Alec Hogg: Thanks for keeping faith Cyril, so should we

Not for the first time, South Africa breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when its president resisted the urge to tighten the Covid-19 related lockdown, ignoring shrill demands from the left. So, the hospitality industry's much needed Easter holiday boost goes ahead, sparing the economy further harm..Read more: Alec Hogg: Why we sold three top performing stocks.For most, the ANC elective conference in December 2017 is a distant memory. Except for cynics, of course, who love to say reaction to Zuma's ousting – Ramaphoria – was overdone. Perhaps. But like every seismic shift, while it was over-estimated in the short-term, the long-term impact was under-estimated..___STEADY_PAYWALL___.Ramaphosa's decision to go easy over Easter, the likely cause for the unexpected resignation of his Covid Tzar, would have been shaped by economic data. Primarily charts like the one above by Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings, which plots where SA's economy is heading (by using "leading indicators")..Read more: Alec Hogg: Heeding warnings, changing BizNews Share portfolio.Their track record tells us Zuma and his cronies wouldn't have bothered with such niceties. Given the plundering cabal's real intentions – laid bare in mountains of evidence at the Zondo Commission they would have used any excuse to tighten a lockdown. Cyril Ramaphosa, instead, relied on the facts and has acted in the national interest. He is keeping the faith. So should we..PS Those 100 people in the room at Champagne Sports resort when Nick Hudson delivered his keynote to the BizNews Investment conference two weeks ago had a front row seat to a phenomenon. The recording of his presentation, posted on YouTube five days ago, has now been viewed more than 350 000 times. Part Two – the Q&A after his podium address – was uploaded last night. Here's the link: .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aStTANE4cKY&t=1073s.How to catch the BizNews Power Hour.The BizNews Power Hour is broadcast every evening from 5:30pm SA time. There are quite a few ways to catch it live…….On our 24×7 live stream which is at https://iono.fm/s/141Watch the in-studio action on the BizNewsTV YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKFTZQpCTs3YVf3yetO3NgIn Cape Town free to air – Fine Music Radio on FM 101.3 (CT); 107.9 (False Bay); 94.7 (Hout Bay); 97.1 (Altantic Seaboard)Via FMR live stream: https://iono.fm/s/6Via FMR on DSTV – channel 838.If you miss the live show, all recordings of BizNews Power Hour are available on:.BizNews Radio on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5FFrCgm9cQpFdpemev4lEIBizNews Radio on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) –https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/biznews-radio/id1441394221.For your listening and viewing pleasure:.Latest audio on BizNews Radio…(click on the link to access)BPH: Piet Viljoen; Easy Equities; FMF; SAA pilotsFB: "Farcical" vaccine roll-out; interest rate risk; MTN, VodacomChina tech stocks Tencent, Alibaba in govt crosshairs.Cy Jacobs on collapse of Archegos, views on cryptoTransaction Capital CEO on "fabulous" WeBuyCars acquisitionUnderstanding ANC's Moment of Truth – Nic BorainNew ways to take up life insurance with CEO of BrightRockMeet Stephen Saad: Behind-the-scenes on J&J vaccineLatest videos on BizNews TV… (subscribe and tune in daily at 5:30pm to the livestream of the BizNews Power Hour)Ace Magashule runs out of luck as CR cracks his whipGlobal Portfolio: Heeding the warnings

Alec Hogg: Thanks for keeping faith Cyril, so should we

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