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Bernard Mostert, the former CEO of Tekkie Town, spoke to BizNews founder Alec Hogg stating that Tekkie Town ‘wants its day in court’.
14th May 2021
Philip Gray reflects on his experience with the South African Post Office since 2018 and touches on the ongoing legal case on deliveries that weigh less than 1kg.
14th May 2021
South African business icon Brian Joffe was the flagship guest on Thursday's BizNews Power Hour, with the Bidvest founder upbeat about the prospects of his latest venture - Long4Life.
14th May 2021
Patrick Soon-Shiong also plans to work with other African countries to enable the development of second-generation vaccine capabilities, says Bloomberg.
14th May 2021
If there’s one thing that the post-Covid world has triggered, it’s wholesale digital transformation. There will be many new normals. For retailers, for schools, for families.
14th May 2021
All B&I Lions matches will be played in Gauteng and Cape Town to minimise the risks of disruption that could be caused by the pandemic.
14th May 2021
"The deal rounds out an asset-sale programme that has helped Sasol reduce borrowings that ballooned amid cost overruns at a US chemicals project."
14th May 2021
“It was another volatile session for US shares. However, all three major indices posted gains last night, breaking a three day losing streak”.
14th May 2021
An increase in the positivity rate may force President Ramaphosa to consider reintroducing lockdown measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
14th May 2021
Standard Bank is also ready to take advantage of consolidation throughout Africa, where it has a presence in 20 countries, says Bloomberg.
14th May 2021
Covid-19 cases have increased by 46% in the last week, but the Department of Health says we have not yet hit the third wave.
13th May 2021
In April 2021, US headline consumer inflation rose far more than expected, up 0.8%m/m versus expectations for an increase of only 0.2%m/m.
12th May 2021
A rather pleasant surprise to see the rand touch on its best levels since pre-lockdown circumstances and even further back as 6 years ago.
13th May 2021
Saving for retirement through retirement annuities and preservation funds has always been widely recommended due to the tax benefits available.
11th May 2021
The rise of cryptocurrencies has been nothing short of stellar and they have been touted as an alternative to traditional safe-haven assets.
5th May 2021
When looking at retirement products, one needs to differentiate between “pre-retirement” and “post retirement” products, writes Sonia du Plessis.
4th May 2021
Investors want higher interest rates - but they aren't coming. That has implications for the value of currencies in relation to the USD, including the rand.
11th May 2021
Reward Properties has teamed up with Pam Golding International to launch an exciting property redevelopment project in one of Lisbon’s coolest live, work, play neighbourhoods.
11th May 2021
TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers explains why he doesn't believe a Moody's report on SA at the end of this week will be bad news for the rand.
4th May 2021
Overseas investors have been attracted to the resilience of the UK property market despite a pandemic and economic uncertainty caused by Brexit.
29th April 2021
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has committed an initial R3bn to help build out South Africa’s capabilities to produce Covid-19 vaccines.
13th May 2021
Messaging platform WhatsApp has several changes in the works as the terms of service and privacy policy deadline (15 May) nears.
13th May 2021
Piet Viljoen joined the BizNews Power Hour as co-host and applied his keen understanding to a host of topics, including Naspers and Prosus.
13th May 2021
Ascendis has managed to avoid business rescue, with CEO Mark Sardi unpacking the recapatilisation agreement on the BizNews Power Hour.
13th May 2021
It's easy to blame the pandemic but even before, the real SA economy grew at an average 1.2% annual rate for the ten years to 2019, writes Mike Schussler.
13th May 2021
David Hurwitz, the man at the helm of Transaction Capital, unpacked the interim results further on last night's BizNews Power Hour.
13th May 2021
The total growth for online retail in South Africa in 2020 came to 66%, bringing the total to R30.2bn, reports MyBroadband.co.za.
12th May 2021
Sygnia's Magda Wierzycka is going head-to-head with ARK's Cathie Wood - by globally launching themed-ETFs that target identical investors.
12th May 2021
The Zondo inquiry is investigating claims that Zuma allowed the Guptas to control cabinet appointments and state contracts before the party replaced him with Ramaphosa in 2018.
29th April 2021
About 4,000 cases of re-infection with Covid-19 have been found in South Africa, says the chair of the country’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Vaccines.
25th February 2021
South Africa’s first vaccines arrive in the country on February 1 and Eskom wants South Africans with solar panels to pay more for electricity.
28th January 2021
Elon Musk has once again caused fanfare amongst market participants after singing the praises of e-commerce company Etsy.
26th January 2021
Resident wine expert Carrie Adams chats to Alastair Rimmer, an internationally acclaimed cellar master. Rimmer shares his story.
12th May 2021
Joining Carrie Adams is Mike Ratcliffe of Vilafonte. He sits down to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Stellenbosch Wine Route.
6th May 2021
Jonah Naidoo is the founder of Dry Dock Liquor, which he describes as a "community business". The pair discuss surviving the pandemic as liquor vendors.
29th April 2021
By Word of Mouth was started by Karen Short in 1993 and continues to shine as one of the finest catering companies in the country.
23rd April 2021
Kutlwano Olifant lost her grandfather recently, and the pain was worsened by Covid-19 that prevented the family from performing certain rituals.
14th May 2021
"Such changes are potentially momentous. Yet how much public participation will be allowed on these further changes remains unclear."
13th May 2021
Steven Nathan joined the BizNews Power Hour and shared valuable insights into the scandal brewing around the Public Investment Commission.
12th May 2021
Ivermectin is seen as a repeat of hydroxychloroquine and not to be taken seriously. Belief in it, worthy only of derision, writes Andrew Bannister.
12th May 2021