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7,445 Episodes
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QE won't happen - Kganyago; What rich people fear the most in SA; Eskom pumps up Exxaro profits; PPC

In today's news headlines: * South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago dismissed suggestions the central bank’s inflation-targeting mandate be broadened and that it undertake quantitative easing to support an economy facing its deepest contraction in almost nine decades. * Wealthy individuals in five African nations including South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya see political instability as…
13 Aug 2020 2PM 3 min

Tim Modise questions law-enforcers: where are we on arresting corruption in South Africa?

Broadcaster Tim Modise puts your questions to the people leading the country’s great hope in the fight against corruption: Special Investigating Unit head Advocate Andy Mothibi; Sipho Ngwema, the spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority; and Advocate Selby Makgotho of the Special Tribunal. In these excerpts, the focus is on…
13 Aug 2020 1PM 17 min

Prof Alan Whiteside - 'Covid-19 is less serious in SA and we don’t know why.'

Global health expert Professor Alan Whiteside discusses a poignant letter published in The Lancet medical journal which discusses why lockdowns don't work in an African context. This and further insight on the SA lockdown is shared by Whiteside in this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Aug 2020 12PM 11 min

Eskom Pension and Provident Fund pays out R100m bonus to pensioners - Mateza

Chief Executive and Principal Officer Linda Mateza, describes how Eskom's Pension and Provident Fund shared R100m amongst 33,000 pensioners to help ease their financial hardships. In South Africa, many households are dependent on a pension, with many recipients sustaining their children, grandchildren and other relatives on a modest monthly income…
12 Aug 2020 10AM 8 min

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate - Wall Street Journal

Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, picking his former Democratic primary opponent to be the first Black woman and the first woman of Asian descent nominated for vice president by a major party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Aug 2020 8AM 6 min

Inside story of Kodak's surge on $765m White House loan to pivot into drugs

Mostly forgotten photography icon Eastman Kodak jumped into the headlines this month after the Trump White House picked it out for special treatment in a plan to move production of chemicals that go into cornavirus drugs back to the US. The now tiny US company was incentivised through a $765m…
11 Aug 2020 10AM 15 min

Steinhoff: Why Markus Jooste still roams free - NPA boss

In 2017, an accounting scandal erupted at South African multinational Steinhoff. The German authorities uncovered a number of financial irregularities - and Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste jumped ship. Steinhoff's demise meant that a number of wealthy investors, including billionaire Christo Wiese, have felt the devastating effects of its share price…
7 Aug 2020 10AM 2 min
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