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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.

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7,445 Episodes
5280 – 5300

The Editor’s Desk: Lockdown, PANDA, damned lies, & statistics

As lockdown restrictions continue to grind away at South Africa’s economy – and daily life – many voices are challenging the government’s management of the crisis. Some – like the group of actuaries calling themselves PANDA – have taken aim at government models that overestimated the Covid-19 death toll. Others,…
19 Jul 2020 6AM 16 min

Andrea Rademeyer: sobering statistics on SA alcohol ban

Andrea Rademeyer is the chief executive and founder of Ask Afrika - a full service market research company. In this interview, Rademeyer engages in an interesting discussion with BizNews founder Alec Hogg on topical issues. Having conducted nearly 7000 interviews since the beginning of lockdown, Rademeyer shares valuable insight and…
17 Jul 2020 8AM 12 min

Prof Ian Vlok from Tygerberg Hospital praises nurses and applauds the alcohol ban

Professor Ian Vlok, neuroscientist and neurosurgeon at Tygerberg Hospital, follows up with BizNews founder Alec Hogg on the management of Covid-19 infections at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. During their previous discussion in May, Prof Vlok explained how the hospital had been preparing for the anticipated tidal wave of…
17 Jul 2020 4AM 12 min

Tim Modise: Sizing up taxi rules, economy with SMME Forum's Tebogo Khaas

People have got to work and they've got to balance the interests between protecting their lives and their livelihoods. One person who is knowledgeable about these matters and has got strong opinions is Mr Tebogo Khaas, who is the founder of the SMME Forum. He also goes by asymptomatic Covid19…
16 Jul 2020 5AM 24 min

Richard Calland: Ramaphosa has done well on Covid-19; Cabinet has weak links

Richard Calland is a legal and political expert, with a special focus on South Africa. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg, Calland - who was a barrister in London before changing career focus - shares his score-card on how President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet have dealt with…
15 Jul 2020 12PM 15 min
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