Disruptors vs disrupted - David Shapiro looks at forces driving the winners and losers

Loading player...
Facing backlash is nothing new for the outspoken market analyst David Shapiro and again there is no holds barred when he questions the competence of management in a discussion with Alec Hogg in the latest Biznews Rational Radio webinar. Shapiro admits it's been tough for SA Inc, but questions how much of an impact should really be ascribed to the Covid-19 lockdown on some share performances and how much of the blame actually falls on management. He stands in awe of the runaway performance of tech-driven companies like Zoom, Tesla, SA's Prosus and Naspers and surprisingly the miners, which are not really reflective of what's happening in the economy. - Stanley Karombo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 May 2020 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

Other recent episodes

Eskom's nuclear nightmare returns: Zuma-era ghost returns to haunt St Francis

Is South Africa about to repeat its most expensive infrastructure mistakes? Ten years after a corruption-laden Russia/Zuma initiative was shelved, the controversial proposal for a nuclear power plant at Thyspunt near St Francis is back on the table. Communities in the Eastern Cape are sounding the alarm at a siting…
28 Apr 10AM 33 min

Jock of the Bushveld returns: AI brings a South African classic back to life

Jock of the Bushveld, the classic story of how the runt of the litter became the trusted, gutsy companion of Sir Percy FitzPatrick during South Africa’s goldmining era, is one of the country’s most enduring stories. The book once outsold the Bible locally and was adapted into a feature film…
24 Apr 5AM 21 min

Alec Hogg assesses BNC#8: Clem Sunter's penny has finally dropped

Download and read the BNC#8 post-conference PDF here: https://bit.ly/4eB6uCi In a candid address to the Hermanus Rotary Club, BizNews editor Alec Hogg reflects on the key takeaways from BizNews Conference 8, unpacking South Africa’s economic stagnation, governance failures, and the growing realisation that “Pretoria will not provide.” Drawing on insights…
24 Apr 8AM 25 min