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FF+’s Mulder explains why ‘Rainbow Coalition’ can and will beat ANC/EFF in 2024
Freedom Front Plus, the political party which champions minorities and Cape Independence, is credited with being ‘the adult in the room’ during fractious coalition discussions in Gauteng Metros. The electorate is paying attention, with the FF+ on the right side of seismic swings in two recent by-elections. Reasons why become…
“Job-shedding” - Steenhuisen explains how ANC’s lack of urgency on Eskom is damaging SA
Last week DA leader John Steenhuisen’s proposed oversight trip to the disastrous Kusile power station was blocked by security guards on the instruction of ANC cabinet member Pravin Gordhan. Kusile was approved in 2007 as an eight-year project slated to cost R80bn. Now, 15 years later, it has cost over…
Court interdicts ANC’s “friends and family” hiring scheme in Knysna
The Western Cape High Court has interdicted an ANC-led coalition in Knysna from continuing to pay salaries to eight unlawfully employed cadres. The court ruled that the municipality - currently in the hands of the ANC/EFF/Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners coalition - illegally altered the organigram of the entity in order to…
Pretoria-based innovator ASP Isotopes lists on Nasdaq, sees bright future
Paul Mann, chairman and CEO of ASP Isotopes, shares the inside story of the Pretoria-based company whose ground-breaking technology puts it at the global forefront of a rapidly expanding sector. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, the US-based chemical engineer-turned-investment banker Mann explains what attracted him to the…
R1m Local v Offshore Challenge: One year in, Piet is cruising, but don’t count out Magnus
We’re 20% into the five-year Local v Offshore investment Challenge and Counterpoint’s Piet Viljoen is off to a fast start. His SA-focused half of the R1m stake has appreciated to R550 239 – a superb achievement considering substantial ‘drawdowns’ (ie price drops) reported by asset managers worldwide. Offshore-focused Magnus Heystek…
Providing wash facilities (or a lekker shower) for Cape Town’s homeless
For most of us, running water and a nice hot shower is something we take for granted, but for the many homeless people in South Africa this is not the case. It robs them of their dignity and confidence to pursue work and a livelihood. To address this issue, Viva…
CrypTalk ep 10 - The catastrophic collapse of FTX
In this episode of CrypTalk, BizNew’s Ross Sinclair and Jaltech’s Gaurav Nair discuss the collapse of one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX, how the company got away with limited liquidity for so long, and the broader implications for the crypto market as a whole. For more information about Jaltech: https://www.biznews.com/jaltech-cryptocurrency-notes Jaltech’s…
Stafford Masie on the Crypto chaos: Here’s how to protect your Bitcoin
Former Google Africa chief and Bitcoin ‘maximalist’ Stafford Masie provides some practical insights into how crypto currency fans can protect their investments in the wake of the FTX implosion - and explains the connection between the Bahama-based fraudsters and SA’s leading exchanges Luno and ValR. Masie also tells us why…
Ramaphosa tells SA expats Eskom has failed and SA has to move towards green energy – Geoff Johnson, Nedbank Charity Golf Day founder
President Cyril Ramaphosa was met with pomp and ceremony in the United Kingdom as the first world leader received by the new King Charles III. Few in the world can replicate how the Brits pull out the stops when it comes to state visits. There were 1,000 soldiers in a…
“Euthanasia actually saves lives” – convicted murderer Sean Davison on our constitutional right to die
Referred to by the media as the “right-to-die activist”, Professor Sean Davison made headlines in June 2019 when he pleaded guilty to three counts of murder for assisting three men, all of whom were physically incapable of ending their own unbearable suffering, to die. It wasn’t long ago, however, that…
How to prepare for a 100-year life that is not in the future; it’s happening today
There are now more than half a million people living over the age of 100 or older living in the world according to figures of the World Economic Forum. Every generation is living three years longer than the previous generation. The aging world population is presenting challenges to most of…
FTX fraud highlights Bitcoin’s greatness, ‘Shitcoins’ not - Stafford Masie on Crypto Chaos
Our go-to guy on all things digital, Stafford Masie, believes the FTX collapse and associated contagion will once and for all highlight the vast difference between Bitcoin and its many imitators - so called ‘shitcoins’. In this fascinating interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, he discusses FTX and its fraudster…
Avoiding crypto’s landmines: How to beat scammers – and play fair with the taxman
In the fourth and final episode in the series which unpacks crypto currency for would-be investors, Luno’s Johan Hetzel and Robyn Berger of Bowmans provide key considerations for those starting out. Hetzel, a forensic accountant, offers some excellent tips on how to avoid being scammed. Tax expert Berger shares her…
The hidden conversation in our bodies – expert Dr Emeran Mayer on the evolution of the brain gut microbiome system
Western medicine has largely failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the gut microbiota—the microorganisms that live inside our digestive tract—communicate with one another. Though many people have had “gut feelings” or “gut instincts”, the scientific basis of these terms and how they form…
IRR says "Zuma must go back to jail" following SCA judgment
The Institute for Race Relations (IRR) believes the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment means Jacob Zuma must go back to prison. This after the SCA upheld a decision of the High Court in Pretoria that Zuma's release on medical parole by former Correctional Services commissioner Arthur Fraser was illegal,…
SCA's Zuma judgment shows court will "not bow or bend before the powerful" - HSF reacts
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld a decision of the High Court in Pretoria that Jacob Zuma's release on medical parole by former Correctional Services commissioner Arthur Fraser was illegal, invalid and unconstitutional. Zuma was jailed for contempt for 15 months for refusing to testify before the Zondo…
The narrative that there is no treatment for COVID-19 is genocidal – in-depth with Dr EV Rapiti
Among healthcare professionals across a broad spectrum of expertise in the field of medicine, there are comparatively few doctors who came closer to the practical reality of COVID-19 than Dr EV Rapiti, who had his finger on the pulse of the virus since its arrival. Though Rapiti’s more than 45…
Is there substance to a "Just Transition"? COP27
We are the ones that have infused the word "Just" into the phrase "Just Transition". There is a huge element of justice to be considered as we didn't cause the climate crisis. Africa cannot leapfrog to Net Zero, we have to have something to transition from and right now we…
Will talk of action at COP27 turn out to be more than just hot air? COP27
The sheer number of people in attendance at COP27 shows you just how important this climate summit is to the world. This COP has something very specific as it is the implementation COP. We have enough knowledge, we have enough will, we have enough promises and enough speeches. It is…
What will the transformative climate initiatives launched at COP27 mean for Africa? COP27
Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank, believes that it has been a successful Africa COP as the AfDB has launched two transformative climate initiatives, namely the Climate Action window and the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa. Kevin adds that…