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Graeme Smith the businessman: Betway SA20 surges in IPL jet stream

One of South Africa’s most successful cricketers, long-time Proteas captain Graeme Smith, has transformed into one of his sport’s leading businessmen. Smith is the League Commissioner of Betway SA20, whose second season kicks off on January 10, after a successful debut at the beginning of 2023. Smith is looking forward…
14 Dec 2023 4AM 22 min

Bankrupt ANC tapping Russian cash via Mossgas, Nuclear deals - Mileham

The past week’s announcements on Russian wins for the Mossgas plant refurbishment and a proposed 2 500MW nuclear plant follow the template applied by the ANC in the disastrous Kusile and Medupi contracts, where tender documents were massaged to favour Luthuli House’s preferred partner. In this episode of UNDICTATED, shadow…
13 Dec 2023 9AM 20 min

SAPS commissioners could face jail for contempt of court …

The South African Police Service (SAPS) National Commissioner Sehlahle Fannie Masemola and Eastern Cape Commissioner Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene may have to talk their way out of jail tomorrow (Thursday 14 December). In what could be a landmark case, they have been summonsed to appear in court to explain the failure…
13 Dec 2023 5AM 11 min

How Ranmore stays among world’s top funds - and delivered 38% in past year

Every day, Ranmore Fund Management’s founder and chief investment officer Sean Peche uses what he learned during many years at the proverbial knee of SA’s greatest money manager, the late Dr Simon Marais. Those lessons include applying a tried and tested process of uncovering value - and working hard to…
11 Dec 2023 5AM 22 min

Charles Savage: Easy may look hectic - but it’s all on plan

A profit reverse for Easy Equities’ parent company Purple Group in the financial year to end August set some tongues wagging. But inside the company the response to the numbers was sanguine - CEO Charles Savage explaining here why it’s all going according to plan, with the bottom line picture…
8 Dec 2023 10AM 15 min

SA could have no safe drinking water in 5 years…

South Africa could have no safe drinking water in five years - unless the crisis is addressed. That is the prediction from Dr Ferrial Adam, the Executive Manager of WaterCAN, an initiative of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse). She speaks to BizNews about the Department of Water and Sanitation reports…
6 Dec 2023 9AM 5 min

ConCourt sets ground rules for 2024 independents…

The Constitutional Court handed down judgments today (Monday) that set important rules for independent candidates in next year’s national election. Michael Louis, the chair of the Independent Candidates Association (ICA), was there. In this interview, he takes BizNews through the judgments and explains their implications.  He predicts a scenario where…
5 Dec 2023 3AM 14 min

Share market’s gangbuster performance in November - Bacher unpacks why

After enduring three challenging months, investment markets experienced a robust rebound in November, marked by double-digit increases in global equities. In this month’s comprehensive recap, Corion’s David Bacher delves into the reasons behind these shifts and the specific impacts. He highlights both the top-performing equities and the money managers who…
4 Dec 2023 7AM 19 min

UNDICTATED: Business appeasing Pretoria a disaster, NHI shows ANC ignores them anyway

As the “gradually…then suddenly” impact of the ANC’s socialist economic policies become apparent to all, Corporate South Africa’s appeasement approach is coming into sharper focus. In this episode of UNDICTATED, Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara urges corporate executives to grow a pair, as the evidence proves business’s “ask nicely”…
1 Dec 2023 5AM 20 min

UNDICTATED: Why steelmaker AMSA forced into 35% downsizing. Hint: Eskom, Transnet.

This week’s shock announcement that South Africa’s dominant but loss-making steelmaker Arcelor Mittal is cutting its 10,000 workforce by 35%, is a case of gradually….then suddenly. For the past five years, this one-time major exporter has been pleading for sanity from Pretoria. With ever-growing problems at Eskom and an imploding…
29 Nov 2023 10AM 21 min
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