Meet Michael Appel - the new editor of BizNews

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At the beginning of June, Michael Appel was appointed editor of BizNews, only the second person to hold this post in the almost nine year history of the company. In this interview with BizNews founder Alec Hogg we get to hear the story of how the much-travelled son of a diplomat made his way into the corner office of South Africa's ambitious online media company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Jun 2022 10AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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