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R100-million Dinosaur centre as dead as a Dodo? MP Sonja Boshoff
The establishment of the R100-million Dinosaur Interpretive Centre in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in Clarens in the Free State has been hit by long delays. This has resulted in a huge loss of potential income from visitors, students and researchers from across the world. The Centre was commissioned…
Blooming Success at Chelsea: South African Agapanthus Experts Andy and Quinton
It takes more than hard work and sweat in the African sun to blow the petals off exhibitors at the world-renowned Chelsea flower show. For Andy de Wet and Quinton Bean, two South African plant breeders, it took 18 years of diligent cultivation, 12,000 hand-pollinated seedlings, and perfect timing to…
Unpacking Easy Equities deal with Telkom - a product that could take SA by storm
Sibusiso Ngwenya, the highly qualified head of Fintech at Telkom, explains the telecoms company’s partnership with Easy Equities. It’s a leap in the democratisation of share market investing for the bottom end of society’s pyramid. It offers the incentive of a free R50 investment when the Telkom Digital Wallet client…
Extradition of Ex-Mozambican Minister Marks Southern Africa’s Anti-Corruption Triumph
Mozambique’s former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, is set to face charges in the US over his role in a $2 billion so-called “tuna bond” scandal, after South Africa’s top court dismissed an appeal by his home country for him to be tried there. It marks the end of a long-running…
Male suicide crisis – how gender equality, feminism, and policy engendered this obscure issue – Richard Reeves
It's a well-known fact that the global suicide rate is alarming, with an average of over 700,000 people taking their own lives each year. What isn't remotely well-known, however, is that the suicide rate among males is three to four times higher than that among women. Richard V. Reeves, a…
Saldanha Bay Blue Print: How to Run a Successful Municipality – Mayor André Truter
Many municipalities in South Africa face substantial financial challenges, rendering them unable to fulfil their obligation of delivering essential services to their communities. A prevailing culture of non-payment further jeopardises the long-term viability of numerous councils. But there are beacons of light and councils that are well run that could…
PWC rocked as 53 Australian partners exposed for using Canberra-sourced secrets to benefit foreign clients
In this era of state nationalism, reputational crime doesn't get much worse than PWC in Australia which sold its foreigners inside information sourced during consulting to the National Treasury on multinational tax avoidance. A once trusted advisor in Canberra, PWC's head of International Tax Peter Collins, is accused of having…
The House of Whistleblowers - explained by whistleblower Cynthia Stimpel
One of South Africa’s bravest whistle-blowers, Cynthia Stimpel, speaks to BizNews about the huge personal sacrifices being made bythe country’s whistleblowers; the terrible losses some have suffered - and the extreme vilification that is used to discredit those who dare speak truth to power. She is now dedicating herself to…
FFM podcast ep4: The Naspers heavyweight as Tinder inspires active against hold
Time flies as we enter week four of Fantasy Fund Manager. This week Corion Capital's David Bacher and Andrew Vintcent from ClucasGray Asset Management joined us in the studio. A Tinder-inspired article in the Financial Mail got the juices flowing around which approach might be better suited; buy-to-hold or active…
Police sued over lives taken with cop-smuggled guns: Major-General Jeremy Vearey
A class action law suit has been launched by families of those killed and maimed by guns smuggled to gangsters by cops. Former top cop Major-General Jeremy Vearey has given BizNews the inside story of the investigation codenamed Project Impi, which was eventually disbanded after interference from top brass. About…
“If big and scary’ Gayton did the same, I would have strangled him” – Charles Cilliers on Mashaba book furore
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba’s book, written by political commentator Prince Mashele, has sparked controversy following the revelation that Mashaba contributed to its funding, despite being advertised as an unauthorised biography, Jonathan Ball Publishers withdrew the book from the market, citing a breach of trust, as Mashele failed to disclose the…
Karpowership deal could cost South Africa R200 billion and do little to solve load shedding - Kevin Milehame
The National Transport Department’s decision to grant Karpowership, a Turkish power ship operator, 20-year access to three South African ports has been met with criticism from environmental groups and opposition parties. Kevin Milehame, the DA’s shadow minister of Energy, has warned that the deal could cost South African taxpayers a…
SA's ultimate whistleblower Andre de Ruyter on his bestseller documenting ANC's Eskom plundering
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is taking no chances after publishing his instant bestseller Truth To Power, which exposes the ANC's plundering of South Africa's national electricity utility. De Ruyter has refused any in-person engagement - but did agree to an "email interview" with Alec Hogg of BizNews. In…
Political analyst Eugene Brink: The toxic break up between De Ruyter and the ANC over Eskom
Political scientist and independent commentator Eugene Brink guides BizNews through the doomed relationship between departed Eskom boss André de Ruyter and the African National Congress (ANC), a relationship that started with big expectations on both sides, but ended in bitter recriminations. Brink predicts that De Ruyter speaking out could have…
The mysteries of the SA-Russia Arms "Deal" - Unpacked by global arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein
Global arms trade expert Andrew Feinstein shares his perspective on a charge by the United States that South Africa supplied arms to Russia in a time of war and sanctions. The former African National Congress (ANC) MP, who resigned in protest from Parliament at the ANC's refusal to allow an…
Artificial Intelligence 101 - Stafford Masie’s user’s guide to our very different future
There have been so many warnings about Artificial intelligence including a call from 1000 tech leaders and researchers, and Elon Musk calling for a pause on AI and they point to the potential risk of AI to humanity. Governments are playing catch-up looking for what UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak…
Forex in SA - Ignorance is expensive, certainly not bliss
Arno von Helden is the driver of Standard Bank’s revolutionary in-house fintech called Shyft, a business that’s democratising the foreign exchange market for retail investors. In this interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews, Arno explains how Shyft clients can transact at a fraction of the fee charged traditionally - and…
SARS Whistleblower JvL: De Ruyter's 'naive' investigation; Pravin Gordhan; being mugged
Johann van Loggerenberg entered the public consciousness during the Gupta era of State Capture when fighting the defanging of an investigative unit he headed at SA Revenue Services. SARS's best-known whistleblower chronicled his story in the co-authored 2016 bestseller "Rogue: The Inside Story of SARS's Elite Crime Busting Unit". In…
Zimbabwe's gold mafia puts spotlight on Southern Africa’s organised crime problem – Piers Pigou ISS
A recent investigative report by Al Jazeera has brought to light a web of gold smugglers allegedly aiding the Zimbabwean government in evading sanctions. The exposé has implicated high-ranking individuals, including diplomats, the President's niece, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself. Piers Pigou, the Head of the Southern African programme at the…
Treasury DG to Moti CEO: Dondo Mogajane on Moti Group's challenges, successes, new projects and more
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