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Michael Faber: Welcome SONA for electricity suppliers - including Bright Light Solar
In this special podcast, Bright Light Solar director Michael Faber discusses the most important electricity-related aspects of last week's State of the Nation Address. With the 12J company's Prospectus closing next week (25th Feb) potential investors need clarity on whether the opening up of the market would help or hinder…
Pakistan in cross-hairs of Zuma state capture; Vodafone Africa money spinner; Discovery; Amplats; Zim
In today's business headlines: * Pakistan could be put on an international black list for moneylaundering, with evidence that one of its banks took on as a client Duduzane Zuma - the former president's son who worked for the Gupta brothers; * The UK's Vodafone has identified a $2 money…
Uncomplacent Corrigan: EWC could cost you your house - but not its mortgage bond
South Africa's Institute of Race Relations, the country's oldest think tank, will celebrate a century of existence in 2029. Based on classically liberal lines, speaking truth to power and challenging perceived wisdom comes with the territory - as does weathering populist storms initiated by political actors. But criticism has never…
David Shapiro: Ninety One's awful timing - asset management horse has bolted
In the latest episode of Rational Radio, SA's favourite market commentator David Shapiro wonders whether the horse has bolted from the Investec Asset Management stable - questioning the poor timing of the renamed Ninety One's split from its mother ship. He is also unconvinced that SA's listed property stocks offer…
Rational Radio 17 Feb: Shapiro on Ninety One; Novick on SAA; Corrigan on EWC and more
In this week's episode of Rational Radio: * David Shapiro on Ninety One, the asset management spinoff from Investec; SA's property sector, Cannabis stocks, and the Ecsponent disaster; * Gidon Novick, the former Comair CEO, provides a perspective on the chaos and uncertainty around SAA - and whether it can…
What's News: Amazon gets a win as judge blocks Pentagon cloud contract award to Microsoft; plus more on Tesla
In a win for Amazon, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Pentagon's cloud contract award to Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal's John McKinnon discusses. Plus the Wall Street Journal's Charley Grant talks about Tesla's planned $2bn stock sale. Charlie Turner hosts. Learn more about your ad choices…
OM/Moyo feud re-ignites; SAA stop-sell lifted; Duduzane muddies Pakistan’s waters
In today's business headlines: - The Battle between Old Mutual and its sacked Chief Executive Officer Peter Moyo is not over yet after Moyo filed an urgent court application for an appeal which suspends the company's recruitment drive for a new CEO; - South African Airways received a boost as…
What other countries can teach SA about handling a debt crisis
It’s no secret that South Africa is facing a potential economic crisis. Debt has been rising unsustainably and economic growth is too low to keep up with our debt obligations. This means that the prospect of an IMF bailout is becoming ever-more likely. While South Africans are – rightly –…
P&L: Arming the rebels of Amazon: Shopify COO plus Tesla's $2bn stock offering
Harley Finkelstein, chief operating officer at Shopify, discusses the group's earnings and outlook. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Shopify share price has jumped over 200% in the past year. Plus Kevin Tynan, senior autos analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, on Tesla's latest $2bn stock offering with Paul Sweeney…
The Journal: Nike's Vaporfly shoe is 'magic.' But is it fair?
Runners wearing versions of Nike's Vaporfly show have smashed marathon records, leading to questions about whether the shoe offers an unfair advantage. The Wall Street Journal's Rachel Bachman explains the controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SONA2020: CR 'fixing fundamentals'; Eskom golden handshakes; SAA, Gold, Tesla
In today's business headlines: - President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that the economy is in a crisis and says 2020 is the year to fix fundamentals; - South African gold output surged the most in four years in December, providing an unexpected boost for the country’s mining production; - Eskom…
Listen: President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his 2020 State of the Nation speech in Parliament last night which was disrupted for more than an hour by the Economic Freedom Fighters who wanted former President FW de Klerk, who was a guest at the event, to be removed from the chamber. They later…
The Journal: How a spying scandal took down a CEO
Credit Suisse's CEO Tidjane Thiam resigned last week in the fallout from revelations the bank was spying on employees . The Wall Street Journal's Margot Patrick explains... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
South Africans not quite glass half full people we perceive ourselves to be – Michael Charton
South Africans are people with a ‘lekker’ sense of humour. This can be seen in how we approach advertisements which reflect our sunny and humorous side and we have the ability to joke about serious matters. But are South Africans really people with a positive outlook? If you listen to…
Anglo exits SA gold mines; Corona fear fades; Data shows Eskom damage; Ramaphosa report card; Investec’s green focus
In today's business headlines: - South Africa’s fading gold industry has a new champion as Anglo exits gold mining in the country; - The JSE has its best trading day in a week as fears over the coronavirus fade but the Rand retreats again after a string of bad data;…
Anti-corruption broom sweeping into Masters of High Court offices accused of predatory behaviour
A Deputy Master at the High court in Mbombela, Bina Masuku who was arrested in November last year for allegedly siphoning off R1.7m from people seeking help with deceased estates, appears to be the tip of the iceberg of problems at Master’s offices who deal with estates, the Guardian’s Fund,…
Inside the disaster called Nampak, alma mater of new Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter
New Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has been burdened with the hopes of a nation long tired of rolling blackouts and high annual tariff increases. With so much at stake, it's not surprising his track record is being scrutinised in great detail. Sources inside the group whisper of the great…
What's News: First Wuhan evacuee tests positive for coronavirus in US; and we go inside a quarantine zone
A passenger flown to the US from Wuhan, China tests positive for the coronavirus after earlier getting a clean bill of health. We also get more from the Wall Street Journal's Stephanie Yang, herself quarantined in San Diego. Charlie Turner hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SAA: Unions fight for jobs, bankers back away; Eskom blamed for unemployment; Zim hunger; coronavirus
In today's business news headlines: * South African Airways continues to teeter on the brink of collapse as unions fight to preserve jobs and bankers warn that no funding will be available until the government delivers a clear plan; * Eskom woes are filtering into economic data, with analysts linking…
The street vendor whose Twitter ‘posts blew up’ – ‘Sandwich Keeng’ Itumeleng Lekomanyane
The official unemployment rate in South Africa increased to 29.1% in the third quarter of 2019; from a rate of 27.5% the year before. Even if there are researchers who say that the statistics are not fit for purpose and do not capture what is really going on in South…