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Rand hasn’t crashed yet, but it’s a gloomy picture for consumers – TreasuryONE
The rand slipped to a four-week low with other developing nation currencies earlier this week, ahead of expected interest rate hike announcements by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to tame rampant inflation. Emerging market stocks also suffered their worst day in over three months amid fears that growth will be impeded…
Apple's expanding ecosystem - a sneak peek
Apple recently hosted the World Wide Developers Conference of 2022, which introduced new technology and software for consumers and developers alike. In this discussion BizNews' Ross Sinclair and Asime Nyide go over the exciting updates coming from Apple. From new IOS designs to Apple's takeover of your car's infotainment and…
CrypTalk ep1 - What is a blockchain, and the introduction of crypto regulations around the world.
In this debut episode of CrypTalk, BizNews' Ross Sinclair speaks with Gaurav Nair of Jaltech, an alternative investment fund, about what a blockchain is, why it is useful, and what the future of the decentralised finance (DeFi) system will look like as regulations are introduced. For more information about Jaltech: https://www.biznews.com/jaltech-cryptocurrency-notes Learn…
Promoting rabbit meat as a healthy alternative
Rabbit meat is a delicacy in many overseas countries and ‘lapin’ in stews is a particular favourite of French chefs. In South Africa, it is not something you often see in a supermarket, but consumers are slowly acquiring a taste for it and overcoming the idea that they are eating…
The Mr Price group posts strong growth with local acquisitions
Alec Abraham, Senior Equity Analyst, at Sasfin Bank chats to Victoria Ashwin about Mr Price’s latest earnings results which highlighted a number of positive trends within their financials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The liquidation of Comair leaves the airline industry shocked
Rampa Rammopo, CEO of Lanseria International Airport, chats to Victoria Ashwin about the impact of Comair announcing its announced liquidation on the industry. Comair is the franchise partner to British Airways and low-cost carrier Kulula. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#FeelGoodFriday - Ninjas in Cape Town...what?
Reinie Swart (28) is the CEO and founder of a company doing good and changing lives. It's that simple. Doing this requires getting their hands dirty. He far prefers the moniker Eco Ninja - also the name of his company - over any stiff corporate label. He and his team…
A-Plus Show Ep 7- Guptas in cuffs, questions about Ramaphosa's stolen millions, Tongaat Hulett's continued catastrophes
BizNews A-Plus Show duo Alec Hogg and Michael Appel are back with episode 7 of their weekly round-up of business, investments, news and politics banter you need to know. In focus this episode: Alec unpacks some of what's emanating from his weekly Boardroom Talk column where he was in discussion…
Grindrod Bank CEO on why merging with African Bank wasn’t a shotgun wedding - will it last?
African Bank has bought Grindrod Bank for R1.5bn, and if you understand the players in the banking sector, you’ll know that this merger doesn’t necessarily make sense on face value. The two banks could not be further apart in their business models: one focused on unsecured lending in the retail…
Gupta arrests - 'I had a smile on my face'
Fugitives from justice in South Africa, Atul and Rajesh Gupta, are in custody following their recent arrest in Dubai after Interpol issued a Red Notice. Veteran journalist Rajesh Sundaram has extensive real-life experience with the infamous Gupta family. He was flown to South Africa to launch the Gupta's television station…
Ketamine shows up Big Pharma treatment of mental health issues
South Africa is facing myriad crises. One of them is depression. Recent statistics indicate that 23 South Africans commit suicide every day and for every person that commits suicide, 10 have attempted it. This is disturbing, on every level. Even Big Pharma’s extensive catalogue of purported ‘cures’ have, evidently, fallen…
Meet Michael Appel - the new editor of BizNews
At the beginning of June, Michael Appel was appointed editor of BizNews, only the second person to hold this post in the almost nine year history of the company. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg we get to hear the story of how the much-travelled son of a…
No More Sugar Coating Tongaat Hulett: A Rights Issue Under Fire - commentary from Hamish Rudland and Chris Logan
Tongaat is looking to raise R5bn in a rights issue that is 12 times its current market value of R400m. The Rudland Family through Magister Investments will partially underwrite R2bn of the rights offer provided that a waiver is approved by regulators. Related parties to Magister were found to have…
No-nonsense Judith February a 'Jill of all trades'
She's a writer, a columnist, an author, a lawyer, political analyst, former sports administrator, trustee at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, as well as the new executive officer at Freedom Under Law (FUL). Judith February has more titles than Rafa Nadal. She's a veritable 'Jill of all trades' (I don't know…
Editorial: Guptas arrested. Did you ever think you'd see the day?
Two of the Guptas on Interpol's Red Notice list have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates with the focus now shifting to their extradition back to SA amid an inevitable fight back. Late on Monday evening South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services released a veritable bombshell. It…
Put the alleged crime aside, the optics aren't great for Ramaphosa - analyst
Former spy boss Arthur Fraser, who’s also the man who freed former President Jacob Zuma on medical parole when he was Correctional Services head, this week laid a criminal complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Fraser claims he has the evidence to prove that Ramaphosa concealed the February 2020 theft of…
Tim Noakes, world’s #3 nutritional scientist, aligns with UKZN’s Aldous, a fresh voice in tradition of courageous truth-seekers.
In this expansive interview world leading medical and nutritional scientist Dr Tim Noakes explains why relates to UKZN professor Colleen Aldous, whose independent stance on the use of Ivermectin has made her a lightning rod for criticism from officialdom. Noakes, who is on the verge of releasing findings from fresh…
Magnus opening up a Mauritius alternative to Hermanus for SA’s wealthy
Independent financial advisor Magnus Heystek has been scouting around the ‘Boere Monaco’ in Mauritius and has found a property development he’s endorsing. Heystek and the developers of the Black River project will be meeting prospective investors in the coming week. Pricing is in line with seaside properties in Hermanus, a…
SA’s paraglider made the first legal flight off Everest by cashing in annuity – Pierre Carter
It took 55-year-old Pierre Carter just 20 minutes to fly from a point near the summit of Mount Everest before he landed near the Nepalese settlement of Gorakshep high in the Himalayan mountains. With this jump, he has opened the door, or more accurately, the skies above the peak for…
BizNews A-Plus Show - Ep 6 - Investor horror at Gold Field's recent acquisition; state capture arrests; costly pints
BizNews A-Plus Show duo Alec Hogg and Michael Appel are back with episode 6 of their weekly round-up of business, investments, news and politics banter you need to know. In focus this episode, Gold Field's share price dropped over 20% after its $6.7bn acquisition of Yamana Gold; Corion Capital's report…