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7,447 Episodes
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Dr Martyn Davies: Time for talking is over - SA needs action. Now.

At the WEF Africa meeting, independent-minded Dr Martyn Davies of Deloitte picked up a bunch of penetrating questions from the Biznews community - and provided his own forthright responses. Davies, who is fluent in Mandarin and travels widely, tackled thorny issues ranging from the proposed NHI through to stalling economic…
5 Sep 2019 11AM 17 min

ON THE RECORD: Absa's Jeff Gable talks turkey on Tito's recovery plan

One of the most popular themes of questions posed by the Biznews community ahead of the WEF Africa meeting related to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's economic revival plan. So Alec Hogg tracked down one of the relative few economists who have actually read the entire document. Among the questions were…
5 Sep 2019 3AM 10 min

ON THE RECORD: PWC's Africa boss Dion Shango answers our community

In Monday's Daily Insider newsletter, we asked members of the Biznews community to send through questions that we could ask heavy hitters attending the WEF Africa meeting. Alec Hogg caught up with Dion Shango, the Africa head of PWC, the world's leading Big Four accounting and auditing firm. Alec got…
5 Sep 2019 3AM 12 min

Recession avoided; Rand rebounds: Aspen reduces debt; Boris loses majority; AMCU deregistration reconsidered; army deployed for xenophobic attacks

In today’s business headlines: South Africa has averted a recession after economic growth rebounded in the second quarter; The Rand firmed on the surprising GDP rebound; The Pound rebounded as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost his majority in Parliament; Aspen Pharmacare is making progress in reducing its debt burden,…
3 Sep 2019 2PM 4 min

Modern business world encourages psychopathic behaviour - Heidi Maibom

Former Steinhoff CEO, Marcus Jooste is rumoured to have been asked if he was an 'effing' psychopath when it came to light that he had been lying for years to colleagues and close friends. DA MP, David Maynier caused a stir in Parliament when he repeated the question to Jooste…
3 Sep 2019 7AM 13 min

David Shapiro: Justifiable concerns around Discovery's "aggressive" accounting

On the Rational Radio show this week, SA's favourite market commentator David Shapiro was in top form, sharing his forthright opinions on the three big investment stories of the moment - Discovery's apparent valuation hole; Sasol's massive overspending on its US chemicals plant; and Naspers' pending listing of its global…
28 Aug 2019 1PM 14 min

Tekkie Town's Bernard Mostert: How Jooste duped us out of R3.3bn

As the entrails of the corrupt Steinhoff empire become exposed, bruised investors are realising how little defence they have against a sociopathic CEO supported by crooked auditors. But spare a thought for Braam van Huyssteen, his CEO Bernard Mostert, and Tekkie Town which invested two and a half decades building…
28 Aug 2019 7AM 15 min

Jared Watson: Shining new light on Gavin Watson's untimely death

For some time, chartered accountant Jared Watson had been working with his uncle, the late Gavin Watson of Bosasa fame, on a submission for a confidential SARS tax inquiry. They were together on Sunday evening and were to meet the next morning to drive together to put the final touches…
28 Aug 2019 5AM 14 min

RMB helps funnel global investment of $650m into African infrastructure

RMB transactor Lwandile Nene unpack's the bank's role in assisting the Africa Finance Corporation to close  $650m Eurobond debt issue at an attractive interest rate. As a result of interest generated ahead of the issue, demand was so strong that the interest rate was cut from an indicative 4.75% to…
25 Aug 2019 10PM 12 min
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