Premium: Couple of freshly minted, special interviews for you – Mashaba and Pottinger

This is the final newsletter of an eventful year. And we're closing off on a high note with distribution held back to the afternoon so we could share two special interviews for your enjoyment during the holidays. Both are crackers – and feature personalities much respected by the BizNews tribe..___STEADY_PAYWALL___.My chat with ActionSA founder Herman Mashaba covers a lot of ground – from the back story to negotiations and thought-processes that ousted the ANC from control of the three major Gauteng metros, through to how Mashaba intends turning around the economy when (not "if" for him) the ANC is ejected from national government in 2024. Click here (or on the pic above) for the video of our interview. And click here for the podcast..There's also a must-listen interview with Brian Pottinger, author of a 2020 book that accurately predicted much of what has transpired in the pandemic. I followed up with Pottinger after on his superb interview earlier in the week with Unherd's Freddie Sayers. The former editor and then publisher of the Sunday Times (in its heyday) surpassed the challenge. His bottom line: Covid's path was predictable, was always going to hurt for two years, but is now evolving into a mild virus..Click here for the video. Click here for the podcast. Today's republished story from the Wall Street Journal supports Pottinger's thesis..Thanks once again for the amazing support of BizNews over the past year. We're determined to up our game in 2022 – please hold us to that promise..Finally, some links for year-end housekeeping you might find useful:.* Click here to subscribe to the BizNews TV channel on YouTube.* Click here for the landing page of our podcasts, and then click on the "Follow" button.* Click here to access the BizNews Wine Club's festive specials.* Click here to buy the audiobook on Cyril Ramaphosa biography.* Click here for the audiobook of RW Johnson's classic How Long Will SA Survive?* Click here for the Global Edition of my best-seller How To Invest Like Warren Buffett..More for you to read today:.* Tencent Gives Investors an Early Christmas Present. The Chinese tech giant is cashing in its stake in e-commerce company JD.com. The big question is whether other divestments will follow..* Elon Musk Says He Lives in a $50,000 House. He Doesn't Talk About the Austin Mansion. The world's richest man, who said last year that he was selling physical possessions, has been living in a billionaire friend's estate and shopping for his own Texas palace..* Covid-19 Marches Toward Endemic Status in U.S. as Omicron Spreads. With a new wave rising, people and institutions are making decisions that reflect changing attitudes toward the threat that Covid-19 represents.I'll be taking a break until January 10th, which is when you can expect the next Premium newsletter to hit your inbox. For those who also celebrate it, have a blessed Christmas. May the New Year deliver everything you deserve..NB FOR YOUR WALL STREET JOURNAL ACCESS….As a Premium subscriber you are entitled to full membership of wsj.com (normal price $29 a month). Be sure to action your access through the Premium link on the BizNews website. Because of The Wall Street Journal's credential requirements, be sure to create a password which has at least 8 characters and includes at least one letter and one number – NB it MAY NOT contain any special characters (ie #, !, @ etc). To maintain access to WSJ.com, you MUST enter our partner's website via BizNews Premium at least once a month. A final PS, if you had previously signed up for WSJ you'll need to clear the cookies from your device. Our help desk can assist – support@biznews.com.If you'd like to help sustain our independent voice, why not share the love by making a gift that keeps giving? Click here to access the BizNews Premium subscription signup form, and be sure tick the relevant box (see below). At R100 a month and inclusive of full membership of The Wall Street Journal, it's a mind-expanding gift at an incredibly modest price.

Premium: Couple of freshly minted, special interviews for you – Mashaba and Pottinger

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