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South Africa, unspun. Since its launch in 2013, BizNews has covered the issues and asked the questions others tiptoe around.

Every week the team led by Alec Hogg sit down with the people who actually move markets and shape policy: CEOs, investors, economists, constitutional lawyers and the politicians brave enough to take a straight question. We cover the JSE, global markets, corporate governance, the rule of law and the political economy that ties it all together.

No spin. No jargon. No hour-long preamble. Just sharp conversations with people who know what they’re talking about and are given the space to communicate it properly - with follow-up questions when they don’t.

Is South Africa fixable? Where’s the smart money going? Who’s really making the decisions on key issues that impact our lives? Pull up a chair.

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Property Talk: SA house prices; time to buy or rent?

In this BizNews Property Talk, property journalist Denise Mhlanga takes a look at what the latest property market research is telling us about property prices and the state of the property market - with snapshots of performance in the Western Cape, Gauteng and Free State. Denise also shares what the…
24 Nov 2020 4AM 5 min

The Great Covid Debate

A special episode of the noontime webinar which features a debate on Covid-19 between PANDA co-founder, actuary Nick Hudson; and SA and UK academic and HIV/AIDS activist Prof Alan Whiteside. In a recent interview - Whiteside referred to the drafters of the Great Barrington Declaration as misguided idiots. Hudson, whose…
23 Nov 2020 10AM 54 min

Electronic voting in SA: the outcry, what's next - experts

As the chaos in the US continues, amendments to South Africa’s electoral laws to allow for electronic voting have been under consideration at a portfolio committee in Parliament. It has led to an outcry from civil society and the public, with1,200 written submissions. Following this, it was agreed that the…
23 Nov 2020 9AM 15 min

What's next for the Rand, SA after ratings downgrades - Forex expert Andy Rissik

South Africa is junk status among international credit ratings agencies. In this interview with BizNews editor Jackie Cameron, Andy Rissik - MD of Sable International's Forex Division - tells how the downgrades took the markets by surprise. He explains how the decisions affect South African consumers and shares his updated…
23 Nov 2020 7AM 11 min

BizBriefing: SA investment blow, jet setting officials exposed, crypto asset regulation

South Africa has fallen deeper into junk territory after Moody’s Investors Service joined Fitch Ratings in lowering the country’s credit ratings. Former Absa CEO Maria Ramos and her husband, former finance minister Trevor Manuel, have been named among former officials and spouses who are flying around the country at a cost…
22 Nov 2020 10AM 3 min

Offshore investing from your SA armchair

The dramatic changes opening up the world for your retirement funds are in focus in Jackie Cameron’s Finance Friday this week. Jackie discusses this with expert guests including Magnus Heystek, of Brenthurst Wealth Management, and Gareth Leonard of Netto Invest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Nov 2020 9AM 50 min

Are Universities and TVET colleges fit for the high unemployment economy of SA?

South Africa has the highest number of unemployed youth with thousands of graduates jobless. It appears the Higher Education system provides free or heavily subsidised education and training that produce skills that employers do not need. In the Covid-19 era, the delivery of content is another challenge, are the institutions…
19 Nov 2020 2PM 40 min

Watershed case for tourism & hospitality as court rules against Santam

In a precedent-setting judgement heard earlier this week, the Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of Ma-Afrika Hotels and Stellenbosch Kitchen against insurance beast Santam. It's a victory worth celebrating, but Insurance Claims Africa CEO Ryan Woolley warns that the fight isn't over yet. Learn more about your ad…
18 Nov 2020 8AM 3 min
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