moment of Clarity, Cape Independence Advocacy Group co-founder Phil Craig shines a light on exactly why the Western Cape stands to gain from separating itself from the rest of the country. "There's no question we'd be better off," he says.
11 Sep 2020 9AM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: Covid-19 is the worst virus in living memory

In this Moment of Clarity, Professor Lucille Blumberg of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases explains how critical it is to learn from each pandemic and any deadly disease. She says that Covid-19 is the worst virus that the modern age has seen yet.
2 Sep 2020 3PM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: Can we trust insurance policy wording going forward?

In this Moment of Clarity, Professor Alex van den Heever argues that the fine-print is clear: the tourism and hospitality sector should be paid out for their Covid-19 business interruption claims. Insurers are trying to get out of paying up on the grounds that the government lockdown, and not a…
31 Aug 2020 3AM 1 min

Moment of Clarity: Ntsiki Biyela – ‘Throwing in the towel is not an option.’

In this Moment of Clarity, Ntsiki Biyela, owner of Aslina Wines, describes the devastation caused to the SA wine industry during lockdown. “When you look at the restaurant and tourism industry, people are losing jobs. It’s heartbreaking,” she says. Biyela managed to keep her own winery afloat with exports.
25 Aug 2020 1PM 1 min
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