Stand Up! Business

Cholera outbreak, grumpy business, and SA’s attempt to to educate its children to become more ignorant

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro. Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro. Music & Design by Bernard Kotze. Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.

23 May 19 min

Russian ship debacle, Eskom book debacle, and looking good in court.

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro. Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro. Music & Design by Bernard Kotze. Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze & Branko Brkic.

16 May 16 min

The amazing Berkshire duo, real intelligence, and the chances of a food crisis. And bad jokes.

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.

9 May 19 min

The stability and efficacy of banks, bodyguards, and the British royals

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week.

2 May 22 min

Freedom, age and politics, Starlink disconnect, and animal stories

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. A new edition of StandUp!Business midweek, every week. Produced by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen & Tevya Turok Shapiro. Edited by Tevya Turok Shapiro. Music & Design by Bernard Kotze. Created by Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen, Bernard Kotze…

25 Apr 19 min

Delayed rocket transportation, fixing Eskom and the Post Office and branding potholes

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

19 Apr 20 min

Johannesburg mayor's dodgy loan, the Post Office's woes, Pentagon leaks and struggling golfers

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

11 Apr 16 min

The Trump arraignment, the Eskom exemption, and other black holes

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

5 Apr 19 min

Arresting Putin, SA's political ructions, and woolly mammoth meatballs.

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

28 Mar 16 min

The go-away stay-away, boring banks (not), buying your degree and the future of marriage.

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

21 Mar 18 min

The economy, the banks, and should Johannesburg have an emergency number for noisy fridge complaints?

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news.

14 Mar 17 min

The cabinet reshuffle, ChatGPT and Liverpool’s rugby expertise

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen unwrap the news. This week: The cabinet reshuffle, ChatGPT and Liverpool’s rugby expertise.

7 Mar 20 min

The curious recurrence of anniversaries

This week, anniversaries, Eskom (obvs), middle management, promoting South Africa, and Roald Dahl.

28 Feb 18 min

The budget, Cape Town property prices, and the stylistic utility of corduroy

This week's big topics are poetry involving water, the budget, housing prices in Cape Town, and the stylistic quirks of corduroy.

21 Feb 19 min

SONA, Electricity and Chinese Spy Balloons

The big topic this week is Sona, and we discuss the electricity crisis, the Post Office and, of course ... balloons.

14 Feb 20 min