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Key Solar Exchange: A 12J opportunity that generates returns through solar energy
Jaco Gerber of Futureneers Capital, experts in 12J investment opportunities, shares the details of a fund that generates returns through income-generating solar power schemes. He says the first step is to choose your asset; step two is to identify the best funding method. Futureneers facilitates funding, including through offshore investments…
BizNews Power Hour - 31 May. Neal Froneman takes on Gwede, WeBuyCars founder, all things gold
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host David Shapiro, Sibanye Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman, We Buy Cars founder and CEO Faan Van Der Walt, and Peter Major and David Melville on the gold price and how to take advantage of it. Learn more…
Flash Briefing: SA won't recover from Covid for at least 4 years - OECD; SARB governor protests school racism
* South Africa has tightened up measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. * South Africa, forecast to have one of the slowest economic recoveries in the world, is unlikely to recover before 2025, according to the to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. * In markets from…
Covid-19 vaccines: Has science been ignored for political expediency? - Dr Nathi Mdladla
We are indeed living in unprecedented times. The abrupt advent of Covid-19 was, however, only the beginning. What followed was an anomalous sequence of events that have irrevocably changed the way we live. Dr Nathi Mdladla, does a deep dive into the relentless vaccine race – despite the numerous setbacks…
Strong rand hammered Standard Bank. Why is it blaming currency effects for revenue hit? Expert insights
Standard Bank, a South African headquartered multinational, said this week that a stronger rand drove its revenue down in the first four months of this year. Why is it blaming 'currency effects' for its four-month revenue hit? Joining Jackie Cameron, for BizNews, to discuss a question that shareholders should be…
Asking the right questions: An e-toll victory for OUTA with Wayne Duvenage
The MEC of transport in Gauteng announced that e-tolls are a thing of the past last week. Wayne Llewellen Duvenage is the CEO of the South African corruption-fighting civil action organisation,(OUTA ), which has been very outspoken on the corruption surrounding e-tolls. He joined the festive Friday episode of the…
BizNews Power Hour - Friday 28th May 2021. Covid-19 vaccines, Gauteng e-tolls, wine and food
Festive Friday BizNews Power Hour features a review of the big stories of the week - Covid-19 vaccines, Gauteng e-tolls with OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage - and in Carrie's Corner the inimitable Carrie Adams talks to Michael Fridjhon and Nicky van der Walt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
A new economy for Zimbabwe with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube
Minister Ncube was appointed Finance Minister of Zimbabwe on Friday 7 September 2018 under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government. With his expertise and guidance - there is renewed hope for a new economy for Zimbabwe. Minister Ncube joined the BizNews Power Hour to share his new role and plans for the…
'Resist authoritarianism in all its forms - that's the lesson of history' - Nick Hudson of PANDA
This week, Facebook ended its ban on posts asserting that Covid-19 was man-made or manufactured. The stunning policy reversal came as evidence is rapidly surfacing that the origin of Covid-19 may, in fact, be the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Facebook’s ban is one of the many examples of censorship that…
Flash Briefing: SA fund investors miss stock market gains; Germany pays Namibia for genocide; Bitcoin smacked again
* The total assets invested in South African collective investment schemes (CIS) ended the first quarter of 2021 at a record R2.9tn, but most of this money went into fixed interest funds - which means investors lost out on stock market gains. * Germany is paying Namibia for colonial era…
BizNews Power Hour - Thursday 27th May 2021. Zimbabwe FinMin, censorship twists, contact sport
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Piet Viljoen, Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and PANDA's Nick Hudson on Facebook's u-turn on the birthplace of Covid and contact sports in schools being banned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
South Africans are losing their citizenship - and don't even know it. DA fights little-known rule
Many South Africans who move elsewhere to work lose their South African citizenship without even knowing it. This is because there is an obscure law that requires you to report in to the Department of Home Affairs very early in the process of obtaining another passport. Dr Rory Jubber, leader…
Flash Briefing: E-tolls may be scrapped in Gauteng; You can now agree Covid is manmade, on Facebook; post offices shut
* South Africa’s rising coronavirus infections, which jumped by 33% on Wednesday, puts pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa to reintroduce stricter lockdown measures, reports Bloomberg. * South Africa is planning to scrap electronic road tolls in Gauteng. * The insolvent SA Post Office is shutting about 130 offices. * Congo…
Willem Petzer is taking a stand against mismanagement of taxpayers money
Willem Petzer is the leader of the Taxpayers Union of SA. He uses social media to raise his concerns about how SA tax monies are used by the government and his forthright views are again attracting attention. Under the appealing title of “Want to stop funding the ANC with YOUR…
Going manganese with Afrimat CEO - Andries van Heerden
Afrimat Limited is a leading black empowered open pit mining company that recently increased its interests in the mining field by purchasing a manganese mine. Andries van Heerden, the CEO of Afrimat, joined last night's BizNews Power Hour to share details on this deal. With over twenty years of experience…
Die wêreld se slimste, hardwerkendste, en kreatiefste mense kan vir jou werk
In hierdie potgooi verduidelik Deon Gouws van Credo Wealth vir Charl Botha hoe mens te werk kan gaan om die wêreld se slimste, hardwerkendste, en kreatiefste mense te kry om vir jou te werk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Invest in solar power, slash your tax bill - a 12J investment with a steady return
Invest in solar power projects that generate solid, steady returns and slash your tax bill this year. That's the investment opportunity on offer from 12J specialists Futureneers, through its KSE 12J investment opportunity. Time is running out to take advantage of a tax rule that allows you to deduct money…
BizNews Power Hour - Wednesday 26th May 2021. Bitcoin, Afrimat goes manganese, anti-tax plans
In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek, Luno's Marius Reitz on Bitcoin's volatility, Afrimat CEO Andries van Heerden on the move into Manganese and Willem Petzer on his anti-tax video and plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Flash Briefing: Zuma FINALLY answers corruption charges in court; SA taxpayers to spend more on foreign spies
* Former South African President Jacob Zuma appeared in court to face corruption, money laundering and racketeering charges, and pleaded not guilty on all counts. * The number of confirmed Covid-19 infections has risen 17% in South Africa over the past week. * South African taxpayers are footing the bill…
Dudu Myeni pulls a no show at the Zondo Commission - Paul O'Sullivan speaks
Forensics investigator and crusader against corruption and injustice, Paul O'Sullivan, joined Alec Hogg and the BizNews Power Hour team last night to discuss the former chairman of SAA - Dudu Myeni - going AWOL at the Zondo commission. Judge Zondo has since ordered a criminal complaint to be laid against…