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Government announced a proposed law that would prevent gun ownership for the purposes of self-defence. Firearm campaigner Gideon Joubert joined the BizNews Power Hour to give insights on what the firearm community thinks about this. Joubert says taxi associations and military personnel are unhappy and plan to oppose this. In a country with high crime statistics, is this a good idea?

Government announced a proposed law that would prevent gun ownership for the purposes of self-defence. Firearm campaigner Gideon Joubert joined the BizNews Power Hour to give insights on what the firearm community thinks about this. Joubert says taxi associations and military personnel are unhappy and plan to oppose this. In a country with high crime statistics, is this a good idea?

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The DA is taking the ANC to court over the governing party’s evil policy of cadre deployment. The DA will ask the court to compel the ANC to hand over complete records of all deliberations and decisions taken by the ANC cadre deployment committee since 1 January 2013 when current president Cyril Ramaphosa became its chairperson. DA's Dr Schreiber was on the BizNews Power Hour unpacking what all this means to Alec Hogg.

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The DA is taking the ANC to court over the governing party’s evil policy of cadre deployment. The DA will ask the court to compel the ANC to hand over complete records of all deliberations and decisions taken by the ANC cadre deployment committee since 1 January 2013 when current president Cyril Ramaphosa became its chairperson. DA's Dr Schreiber was on the BizNews Power Hour unpacking what all this means to Alec Hogg.

Covid-19: We’ve never seen such a deadly, contagious disease, Netcare CEO Richard Friedland told BizNews editor at large Jackie Cameron. He shares rare insights into what has been going on behind-the-scenes of South Africa's largest private hospital group. He says his team is bracing for an expected surge in coronavirus infections - particularly in Gauteng. After the business was hammered by Covid-19 containment measures, South Africa’s largest private hospital group is recovering. It returned to profit in the first half to the end of March, but its recovery is still below its pre-pandemic performance. Dr Friedland shares insights on the management strategy for the business to come out stronger on the other side of Covid-19.

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Covid-19: We’ve never seen such a deadly, contagious disease, Netcare CEO Richard Friedland told BizNews editor at large Jackie Cameron. He shares rare insights into what has been going on behind-the-scenes of South Africa's largest private hospital group. He says his team is bracing for an expected surge in coronavirus infections - particularly in Gauteng. After the business was hammered by Covid-19 containment measures, South Africa’s largest private hospital group is recovering. It returned to profit in the first half to the end of March, but its recovery is still below its pre-pandemic performance. Dr Friedland shares insights on the management strategy for the business to come out stronger on the other side of Covid-19.

Atlantis, Western Cape is an area battered by social deprivation, with many young people in a poverty cycle turning to drugs and gangs. But some manage to rise above their circumstances - one of them being Joshua Swarts. The animal lover started a non-profit organisation called Horse Pals Atlantis to rescue horses - Swarts couldn’t stand to see injured or abused horses not receiving the care they needed. He told BizNews that religion and his passion to save horses helped him through addiction, as well as how young people in the area are benefitting.

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Atlantis, Western Cape is an area battered by social deprivation, with many young people in a poverty cycle turning to drugs and gangs. But some manage to rise above their circumstances - one of them being Joshua Swarts. The animal lover started a non-profit organisation called Horse Pals Atlantis to rescue horses - Swarts couldn’t stand to see injured or abused horses not receiving the care they needed. He told BizNews that religion and his passion to save horses helped him through addiction, as well as how young people in the area are benefitting.

The South African rand extended its gains as rating agencies held the country's credit rating at current levels. There is optimism that the SA economy is showing signs of improvement, which is feeding into the rand's value. For TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers, it is critical to look at the political and economic factors playing into the US dollar and Euro for clues about where the rand is heading. He speaks to Jackie Cameron, for BizNews, in this week's Currency Focus podcast.

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The South African rand extended its gains as rating agencies held the country's credit rating at current levels. There is optimism that the SA economy is showing signs of improvement, which is feeding into the rand's value. For TreasuryONE currency strategist Andre Cilliers, it is critical to look at the political and economic factors playing into the US dollar and Euro for clues about where the rand is heading. He speaks to Jackie Cameron, for BizNews, in this week's Currency Focus podcast.

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