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Discovery Health CEO Dr Ryan Noach joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the severity of the Third Wave. Currently raging in Gauteng, Noach discusses the Covid-19 pandemic from a South African perspective. Talking to Alec Hogg, he says SA's daily infections are 30% above where they were in the prior peak of the second wave.

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Discovery Health CEO Dr Ryan Noach joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the severity of the Third Wave. Currently raging in Gauteng, Noach discusses the Covid-19 pandemic from a South African perspective. Talking to Alec Hogg, he says SA's daily infections are 30% above where they were in the prior peak of the second wave.

Once the darling of the local bourse, Brait's fall from grace over the past few years has been short of disastrous. The private-equity powerhouse turned debt-laden investment house has left a sour taste in many portfolio managers mouths, with value destruction totalling hundreds of billions of rands. Peter Hayward-Butt has the unenviable task of getting the once juggernaut back on track and formed part of the BizNews Power Hour on results day. Peter, an ex-investment banker and also chief executive of Ethos Private Equity, was quietly confident on the performance of the underlying businesses throughout the Covid period, maintaining that company has a number of quality businesses within the Brait stable.

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Once the darling of the local bourse, Brait's fall from grace over the past few years has been short of disastrous. The private-equity powerhouse turned debt-laden investment house has left a sour taste in many portfolio managers mouths, with value destruction totalling hundreds of billions of rands. Peter Hayward-Butt has the unenviable task of getting the once juggernaut back on track and formed part of the BizNews Power Hour on results day. Peter, an ex-investment banker and also chief executive of Ethos Private Equity, was quietly confident on the performance of the underlying businesses throughout the Covid period, maintaining that company has a number of quality businesses within the Brait stable.

The ever-outspoken Magnus Heystek adds his value as co-host of the BizNews Power Hour, outlining a number of sad realities faced by South Africa's economic recovery. The painfully slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations has caused infections to balloon in many parts of South Africa, causing paranoia that we may be headed for further lockdowns. Magnus warns that if lockdowns are extended indefinitely, many businesses in some of the hardest effected sectors will not have the resources to see it through this never ending nightmare.

The ever-outspoken Magnus Heystek adds his value as co-host of the BizNews Power Hour, outlining a number of sad realities faced by South Africa's economic recovery. The painfully slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations has caused infections to balloon in many parts of South Africa, causing paranoia that we may be headed for further lockdowns. Magnus warns that if lockdowns are extended indefinitely, many businesses in some of the hardest effected sectors will not have the resources to see it through this never ending nightmare.

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek; another Bitcoin scam with Darren Hanekom; Brait's Peter Hayward-Butt; Prof Robert Vivian on Nick Hudson's FMF award and the BizNews Power Hour Team.

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Magnus Heystek; another Bitcoin scam with Darren Hanekom; Brait's Peter Hayward-Butt; Prof Robert Vivian on Nick Hudson's FMF award and the BizNews Power Hour Team.

It's a big day for PANDA (Pandemics - Data and Analysis) as its polarising chairman, Nick Hudson, readies to accept an award on behalf of the organisation. The Free Market Foundation is to bestow this special award, motivated by Professor Robert Vivian from Wits University. Prof Vivian joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the decision to give the award.

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It's a big day for PANDA (Pandemics - Data and Analysis) as its polarising chairman, Nick Hudson, readies to accept an award on behalf of the organisation. The Free Market Foundation is to bestow this special award, motivated by Professor Robert Vivian from Wits University. Prof Vivian joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss the decision to give the award.