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Sygnia founder going head-to-head with Cathie Wood's ARK innovation fund
Magda Wierzycka joined the BizNews Power Hour, with the Sygnia founder revealing that she is going head-to-head with ARK's Cathie Wood - by globally launching themed-ETFs that target identical investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Operation Value Unlock continues for SA's biggest stock - why it's a "no brainer" to swap your Naspers shares for Prosus
It’s been a year and a half since Naspers, the JSE’s dominant listing, re-engineered the business by floating its new European subsidiary Prosus on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. According to CEO Bob van Dijk, the decision immediately unlocked $16bn in value for Naspers shareholders. Today the group announced another step…
Dit is ons beurt: 'n waagkapitalis gesels oor Afrika
In hierdie potgooi het ek met waagkapitalis en private ekwiteitsbelegger Gerhard Visagie oor Afrika gesels. Ons gesprek het gehandel oor hoe dit is om besigheid in Afrika te doen, watdie risiko’s is, en watter lande of streke hy dink ń blink toekoms het. Hy het my ook oor syhonderd-dae motorfiets…
Carrie’s Corner: From Benoni to world class cellar master - Alastair Rimmer
In 2014, Kobus Basson, owner of Kleine Zalze had announced that he had appointed Alastair Rimmer as the cellar master. Our resident wine expert Carrie Adams chats to Rimmer, an internationally acclaimed cellar master. Raised in Benoni and now a world class wine maker, Rimmer shares his story with our…
BPH: Steven Nathan co-host; Sygnia founder Magda Wierzycka on 4IR and taking on ARK; Adamus Stemmet on PIC
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Steven Nathan, Magda Wierzycka on the 4IR ETF, new emerging market ETF, reducing money market fees and Vaccitech IPO, Adamus Stemmet on the PIC's mishaps and the BizNews team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Flash Briefing: Tito goes after taxis for tax; Melinda divorced Bill after Epstein links were revealed; Harmony Gold
* Plans are afoot by the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to address tax avoidance in the country’s minibus taxi industry. * South African miner Harmony Gold on Tuesday reported a jump in third-quarter core profit, boosted by higher output and a strong gold price, positioning the miner to pursue…
Helen Zille - 'cadre deployment has hollowed out the state'
Helen Zille, South Africa's Iron Lady of politics, spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg about her book - #StayWoke: Go Broke. Zille writes about the unique dangers of wokeness and cancel culture in South Africa, her battle with cancel culture and what she sees in the country’s political future. Amongst…
Irnest Kaplan on the Sbu Shabalala domestic violence saga - what does this mean for their share price?
Over the past weekend Sbu Shabalala stepped down as the CEO of Adapt IT following allegations of domestic violence by his estranged wife. To further analyse what this negative publicity means for shareholders of Adapt IT is Irnest Kaplan. He was also with David Shapiro, who said in the past…
Raubex CEO Rudolf Fourie on resilient results and prospects
Raubex produced a robust set of numbers of its 2021 financial year-end, all things considered. No nonsense CEO Rudolf Fourie unpacked the results further and was upbeat about what lies ahead for the roads and civil infrastructure construction group. The order book ballooned to R17bn from R10bn in the prior…
JSE-bound Thungela Resources CEO is upbeat about the spin-off's prospects
Multi-national mining behemoth Anglo American's eagerly anticipated spin-off of its South African coal assets is around the corner. July Ndlovu, CEO of Thungela Resources (ex-Anglo coal) was on the BizNews Power Hour outlining the investment case for the JSE-bound commodity counter. Anglo American has been under pressure from shareholders to…
Rand strengthens: What's next? In-depth insights from currency strategist Andre Cilliers of TreasuryONE
In this week's Currency Focus podcast, valuable pointers on where the rand is heading in relation to major currencies: Investors want higher interest rates but they aren't coming - the US government has made that clear, but many aren't listening, says South African currency expert Andre Cilliers of TreasuryONE. That…
Flash Briefing: Gear change for Rand; Kazungula bridge opens trade gateway to Africa; Clicks buys Pick n Pay pharmacies
* The South African rand continued to strengthen on Monday, breaking through R14.00 to the US Dollar. TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers explains what’s behind the move. * Southern African presidents attended the ceremony to open the $260 million Kazungula road and rail bridge between Botswana and Zambia that offers…
BPH: Shapiro co-host; Anglo American spin-off Thungela Resources CEO; Raubex CEO; Irnest Kaplan on Adapt IT
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro, Anglo American spin-off Tungela Resources CEO July Ndlovu, Raubex CEO Rudolf Fourie on its results and prospects, Irnest Kaplan on Adapt IT and US tech valuations and the BizNews team. Learn more about your…
Exposed: Municipalities have diverted billions from the poor, depriving them of free basic electricity
A new electricity scandal has erupted in South Africa. Only two in every 10 poor households that qualify for free basic electricity have received it for at least the past five years, with municipalities diverting at least R40bn earmarked for indigents. This has been highlighted by Chris Yelland, one of…
"Big tech is becoming too powerful" - Dr Richard Smith
The CEO of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, Dr Richard Smith, joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss emerging tech stocks. Investment guru Ray Dalio has warned that some stocks are in ‘extreme bubbles – particularly emerging technology companies’. Dr Smith says 'I think Dalio is talking about…
Global shift towards e-commerce sees a demand for degree-less jobs
Covid-19 and the imposition of global lockdowns changed the landscape of traditional jobs. In the US, hiring levels are currently 15% higher than pre-pandemic levels in February 2020. With the significant shift towards e-commerce, job creation is occurring rapidly and many new roles are accessible to those without tertiary education…
BPH: Dr Richard Smith on US markets; Andre Cilliers on currencies; Jeremy Sampson on Carrie's Corner
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by the Chairman of the Study of Cycles Dr Richard Smith on the US markets and cryptos, Andre Cilliers on the Rand/Dollar, Carrie's Corner with her guest Jeremy Sampson on business and wine and the BizNews team. Learn…
Shhhh, they're listening: Inside the voice-profiling revolution: World expert shares insights with BizNews community
Thanks to the public’s embrace of smart speakers, intelligent car displays and voice-responsive phones – along with the rise of voice intelligence in call centres – marketers say they are on the verge of being able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis technology to achieve unprecedented insights into shoppers’ identities and…
Flash Briefing: Eskom employees earn R740k, want much more; corrupt ANC cadres must be jailed - investors; Rand; crypto
* Investors in South African assets need a lot more convincing that the government crackdown on corruption will prove effective. * Lebanon has acted against a Turkish company that operates floating electricity plants and is linked to a South African state energy programme that has been put on hold in…
"In a way we did bet the farm" Froneman on the roaring success of Stillwater
CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater Neal Froneman - joined BizNews Power Hour, sharing his thoughts on the robust fundamentals driving the precious-group metals ("PGMs") prices and the outlook for the commodity counter. Froneman's interests are aligned with shareholders given his substantial shareholding in the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…