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The legalities of paying rent when locked out of your premises due to force majeure
Parallel to the panic induced by Covid-19 in recent months has been the rising fear felt by individuals and business owners regarding their contractual obligations, or rather their looming inability to follow through on these obligations. In a bid to find relief, attention has been drawn to the legal provision…
Inside Covid-19: Survivor's guide to working remotely; Promising drugs to fight the virus - Ep 9
In episode nine of Inside Covid-19 we take a look at some promising developments in the medicines used to fight the virus; hear from a specialist in the subject with 22 years of personal experience on how to survive being forced to work from home; and discover how Foodflow, an…
Covid cases up to 1,353; SA trade surplus; Naspers jumps; SA leads Africa in Covid-19 campaign; new Sanlam bosses
In today's news headlines: * Covid-19 update: 1353 confirmed cases; total number of tests 39 ,000 says the Minister of Health; * South Africa recorded its biggest trade surplus in 14 months in February as exports to Europe surged; * Shares in Africa’s most-valuable company, Naspers, have advanced 11% since…
Firstrand donates R100m to help medical effort as banks step forward to help customers in a jam
Several of the large banks in South Africa have pitched in to help customers deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Standard Bank has announced a second wave of relief for people earning R7,500 or less providing them with a three-month instalment relief after a payment holiday had been…
Informal economy will be hammered but could prove to be resilient in Covid-19 lockdown – GG Alcock
The impact of the 21-day shutdown has had a devastating impact on economies worldwide and for South Africa it has come as a double-whammy as years of corruption has left the country with serious financial troubles with Moody’s downgrading the country to junk status over the weekend. Although help has…
David Shapiro: Worst over for stocks, rand? More investors look to get into market - not out!
In this podcast, long-time buddies and radio show hosts David Shapiro and Alec Hogg discuss the state of the South African stock market and the value of the rand. Shares and the currency have taken a pounding amid coronavirus panic, but stockbroker Shapiro reckons the worst might be over. That…
UN report shows Ramaphosa's FDI "silver bullet" blanking long before Covid-19
Before he took office in early 2018, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa outlined how foreign direct investment would be the cornerstone of his plan to get a stalled economy moving again. Four high profile investment-seeking envoys were dispatched to engage with potential investors around the world. The plan’s success was…
Covid-19 cases up to 1,326, 3 dead; Naspers gives R1.5bn to Covid fund; SA banks will help most clients; mines; diamonds
In today's news headlines: * Covid-19 cases are up to 1,326 and three deaths have been reported; * SA banks will help 80% of customers with debt repayment challenges - survey; * Naspers has joined donors digging deep to help the SA government prop up businesses as coronavirus containment measures…
Inside Covid-19: China shows SA "normality" 10 weeks away; World loses $500bn in FDI - Ep 8
Welcome to episode eight of Inside Covid-19 where we get an on-the-ground report from Shanghai to assess the timeline for South Africa to get back to some normality, and hear from the United Nations that the virus has already wiped $500bn off foreign direct investment. Also in this episode, we…
Ramaphosa rolls out mass screening and tracing Covid-19 programme; corporate SA steps up
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the government will be rolling out an extensive screening and tracing programme all over the country for Covid-19. He said there were now 1,326 cases of coronavirus in South Africa with 3 fatalities. In addition to the R1bn each donated by the Rupert, Oppenheimer and…
SA actuary in China tells Alec Hogg: There's light at end of Covid-19 tunnel. LISTEN!
For clues on how the Covid-19 pandemic ends, look at China where society is normalising and business is getting back on track. As the World Health Organisation reports about 640,000 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus and about 30,000 deaths around the world, the country where it all started is…
Rational Radio: The full show March 30, 2020
In this episode of Rational Radio guests in order of appearance are: * SA's favourite market commentator David Shapiro; * Kasinomics author GG Alcock on how the informal sector is being hit by SA's 21 day lockdown; * PingAn Health deputy CEO Alain Peddle (from Shanghai) providing visibility from China…
Solidarity Fund at R500m; no soft loans for SMEs
The Solidarity fund that was put into place to provide funding during the coronavirus outbreak provided information today on how they are going to spend the money donated. Chairperson Gloria Serobe and her team have indicated that the first money that has been paid out has been used to acquire…
Inside Covid-19: Hope soars for vaccine before year end; Percentages exaggerated? - Ep 7
In episode seven of Inside Covid-19 we feature an exclusive interview with the professor who is leading Oxford University’s team working around the clock to developing a vaccine. Prof Adrian Hill says one is now in sight and will probably be ready for release before the end of the year…
A vaccine for Covid-19 is in sight – Oxford Prof. Adrian Hill
The coronavirus is spreading around the world at an alarming pace, but there is still no drug to treat it or a vaccine to protect against Covid-19. Several research institutions around the world have joined the race to find life-saving vaccines and the Jenner Institute at Oxford University are enrolling…
Aftermath: What will the world look like after the coronavirus?
The war against the coronavirus is in its early days, but still, many are asking, “What does the post-coronavirus world look like?” In this episode, which features content from the Bloomberg P&L podcast, we take a look at some of the potential impacts the pandemic may have. There’s no doubt…
Brace for downgrade shock - Mboweni; Motsepe's R1bn to fight Covid-19; Sasol
In today's news headlines: * The decision by Moody’s could not have come at a worse time, is the warning from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. South Africa, like many other countries, is seized with containing the outbreak of the coronavirus; * SA braces for the fallout from a Moody's credit…
Alan Winde after Covid-19 deaths: Patients' sudden deterioration a shock, W Cape braces for worse
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province is bracing for a surge in Covid-19 infections and has taken a cue from elsewhere by planning temporary hospitals to deal with the pandemic. Infections in the province are rising exponentially, but even so the first two deaths today came as a…
Inside Covid-19: WC Premier on SA's first deaths; Many ignore Day One of lockdown - Ep 6
In episode six of Inside Covid-19, South Africa records its first deaths, two women in the Western Cape whose Premier Alan Winde tells us what happened and how prepared the province is for the coming onslaught. We’ll also hear about concerns from Discovery’s chief clinician that too many South Africans…
Alan Whiteside, Alec Hogg: Making sense of Covid-19 data. MUST LISTEN!
Professor Alan Whiteside is an applied academic who is a specialist in development economics. In particular, he has made his mark in contributing to global understanding on the spread and containment of HIV-Aids. He has dozens of books, book chapters and journal articles under his belt. Prof Whiteside is probably…