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A coalition of the ‘good people’ will prevail in Johannesburg City Council – Freedom Front Plus Chief Whipp Corné Mulder
There has been a flurry of negotiation behind the scenes to get opposition parties to agree on who should be the next Mayor of Johannesburg and keep the ANC/EFF’s candidate out. This follows after ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba accused the Democratic Alliance of not being serious about removing the ANC…
Corion's David Bacher on "no news is good news" April - and runs a line through Alec Hogg's FFM picks
An unusually quiet April provided welcome relief to investors after the turbulence of recent months, and Corion's David Bacher explains why the long-neglected property sector shot to the top of the JSE's leaderboard. In this monthly recap, the author of the Corion report also looks at Alec Hogg's selections in…
FFM podcast ep1: Ultimate starter's guide, and beating those ex-dividend blues
Fantasy Fund Manager kicked off this week with over 2800 users battling it out for the inaugural investor's crown. It's a game built with education at its core to grow the South African investor base. Corion Capital's David Bacher and Garreth Montano, the brains behind the idea, joined BizNews' Stuart…
Cancer, Alzheimer’s, ageing: Dr Valter Longo on his pioneered fasting-mimicking diet and its infinite potential
Humans have attempted to understand ageing and reverse its effects for thousands of years. In modern times, the study of ageing and attempts to reverse its effects have become more scientific and rigorous. The field of gerontology, which focuses on the study of ageing, emerged in the early 20th century,…
South Africa is playing with fire and putting relations with Western nations at risk – Centre for Risk Analysis Chris Hattingh
National Security Adviser in the Presidency, Sydney Mufamadi headed a South African delegation in Washington last week to lobby the U.S. Congress and Biden Administration amid concerns that South Africa’s drift into the Russia-China camp could jeopardise its relationship with the US and other Western trading partners. The Head of…
Herman Mashaba - Opposition pact's 'Elephant in the Room' exposed in Joburg Mayoral Drama
Action SA leader Herman Mashaba exposes the Elephant in the Rainbow Alliance room for all to see - and urges that unless the anti-ANC alliance gets past this, the DA’s proposed Moonshot Pact is a dead duck. Mashaba shares the events leading up to the contentious vote for a new…
Zuma Jnr enters 2024 election as an independent - Duduzane predicts “cataclysmic shift” for SA
The famous, highly articulate son of former SA President Jacob Zuma has decided to fight the country’s potentially watershed 2024 National election outside the ANC because he “wants to be part of the solution”. Duduzane Zuma warns those in power will be held accountable for “dropping the ball”. In this…
Elon Musk won't pay bribes to ANC cronies - so SA to miss out on Starlink's cheap, fast internet broadband from space
Elon Musk's Starlink, the high-speed, low-cost internet access offering from space, won't be coming to South Africa. The reason, says tenacious SA opposition politician Dianne Kohler-Barnard, is the ANC demands that to be licenced, Starlink must first give 30% of the local company to politically connected cronies under the guise…
Andre Crawford-Brunt: From global banker to taking 7m tourist targets on daily SA game-drives
Every month virtual game drive broadcaster WildEarth takes seven million viewers on safari in the South African bush - entertaining and de-stressing them while simultaneously planting seeds for future tourists. In this interview, UK-based Saffer and co-owner Andre Crawford-Brunt shares his journey from global banker to co-owner of an international…
BNC#5 - Stafford Masie Q&A: Booming AI, BTC, quantum-computing, Starlink and SA’s untapped potential
Tech entrepreneur and former Google Executive Stafford Masie answers questions on the rapid rise of cryptocurrency, the integration of Artificial Intelligence in business and the growing concern surrounding South Africa’s economic future. Masie highlights the overlooked value of Bitcoin as both an asset and an international currency, emphasizes the threat…
The South African who loves to tackle for the Chicago Bears – Dieter Eiselen
Dieter Eiselen was born in Pretoria and attended school in Stellenbosch at the Paul Roos Gymnasium and he has just been signed for a fourth season of the Chicago Bears, a professional American football team. Even though he loves rugby and would love to see his former class mate, Herschel…
BNC#5: Advice from the investing panel - be sensible and place your bets wisely
In this insightful BNC#5 investment panel discussion 36One’s Cy Jacobs, Ranmore Fund's Sean Peche, and Merchant West’s Piet Viljoen offer their insights as they weigh in on pressing investing questions covering growth vs. value, the problems with technology and the volatile future of the stock market. Learn more about your…
BNC#5 - Cy Jacobs Q&A: Our stock market is not a reflection of SA - massive opportunity out there
In this BNC#5 Q&A, Cy Jacobs highlights the massive opportunity in the renewable energy sector and the trillions of dollars that will be spent globally. Jacobs discusses the involvement of various companies in the industry, cautioning against the slow turnaround time for fixing coal-fired power stations and the challenges facing…
BNC#5: Cy Jacobs - Better to protect capital on the 10 worst days than miss the 10 best days
In this BNC#5 presentation, Cy Jacobs focuses on hedge fund investment strategies, highlighting forensic research into businesses that are believed to be unsustainable. Jacobs discusses the ability to assess the current environment and choose between value, growth, or quality investments. Highlighting the importance of protecting capital during down markets and…
Lessons from Finland: The world's happiest country – Senior Director Visit Finland, Kristiina Hietasaari
Finland has topped the list of the world's happiest countries for the past six years. That is according to the World Happiness Report. This always surprises countries like South Africa, where we consider plenty of sunshine and our friendly people to be the key ingredients of happiness. In contrast, Finland…
Dr Richard Lindzen exposes the climate change movement as a fabricated, politicised power play motivated by malice and profit.
Veteran climate expert Dr Richard Lindzen made a name for himself before the term "climate scientist" had even been invented. In an interview with the pioneering atmospheric physicist and former emeritus professor of meteorology at MIT, he recounted how, between 1989 and 1996, funding for climate science in the US…
New political party, RISE Mzansi Songezo Zibi wants to rebuild a non-racial democracy in South Africa
Songezo Zibi is a former newspaper editor and political commentator who was the chairperson of the Rivonia Circle, a platform that drew inspiration and courage from the Rivonia Trialists. He will need courage in the robust and sometimes even violent political world he is entering. Zibi comes from a tiny…
BNC #5 Piet Viljoen part 2 - “Assets will fly in this country if Rainbow coalition assumes power in 2024
In the follow-up to his BNC#5 presentation Piet Viljoen delves into what he thinks will happen in 2024 if either an ANC/EFF coalition or the Rainbow coalition assumes power and what it could mean for investment performance. He also offers his thoughts on Bitcoin and its place in today’s turbulent…
BNC#5 - Piet Viljoen: You are not Chuck Norris, take advantage of valuations and don’t put all your money in SA
In this BNC#5 presentation, portfolio manager, Piet Viljoen, delves into his portfolio of undervalued securities and warns that each security is like a brittle twig that can easily break. He clarifies that the job is not to pick individual stocks, but to manage the portfolio using a sensible investment process…
South Africa could lose privileged access to US markets – Foreign Policy Analyst Peter Fabricius
Pressure is growing from the West on the South African government, because of its close relationship with Russia. President Cyril Ramaphosa is said to be sending an envoy to the US to discuss its relationship with Russia. Foreign Policy Analyst Peter Fabricius told BizNews that the South African government is…