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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.

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7,445 Episodes
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How winemaker Ntsiki Biyela survived alcohol ban with exports

Wine sector body Vinpro has estimated that the first ban on alcohol sales and the ban on the export of wine for more than a month led to the demise of 350 wine grape producers and 80 wineries in the country. It also estimates that job losses in the wine-related…
24 Aug 2020 9AM 10 min

Decoding antibody testing - Why you could have Covid-19 and not know it

Antibodies are small proteins produced by your body when it is fighting off an infection. Dr Noluthando Nematswerani decodes these fighting cells for BizNews and lets us in on the current limitations associated with antibody testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Aug 2020 4AM 8 min

Dave Woollam: Separating fact from fiction in the Tongaat Hulett accounts

Former banker turned shareholder activist Dave Woollam explains why he decided to take a deep dive into troubled Tongaat Hulett. In this excerpt from the Rational Radio webinar, Woollam tells BizNews editor-in-chief Alec Hogg that Tongaat Hulett's financial results are a textbook case of the absurdity of the International Financial Reporting Standards…
20 Aug 2020 9AM 10 min

PPC accounting 'errors'; Eskom power cuts; Zimbabwe stocks plunge; S&P500 soars

In today's news headlines: * PPC, South Africa’s largest cement maker, plunged deeper into crisis after reporting accounting errors and delaying the release of full-year earnings for a second time. * Zimbabwe’s benchmark stock index has slid by 21% since the government allowed trading to resume just over two weeks…
18 Aug 2020 2PM 3 min

Sasol: On pure fundamentals - be careful, Shapiro warns stock market investors

Sasol’s executive team has to work hard to bring down the company’s R180bn of debt, which is mostly in dollars. Stockbroker David Shapiro says debt of this size makes everything else in the business become secondary. This follows the release of Sasol's annual results this week. Sasol is a popular…
18 Aug 2020 10AM 5 min

South Africa moves to Lockdown Level 2: What you need to know

Thirsty South Africans and smokers alike rejoiced as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would be moving to Level 2 lockdown. This will mean that a number of bans and restrictions will be lifted. "Let's breathe life into our struggling economy," he said. Learn more about your ad choices…
16 Aug 2020 7AM 3 min

Tim Modise speaks to Wendy Alberts about Covid-19 restrictions killing restaurants

CEO of Restaurants Association of South Africa Wendy Alberts talks about the lockdown restrictions on the hospitality sector and the impact on operators and employees. She shares ideas of how to rebuild the severely damaged restaurant businesses, with broadcaster Tim Modise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Aug 2020 6AM 12 min
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