Inside government quarantine in South Africa
Stronger Together! has never been more pertinent than in our fight against Covid-19. Springbok Rugby Captain Siya Kolisi, who cemented this slogan, was one of the first to make an impassioned plea for...
View ArticleMailbox: ‘Please, let Edgars be saved’– it’s part of who we are
Edgars – the iconic clothing retailer and department store giant which has been a part of South Africans’ lives for decades – has been a topic of great concern and interest in recent months. Edcon, the...
View ArticleMailbox: ‘Shame on you, for shaming Professor Boulle’– Covid-19 PANDA data...
The business community has been fascinated by the analysis of Covid-19 data and, in particular, the harm overly pessimistic forecasts can cause as they play into economic decision-making. Nick Hudson,...
View ArticleMailbox: PANDA giving actuaries and economists a bad name
BizNews welcomes comment and feedback and publishes your letters in our Mailbox. In this piece, Jay Koome takes aim at PANDA, which has delivered a series of hard-hitting pieces dissecting Covid-19...
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Mailbox: excess deaths vs Covid-19 deaths – consequence of lockdown?
BizNews welcomes comment and feedback and publishes your letters in our Mailbox. In this Mailbox, Erik Wandrag draws our attention to the unusually high number of excess deaths in South Africa over the...
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Mailbox: SA is being controlled by fear – Lesley Caw
BizNews welcomes letters and opinion pieces and encourages debate. In this piece, Lesley Caw reflects on the rules that have been imposed on South Africans in the era of Covid-19. Caw draws on the work...
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Mailbox: Like Alice in Wonderland, Ramaphosa has fallen down a rabbit hole –...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been very vocal about his plans for a better South Africa and repeatedly reminded South Africans of these plans, aimed at increasing foreign direct investment, stimulating...
View ArticleMailbox: Nationality also impacts the admission process into Ivy League schools
By BizNews reader I read your article on gaining admission to Ivy League universities and I thought it was interesting. As a follow up, I think it would be fascinating to research how one’s nationality...
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Mailbox: Water wastage in agriculture a serious problem
BizNews reader Thys Kapp has written to Portia Chawane, Environmental Officer at the Department of Water and Sanitation and James Mofokeng, Environmental Specialist at the Department of Water and...
View ArticleMailbox: Mboweni favours AYO, not protecting pensions
The Association for Monitoring and Advocacy of Government Pensions has released a statement, raising concerns about the lack of separation between the Finance Ministry and privately owned AYO...
View ArticlePension fund fears confirmed; R6bn on Sekunjalo, Survé chopping block – AMAGP
The association for the monitoring and advocacy of government pensions again points to the failure of the ministry of finance, the Public Investment Corporation and the board of trustees of the...
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Mailbox: The vaccine dilemma – more questions herd than answers
By Dewald Lubbe wrote the below in response to Alec Hogg’s Daily Insider: AH: Even vaccine sceptics will have to be impressed with the Covid-19 numbers now coming out of the UK which celebrated...
View Article‘Old Mutual took their eye off the ball’– Steven Nathan
BizNews community member Ingrid Luyt wrote to BizNews founder Alec Hogg this week seeking any information regarding the dismal performance of Old Mutual. Her question was posed to Steven Nathan,...
View ArticleMailbox: Many a Post Office encounter gone wrong; heaven help us
BizNews welcomes opinions and letters from community members. In his response to Alec Hogg’s Daily Insider newsletter, Philip Gray shares his personal experiences with his local Post Office. By Philip...
View ArticleSouth Africa – Despair and determined courage
It’s undoubtedly one of South Africa’s saddest moments. In the past week, pockets of the country have been rocked by violence, crime and protesting, as myriad individuals made a bee-line for businesses...
View ArticleCovid-19: “The more mistakes global governments make, the more they seem to...
Censorship regarding Covid-19 is something BizNews is all too familiar with. In April this year, a video of Nick Hudson – which had been viewed more than half a million times – had been removed for...
View ArticleDebating the Covid-19 vaccine
Debate and conversation around the Covid-19 is, as ever, hotly contested. Two opposing sides seem to have formed – those for and those against. However, it seems that those against are more varied in...
View ArticleIvermectin: Dr Nathi Mdladla responds to a request for further information
Last week, BizNews interviewed Dr Nkosanithi Mdladla, the head of the ICU at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital and Sefako Makgatho University, together with Professor Colleen Aldous and Dr Pinky...
View ArticleMAILBOX: “Education does not begin Grade 1; it begins at birth”
It’s no surprise to anybody that South Africa suffers from abysmal unemployment and inferior basic education. Not too long ago, the IRR’s Frans Cronje shared some chilling statistics on BizNews.com....
View ArticleMAILBOX: Why Covid-19 vaccination should not be made mandatory
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination is rapidly becoming the latest hotly debated subject, with many individuals and organisations weighing in to voice their concerns on the matter. The US Food and Drug...
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