This section houses interviews conducted by Biznews, both video and audio, and other interesting inputs sourced from Third Parties.
Rockwell Diamonds Incorporated released its results for the three months ended May 31, 2014 today. The diamond mining company has had a tough run of things over the years, but seems to be on the road to sound growth and stability, with its posting of bottom-line profit, and an eighth successive quarter of revenue growth. Rockwell holds a … Read more
The Monetary Policy Committee at the South African Reserve Bank meet next week. Nomura International expects a 50-basis point increase from the Reserve Bank. Meanwhile, the IMF has warned that itâs likely to cut South Africaâs growth prospects if there are further issues with strikes. Annabel Bishop, Chief Economist at Investec discusses what she expects … Read more
South Africa may have its challenges, but it is a very rich country in terms of its natural resources. Locked up in South Africa, are potentially, some very rich oil and gas reserves. Will we ever see them? Will they ever be brought into account? The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill will make … Read more
Yesterday, two unions representing some of Telkomâs workers said that they would take the South African landline provider to court over possible job losses that would result in half of Telkom’s staff being retrenched. Michael Bagraim from Bagraim Attorneys sums it all up quite well, “Weâre getting into the Alice in Wonderland situation again where âwe donât like … Read more
New Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas took time away from official proceedings to connect with us on CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch today. It is an especially proud occasion for the newest member of the cabinet as he hails from the province so knows all too well what a boost the R600m Chinese investment will give … Read more
The man who built Naspers, former CEO and soon to be chairman Koos Bekker, is currently on his second year-long sabbatical. As might be expected, the culture which stood the business in such good stead is deeply entrenched in the thinking of the new CEO Bob van Dijk. In today’s CNBC Africa Power Lunch interview, … Read more
The wage gap is a huge bone of contention in South Africa, a country notorious for having one of the highest Gini coefficients in the world. The Gini coefficient is a measure of inequality, and it is a well accepted fact that the gap between executive remuneration and the lowest paid worker can sometimes be … Read more
A well known critique of corporate environments across the world is that they lack sufficient influence of female leadership. It is often noted that although companies should have certain quotas of women in leadership, they do not, because of the small pool of available talent. Many argue that despite where we are in terms of … Read more
The reality of the impact of the brain drain on Africa and South Africa, is well-known and well-documented. Floods of South Africans have fled our shores for brighter, better futures in countries with less volatile reputations. The loss of the skilled individual affects every aspect of our economy, and as a country and a continent, … Read more
The extraordinary Reuters story of how an Advocate and a Bishop were the catalysts in ending the five month platinum mining strike has been very well read on Biznews – and around the world. On CNBC Africa Power Lunch today, the Advocate, Dali Mpofu, came through to the studio to talk about how he got … Read more