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Meet Andy Wood of Superbru, from Saffer ‘digs’ in Wimbledon to online sports community giant
More than 400 000 rugby enthusiasts worldwide are currently competing against each other in predicting results and player performances at the Rugby World Cup - courtesy of the Superbru platform, a global sports score prediction app born in a London ‘digs’ shared by a group of UCT-schooled South Africans. In…
FFM podcast ep22: Navigating bond yields and energy markets; Resilient Rand; Spar; R5k still to play for
In the dynamic realm of finance, keeping one's finger on the pulse of the markets is paramount. In episode 22 of the Fantasy Fund Manager podcast, financial experts David Bacher and Grant Morris joined Stuart Lowman to dissect the intricate web of market uncertainties. From the surprising resilience of the…
The ANC’s “Mafia State” is robbing the economy of at least R155 billion a year - Dr Dion George
Organised crime syndicates are bleeding South Africa’s national economy of R155 billion a year - and that number is “significantly understated”. That is according to Democratic Alliance (DA) Shadow Minister of Finance, Dr Dion George. He gives this breakdown: Construction mafia - R17 billion; Infrastructure vandalism and arson - R47…
THE NSRI: Two weeks of dramatic rescue operations
Hundreds of volunteers of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) have worked day and night over the past two weeks to save lives and bring people and animals to safety in the worst storm surges and flash floods for decades. Craig Lambinon - who has been with the NSRI for…
Investment masterclass (and a must-read book) from “second level thinker” Sean Peche
Ranmore Funds founder Sean Peche is cementing his position among the top-performing 1% of global equity funds by disciplining himself to what guru Howard Marks called “second-level thinking”. In this masterclass on investing that self-helpers will appreciate at all levels of expertise, Peche shares the rational approach which has enabled…
IAN CAMERON: CELE & RAMAPHOSA protect each other… A medal from China & lots of “dirt” on top ANC officials
Police Minister Bheki Cele and President Cyril Ramaphosa are protecting each other - and he has so much dirt on high-ranking ANC officials, that he can’t be sacked. This has emerged from an interview with Action Society’s Ian Cameron who says: “Well, I think they protect each other… And I…
David Ansara: Protection in a failing SA - practical ways to make yourself ‘State-proof’.
When the Free Market Foundation’s co-founder Leon Louw was elbowed out of the organisation, many wondered whether it could survive without its long-time guide. Judging by the vigorous contributions of those who remain - and the energetic new CEO, David Ansara, those concerns are irrelevant. Last night Ansara delivered a…
Solidarity fights to stop ANC “capture” of schools
Solidarity is gearing up the fight the African National Congress (ANC) government in court to stop it from “capturing” South Africa’s schools - and stripping parents of a say in the education of their children. BizNews speaks to Solidarity’s Johnell van Vollenhoven after a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee - in which…
Millionaires are Packing for Namibia: The 'Australia of Africa' - Andrew Amoils
In Namibia, there are only three people per square kilometre, the top income tax rate is 37%, citizens pay no capital gains tax, and there is no estate duty to be paid. Added to this low population density and tax regime are abundant natural resources and low crime rates, which…
DEADLY FLASH FLOODS IN FIRE SEASON - Red Cross deploys to aid victims of humanitarian disaster
The relentless rain of the long weekend has left death and destruction in its wake. The Western Cape Provincial Manager of the South African Red Cross, Fernel Campher, tells BizNews about the “devastating impact of the floods” on human lives. He says some residents ended up in “waist-deep waters where…
“President” Trump will want his pound of flesh from SA… Tough renegotiations of AGOA likely
If Donald Trump returns to the White House for another stint of President of the US, he may want to renegotiate the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). And those could be tough negotiations because Trump would want his pound of flesh. So says Dr Edward Mienie, the Executive Director…
GG introduces us to the iKoffie man, award-winning 'Kasipreneur Lebohang Nyandeni
Over the past year, the BizNews tribe has been introduced to some inspirational 'Kasipreneurs courtesy of SA's informal sector guru, GG Alcock. In this interview, we meet the man behind Lebzcafe', whose iKoffie brand is enjoying serious traction after he won the recent Amstel Entrepreneur competition. In this uplifting discussion,…
Carmel Foster US rights activist joins SA civil rights movement
The civil rights movement of Solly Moeng, The United South Africa Movement (TUSAM), is gaining support from across the world. One of the speakers at the upcoming People's Summit for a People's Charter will be an ex-South African executive assistant Carmel Foster, who has lived in the United States (US)…
How to Mitigate the Expected Big AI Job Disruption in South Africa – Anne Rutledge Resourgenix
The World Economic Forum predicts that 23% of global jobs will change in the next five years due to industry transformation through artificial intelligence (AI), text, image, and voice processing technologies. In its Future of Jobs 2023 report, the WEF says that the integration of large language models (LLMs) and…
FFM podcast ep21: Hawks, doves or uncertainty; Tencent doused Bob-less Naspers; Retailers kicking back
Central banks are meeting worldwide; the United States kept interest rates on hold, while the United Kingdom raised them by 25 basis points. Governor Lesetja Kganyago kept rates steady in South Africa while our Turkish counterparts got a five percentage point increase. But what does this all mean for investors…
Adrian Gore: If we could do it again at Discovery, we’d be more confident, disciplined, focused.
Today’s ‘results interview’ with South African super entrepreneur Discovery co-founder Adrian Gore goes well beyond a recap on solid financials for the year to the end of June. Discovery’s now widely mimicked ‘shared value’ business model has delivered superb returns for a group which has substantial businesses in SA and…
Mr Gordhan “get a life”…Cachalia fumes over 7-month wait for new ESKOM CEO
The motives behind Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s rejection of the ESKOM board’s recommendation for a new CEO have been questioned. Ghaleb Cachalia, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises says that the Minister seems to be looking for somebody who meets his “specifications” rather than those of…
Hot tip for Moonshotters: Use this data to package job-creating election policies - and win in ’24
With data going back to 1975, the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom Index provides empirical evidence of the direct correlation between the prosperity of countries and how much choice citizens have in how they may apply their energy and their money. This is reaffirmed in the just-released 2023 Index, which showed…
Dr Taddy Blecher’s Bold Plan to Transform Johannesburg’s CBD into Education Town
The Maharishi Invincibility Institute, a non-profit and self-development organisation, recently made headlines when Anglo American announced that it would donate its 45 Main Street building in downtown Johannesburg to the institute. The building is estimated to be worth R100 million. The donation will support youth development and Johannesburg's urban renewal…
Growing resistance against Stalingrad legal defence – Prof Pierre de Vos
The battle to remove South Africa’s Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, took four years and consumed more than R160 million of taxpayers' money, with her legal defence bent on dragging out the case and delaying her removal, employing every unethical and ethical legal tactic to avoid being held accountable. This…