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7,440 Episodes
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Jean Pierre Verster on Christo Wiese’s unpopularity among Shoprite shareholders 

Hedge fund guru Jean Pierre Verster has an in-depth look at food retail giant, Shoprite, after South Africa’s largest grocer announced a bumper quarterly update and interesting annual general meeting results. The food retailer, which has brands such as Checkers and uSave under its umbrella, increased sales by close to…
17 Nov 2021 8AM 10 min

Luxury is in the detail – Asief Mohamed on Rupert’s Richemont 

Aeon Investment Management’s chief investment officer Asief Mohamed comments on Johann Rupert-controlled luxury goods maker Richemont, after the behemoth added around R100bn in market value on Friday. The share price rally, which came off the back of superb half-results, can also be attributed to corporate action in its online sales…
15 Nov 2021 12PM 10 min

South African author Damon Galgut on winning prestigious Booker Prize

A South African writer, Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize with his novel about a Pretoria family, The Promise. With this win, he follows in the footsteps of well-known South African writers Nadine Gordimer and JM Coetzee. Damon, who was shortlisted for the prize on two previous occasions,…
15 Nov 2021 6AM 9 min

Charles Savage on EasyEquities roaring success

EasyEquities and Purple Group CEO Charles Savage spent time with the BizNews team unpacking their highly anticipated results. EasyEquities, the group’s crown jewel, was a standout performance. The brokerage platform now has more than one million registered accounts and is growing strongly, as well as being one of South Africa’s…
12 Nov 2021 7AM 9 min

Remgro's Pieter Uys as Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa partner with Vodacom

Remgro’s chief investment officer Pieter Uys sits down with the BizNews team to discuss Community Investment Ventures Holdings’ (CIVH) latest proposed transaction with Vodacom. Remgro is the majority shareholder of CIVH, which houses its fibre assets: Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). This is regarded as Remgro’s most exciting unlisted…
11 Nov 2021 1PM 7 min

Inflationary pressures are ominous for growth stocks - Piet Viljoen

Counterpoint Value Fund manager Piet Viljoen delves into a host of corporate action taking place across the local bourse. The mining mergers and acquisitions mania has continued, with a twist, as Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBK) turned down Impala Platinum’s proposed takeover to pursue a deal with competitor Northam Platinum. The…
11 Nov 2021 12PM 10 min

Steven Nathan on Big Pharma: Aspen and Ascendis

10X founder Steven Nathan shares his pearls of wisdom on interesting developments taking place across local and international markets. Since his departure at 10X at the beginning of the year, Nathan has been on ‘garden leave’, which is a restraint of trade prohibiting him from working in the asset management…
10 Nov 2021 8AM 11 min

Peter Major on Northam intercepting Impala Platinum's target

Veteran mining analyst Peter Major analyses Royal Bafokeng Platinum’s decision to reject Impala Platinum’s takeover bid, opting for a deal with Northam Platinum instead. In a deal valued at around R17bn, Northam Platinum will buy a third of RBP at R180.50 per share, a 50% premium on its share price…
10 Nov 2021 7AM 10 min

The Coalition Dilemma: How not to re-empower a wounded ANC – Dr Piet Croucamp

A flurry of negotiations has taken place over the last couple of days as political parties started coalition talks after the 2021 local government elections resulted in 66 hung councils with the ANC dipping below 50% of voter support for the first time in post-apartheid South Africa. Political analyst, Dr…
9 Nov 2021 10AM 17 min
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