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7,441 Episodes
3940 – 3960

Rob Hersov - unfettered and unafraid at the BNIC#2 Q&A

Rob Hersov was one of the keynote speakers at the BizNews Investment Conference (BNIC#2) in the Drakensberg earlier this month. After his presentation, the wildly outspoken billionaire sat down with BizNews founder Alec Hogg for a Q&A. The discussion which followed - which included questions posed to Hersov by delegates…
23 Sep 2021 11AM 40 min

Flash Briefing: Ramaphosa accuses developed nations of 'immorally' hoarding vaccines; Billionaire Soon-Shiong aids SA

News headlines: *South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused developed countries of acting immorally by hoarding vaccines needed in poorer nations. *South African-born biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong will announce a plan to transfer technology for the manufacture of Covid-19 and cancer vaccines to South Africa. *Mining companies in South Africa are…
23 Sep 2021 9AM 2 min

"Any investor in China would have seen the signals coming" - Piet Viljoen

Our Thursday market commentator Piet Viljoen joins Bronwyn Nielsen to talk through a host of pressing investment topics. Viljoen touches on China, noting that there's a risk factor that bears watching. "They've been telegraphing that they want to change the way their economy works [and] that they want to change…
23 Sep 2021 8AM 14 min

The Japanese market offers value - Magnus Heystek

Brenthurst Wealth Management founder Magnus Heystek joins Bronwyn Nielsen to discuss a variety of topical investment themes playing out in the markets. The Evergrande saga turned sentiment negatively with global markets hitting a speed bump. Heystek advocates for the healthcare industry as an investment proposition as well as Japan. Lastly,…
22 Sep 2021 1PM 17 min

The pivot from traditional banking to technology - Remgro CFO Neville Williams

Chief financial officer of Remgro Neville Williams joined the BizNews Power Hour to shed light on the investment holding giant's performance for the 2021 financial year. After reporting its worst results on record in 2020, Remgro's investee companies for the large part have bounced back strongly. Despite Mediclinic, Remgro's largest…
22 Sep 2021 6AM 8 min

Evergrande contagion fears are over exaggerated - Steven Nathan

10x founder Steven Nathan joins the BizNews Power Hour to share his insights on the latest developments happening in global markets. China's second largest property developer, Evergrande, has been the major talking point in global markets due to potential knock-on effects of financial contagion given the real estate behemoth's $3oobn…
21 Sep 2021 10AM 15 min

'There was definitely a massive criminal element' - Jason McCormick on July riots

In July, violent riots and looting sprees ripped through South Africa - devastating KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng and further dismantling our already enfeebled economy. Our country’s week of shame came at a colossal cost of R50bn in lost output, together with the destruction of over 3,000 shops and the…
21 Sep 2021 9AM 28 min

PowerPulse matches solar power demand with supply - Standard Bank's Kevin Ssemwogerere

In this episode of the PowerPulse podcast series, Kevin Ssemwogerere, Corporate Venturing Lead in Wholesale Clients Digital for the Standard Bank PowerPulse platform, joins Alec Hogg to provide more detail on how PowerPulse works. PowerPulse is a new digital platform introduced by Standard Bank that provides alternative energy solutions for…
21 Sep 2021 5AM 15 min

'If Madiba were alive today, he would vote DA' - Rob Hersov

Very few people ascend to that point in life where their independence affords them unqualified freedom to speak their minds without fear of retribution or ramification. Billionaire Rob Hersov, by all accounts, is one such individual. After three decades abroad - during which he worked under the direct tutelage of…
20 Sep 2021 4PM 25 min
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