Alec Hogg
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Founder and editor of https://t.co/LuGMHvTB4A, BN Premium newsletter writer and BizNewsTV broadcaster on YouTube. Email me at [email protected]. Follow @BiznewsCOM
Hermanus, South Africa
Joined July 2008
Another way of considering it is the inverse of investing (long term and patient) is trading (short term and impatient). Gambling is an entirely different endeavour - a business pursuit where there’s ultimately only one winner: the enterprise setting the odds.
The difference between investing and gambling is simple: If your only focus is 1000x return, you’re gambling. If you invest, you put a small slice into the moonshot and the rest is grounded in measurable metrics however as AI takes over, those metrics are getting harder to
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Paul O’Sullivan answers Mkhwanazi: Is the General really SA’s New Hope or a dire threat to justice? https://t.co/CyDSToE61R
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In today's briefing, Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi faces parliament, naming two of the alleged 'Big Five' behind the country's drug cartels and revealing the other three are well-known 'tenderpreneurs'. From the Joburg Indaba, Sibanye-Stillwater's new CEO, Richard Stewart,
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In today's BizNews Briefing: We deep-dive into a critical land expropriation test case in Boksburg and its implications for property rights under the new 2024 Act. Stafford Masie argues why Bitcoin is "perfect money" and inevitable. From the Joburg Mining Indaba, Alec Hogg
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In today's BizNews Briefing: Ex-Sibanye CEO Neal Froneman shares his grave concerns about South Africa's crime wave, while the Patriotic Alliance forces President Ramaphosa's hand in a GNU power play. Discover how money manager 36ONE is tearing up the BEE enrichment playbook
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In today's BizNews Briefing: ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula responds to questions on the SAPS investigation into Nathi Mthethwa’s death in France, while Eskom posts a dramatic R16 billion turnaround profit after years of losses. We also unpack what the expiry of AGOA could
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In today’s BizNews Briefing, growing wave of AI-powered fake news scams now targeting Trevor Manuel and the SABC. Institute for Race Relations CEO John Endres stresses that only economic growth can solve South Africa’s unemployment crisis. We hear an uplifting story from
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In today’s BizNews Briefing: Nathi Mthethwa’s sudden death in Paris; AGOA trade benefits lapse amid US shutdown; insights on Trump’s letter from the “three amigos”. The Economist on spotting genius; Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps back; Capitec delivers strong results while
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SCAM ALERT - a Banxso clone is using our good name to prey on the unwary. This has nothing to do with BizNews. Please DON’T give them your money. This is a scam. I’ve informed the YouTube and Google SA heads but it may take them time to block the criminals. Warn everyone you
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In today’s BizNews Briefing, Helen Zille’s mayoral bid stirs debate as coalition politics shift. Remgro CEO Jannie Durand shares survival strategies while warning against expropriation without compensation. Magnus Heystek explains offshore investing’s success, Trump at the UN
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In today's BizNews Breifing: highlights from three keynote speakers at BNIC#2. Prince Mashele says South Africans need to unite across racial boundaries to rescue the country; Hersov declares the nation "uninvestable" under the rule of the ANC; and Dawie Roodt says the digital
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In this BizNews Briefing, Helen Zille is announced as the DA’s candidate for Johannesburg mayor, sharing her bold vision for the city. Political analyst Frans Cronje calls it the “most consequential political job in the country,” while Zille tackles tough questions about the DA’s
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