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7,438 Episodes
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THE NSRI: Two weeks of dramatic rescue operations

Hundreds of volunteers of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) have worked day and night over the past two weeks to save lives and bring people and animals to safety in the worst storm surges and flash floods for decades. Craig Lambinon - who has been with the NSRI for…
28 Sep 2023 10AM 12 min

Investment masterclass (and a must-read book) from “second level thinker” Sean Peche

Ranmore Funds founder Sean Peche is cementing his position among the top-performing 1% of global equity funds by disciplining himself to what guru Howard Marks called “second-level thinking”. In this masterclass on investing that self-helpers will appreciate at all levels of expertise, Peche shares the rational approach which has enabled…
28 Sep 2023 10AM 23 min

Solidarity fights to stop ANC “capture” of schools

Solidarity is gearing up the fight the African National Congress (ANC) government in court to stop it from “capturing” South Africa’s schools - and stripping parents of a say in the education of their children. BizNews speaks to Solidarity’s Johnell van Vollenhoven after a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee - in which…
27 Sep 2023 8AM 10 min

GG introduces us to the iKoffie man, award-winning 'Kasipreneur Lebohang Nyandeni

Over the past year, the BizNews tribe has been introduced to some inspirational 'Kasipreneurs courtesy of SA's informal sector guru, GG Alcock. In this interview, we meet the man behind Lebzcafe', whose iKoffie brand is enjoying serious traction after he won the recent Amstel Entrepreneur competition. In this uplifting discussion,…
22 Sep 2023 5AM 21 min

Carmel Foster US rights activist joins SA civil rights movement

The civil rights movement of Solly Moeng, The United South Africa Movement (TUSAM), is gaining support from across the world. One of the speakers at the upcoming People's Summit for a People's Charter will be an ex-South African executive assistant Carmel Foster, who has lived in the United States (US)…
22 Sep 2023 5AM 17 min

Mr Gordhan “get a life”…Cachalia fumes over 7-month wait for new ESKOM CEO

The motives behind Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s rejection of the ESKOM board’s recommendation for a new CEO have been questioned. Ghaleb Cachalia, the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises says that the Minister seems to be looking for somebody who meets his “specifications” rather than those of…
21 Sep 2023 6AM 10 min

Dr Taddy Blecher’s Bold Plan to Transform Johannesburg’s CBD into Education Town

The Maharishi Invincibility Institute, a non-profit and self-development organisation, recently made headlines when Anglo American announced that it would donate its 45 Main Street building in downtown Johannesburg to the institute. The building is estimated to be worth R100 million. The donation will support youth development and Johannesburg's urban renewal…
20 Sep 2023 12PM 27 min

Growing resistance against Stalingrad legal defence – Prof Pierre de Vos

The battle to remove South Africa’s Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, took four years and consumed more than R160 million of taxpayers' money, with her legal defence bent on dragging out the case and delaying her removal, employing every unethical and ethical legal tactic to avoid being held accountable. This…
20 Sep 2023 8AM 18 min

Gatvol Business has finally lost patience on Transnet disaster of “epic” proportions

The most authentic voice of South Africa’s organised business comes from local chambers of commerce, whose membership has a high proportion of entrepreneurs and owner-managers because they rely less on government business than often too-beholden corporates. So, to really know what SA Business is thinking, there’s nobody better to listen…
20 Sep 2023 7AM 20 min

ANC mulls IFP/DA coalition if support falls below 45% – Melanie Verwoerd

As South Africa prepares for the 2024 national and provincial elections, there is widespread speculation about the ruling ANC’s prospects for remaining in power. If the ANC fails to maintain its majority, there is speculation about which parties it might consider forming a coalition with. Former ANC Member of Parliament,…
20 Sep 2023 2AM 25 min
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