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It takes 33 days to break a bad habit (or create a new one) and with SA's lockdown now extending four times that long, actuary Guy Chennells highlights an unexpected upside. In this Moment of Clarity, the GM of Discovery Employee Benefits shares that the behavioural change wrought by an…
Harvard University and Wits trained Dr Seranne Motilal offers suggestions on where to access help when mental issues strike - as they have for millions during the unnatural environment imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this Moment of Clarity, the clinical wellness specialist at Discovery who specialises in mental health,…
Actuary Gareth Friedlander, deputy CEO of Discovery Life, confirms something the popular theory that with lifestyle improivements 60 is the new 40. In thie Moment of Clarity, Friedlander shares how actuarial science now concludes that a 60 year old who exercises regulary has the equivalent helth risk of a 40…
Some sound practical advice from Dr Maritha vd Walt, Chief Medical Officer at SA's largest health insurer. In this Moment of Clarity she provides a check-list that each of us can apply to beat Covid-19, stressing why it is important for those who test positive to get hold of an…
Martin Kingston, head of the Economic Work Group at B4SA, says the real challenge after the pandemic is how to get South Africans back to work. In this Moment of Clarity he offers some suggestions.
South Africa's R71-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund is packaged by the Ramaphosa Administration as much needed support to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. In this Moment of Peter Leon, a partner at global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, explains that it is much more than that. Indeed, it…
Duncan Heafield's 500-seater Bellezar restaurant in Umhlanga is one of almost six dozen eateries in the KZN resort town whose Business Interruption insurance claims have been repudiated. They have banded together with hundreds of other business in the province to sue "the offenders" - Santam, Old Mutual, Hollard and Momentum's…
As UCT Prof Corne van Walbeek puts it, it doesn't take a "brilliant person" to work out SA's ban on cigarette sales while allowing manufacturers to continue producing for "export" is proving irresistible to criminals. In this Moment of Clarity, he shares conclusions from UCT's latest research which shows the…
In this Moment of Clarity drawn from an interview with Biznews Radio, specialist paediatric intensivist Dr Despina Demopolous shares insights into nurses, lonely deaths and how the virus is spreading in SA. Because of precautions being taken in institutions like hospitals, transmission there is low. But the virus is primarily…
SA's favourite market commentator, Sasfin Securities deputy chairman David Shapiro, is undeterred by a near doubling in the share price of Dutch tech company ASML. Even more so after absorbing the latest quarterly results. In this Moment of Clarity drawn from Biznews Radio, he explains why.
In this Moment of Clarity, UCT associate professor and hard-at-work medical professional Dr Ross Hoymeyr shares the inner workings of Covid-19 treatment, explaining how medical advances are helping Groote Schuur save lifes of many who previously would never have seen their families again.
In this Moment of Clarity, independent political and economic analyst and UCT professor Richard Calland explains that the battle of ideas for SA's economic future has now begun. The peace after the Covid-19 war, he says, is likely to be even more important than the battle currently joined.
In this Moment of Clarity, neurosurgeon Prof Ian Vlok of Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital shares the practical impact of last week's new regulations. While the restrictions have drawn criticism, on the exhausting frontline against coronavirus, the alcohol ban and curfew have been loudly cheered with trauma cases falling 75%.
There's a belief among many South Africans, especially the younger generation, that as we're all likely to become infected with the coronavirus, why not get it over with as soon as possible. In this Moment of Clarity, respected general practitioner Dr Sheri Fanaroff explains why that's a very bad strategy.
The CEO of South Africa's dominant health insurer has come out in strong support of government's much criticised ban on the sale of alcohol. Dr Ryan Noach, who runs Discovery Health explains in this moment of clarity why there is rationality in the decision, given the context of SA's surge…
The growing body of evidence tells us to under-estimate the impact of this coronavirus at our peril. Old Mutual executive Andrew McPherson (45) was one of the first South Africans to test positive. Four months later, he has still not regained his sense of smell. Consequences of Covid-19 appear to…
In this Biznews Moment of Clarity, outspoken University of Stellenbosch epidemiologist Dr Jo Barnes puts the spotlight on a question few are bothing to consider - what is society going to do about the many Covid-19 survivors who suffer permanent damage?
Biznews founder Alec Hogg was interviewed by Lawrence Pollard on the BBC World Service's Newsday programme this morning for perspectives ahead of South Africa's Emergency Budget. He suggested that given the deep financial hole South Africa now finds itself it, finance minister Tito Mboweni has the best opportunity yet to…
In this Moment of Clarity, financial educator Hayley Parry shares some useful money saving (and making) tips for South Africans hit by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 Crisis.
Despite the fact Chinese investors have poured R2.5bn into lossmaking gold mining company Village Main Reef, CEO Jeff Dong is upbeat about the future - provided agreement can be reached with SA trade unions on the proposed restructuring. He says Chinese investors with deep pockets are ready to follow his…
12 Jun 2020 8AM
1 min
44 – 64
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