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TreasuryOne's Andre Cilliers on the Turkish Lira plaguing the Rand
TreasuryOne’s Andre Cilliers leads this week’s currency focus with the ever-volatile rand remaining firm against all the major currencies. Central banks around the world are slowly starting to put a lid on the extremely accommodative monetary policy stance that has seen economies recover much faster than expected. These policy decisions…
BizNews Power Hour 25 Oct: DA's JHB candidate; Shapiro on markets; Rand dogged by Lira; Opera fights back
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, David Shapiro on US tech shares, Ascendis Health, Bell Equipment and Sibanye Stillwater; DA's mayoral hopeful Dr Mpho Phalatse on her plans for Joburg should the party win back the city; Alex Gabriel, managing director of the Cape Town Opera discusses the…
"The DA can get things done for Johannesburg" - Dr Mpho Phalatse
Mpho Phalatse is the DA mayoral candidate for Johannesburg. Dr Phalatse joined Tim Modise to unpack the DA's plans for the city should they win the upcoming municipal elections. Phalatse told Modise that the DA did rule the city from 2017 to 2019, bringing change especially to queries with municipal…
Flash Briefing: Load shedding to continue; Aspen adds anaesthetics; former Eskom CEO Koko allegedly 'cooked the books'
News headlines: *South Africa faces an increased risk of power outages because maintenance needs to be carried out at deteriorating coal-fired power stations, the state energy utility said. *Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. opened the southern hemisphere’s largest general anaesthetics manufacturing line, adding production at the South African plant where it…
David Shapiro on US tech, Ascendis, Bell and Sibanye
Sasfin Securities David Shapiro shares his insight on developments taking place in local and international financial markets. Shapiro, who follows a growth-oriented investment style, has a busy week with a number of US tech giants releasing quarterly results over the next few days. He says he’ll be keeping a close…
David Lerche, head of equities at Sanlam Private Wealth, shares his views on MTN
David Lerche, head of equities at Sanlam Private Wealth, shares his views on another big SA success story, telco MTN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cape Town Opera: inspiring opera lovers, nurturing SA's hidden talent
Described as magnificent and inspiring by esteemed voices across the world, the Cape Town Opera is an institution Capetonians and South Africans alike can be proud of. The winners of the 2013 International Opera Awards ‘Chorus of the Year’, it is the continent’s premier opera company and one of SA’s…
BizNews Power Hour 21 Oct: Viljoen and Verster; Frans Cronje on polls; Gideon Rachman with Prof Paul Kennedy; JHB Mayor.
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, a second insert in two days from Dr Frans Cronje, this time focusing on what the Polls are telling us will happen in SA's November local elections; Joburg's ANC Mayor Mpho Moerane shares his plans for the city going forward - should…
Flash Briefing: SA Covid-19 cases down to new low; new Delta variant in UK and US; Numsa strike
News headlines: * South Africa has recorded a daily average of just 637 new Covid-19 cases over the past week. The last time the country saw levels of infection this low was during the early stages of the pandemic in May 2020. * Scientists around the world are closely tracking…
Bernard Swanepoel is an astute addition to the Aveng board - Piet Viljoen
Counterpoint money manager Piet Viljoen talks us through what was a busy week for local and international markets. Viljoen – rational as always – talks highly of Bernard Swanepoel, a decorated mining executive who was recently appointed to the board of debt-laden construction company Aveng. He believes Swanepoel’s in-depth mining…
Jean-Pierre Verster on food retailers: Woolies, Pick n Pay, Shoprite and Spar
One of South Africa’s leading asset managers Jean-Pierre Verster shared insight into South Africa’s food retailers from an investment angle. The big four food retailers – Shoprite, Woolies, Spar and Pick n Pay – are some of the country’s most well-known brands. Pick n Pay was the first retailer to…
"We are serious about fighting corruption," says Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Moerane
Mayor Mpho Moerane has been in office since the beginning of October after the deaths of his predecessors Geoff Makhubo and Jolidee Matongo. The newly appointed mayor has been open about his wishes for the city of Johannesburg and as local government elections draw closer and closer, Moerane remains dedicated…
Looking to apply for British citizenship? This is what you can expect
Mishal Patel, Sable International's British and nationality expert, joins Bronwyn Nielsen of BizNews to shed light on the intricacies of obtaining British citizenship. Patel specialises in isolating claims to British nationality for those who have connections to former British Territories, those who are resident in the UK, and those adopted…
Magnus Heystek on Mauritius and contradictory data coming out of the local bond market
Brenthurst Wealth founder Magnus Heystek comes to us from Mauritius, a destination he believes provides an opportunity from an investment perspective. Much like South Africa, Mauritius is dependent on tourism and, as a result, the economy has suffered during the coronavirus pandemic. However, Heystek paints a picture of an economic…
Frans Cronje: KZN after the riots - new players take power as State's retreat a permanent fixture in small towns
Dr Frans Cronje, who recently retired after 18 years at the Institute for Race Relations, visited KZN last week to get a first hand look at what remains in the aftermath of July's riots. It confirmed his thesis that South Africa is breaking into smaller units. In the best cases,…
BizNews Power Hour 20 Oct: Heystek Mauritius; Frans Cronje visits KZN power vacuum; Jaltech offers regulated crypto
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, the IRR's former CEO Dr Frans Cronje reports back after a four day road trip through small town KZN which has changed drastically since the July riots; Magnus Heystek connects from Mauritius, seeing plenty of growth in his two year absence; Jaltech…
Flash Briefing: UCT to impose mandatory vaccination; IEC says vaccine not needed to vote; Evergrande deal on hold
News headlines: * The University of Cape Town (UCT) council has approved in principle a proposal to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for both staff and students. * The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa has reiterated that voters will not be expected to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination to…
Armoured vehicles: No longer for VIPs, private citizens are looking for alternative protection in SA
South Africa is known for sunny skies, glorious scenery…and as the hijacking capital of the world. As South Africans become wearisome, many are looking at alternative ways to protect themselves and their assets in crime-riddled SA. Once the reserve of VIPs and politicians, bulletproofing is slowly becoming mainstream. BizNews Motoring…
Smoke Screen Podcast: James Ball unpacks episode six, where things get deadly
The UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has been looking into activity in the South African tobacco industry. In this interview, the Bureau's international editor James Ball joins Alec Hogg to unpack episode six of Smoke Screen, where the action turns deadly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A regulated cryptocurrency product, a solution to the public – Jaltech’s Gaurav Nair
Jaltech co-founder Gaurav Nair shared his insight into regulated cryptocurrency products, the first of its kind in South Africa. It has been the Achilles heel of all financial advisers in recent months, with the rise in popularity of crypto. However, the financial services watchdog in South Africa – the FSCA…