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* South Africa’s Road Accident Fund is on the brink of collapse, after it secured an extraordinary court order preventing claims. GroundUp reports that the Fund has been mismanaged and riddled with corruption.

* Former intelligence minister David Mahlobo is facing a police investigation over illegal spying activities on critics of former president Jacob Zuma.

A state security operative said people targeted in the spying activities included former Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka.

* Africa’s mainly poor nations are falling behind in the global vaccination race with under 13 million doses administered so far to the continent’s 1.3 billion people, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, the price of the Pfizer vaccine has shot up dramatically.

* NYSE-listed Chinese tech giant Alibaba jumped in value despite a report that it had received a massive fine of 4% of 2019 revenue for monopolistic behaviour.

* South Africa’s Road Accident Fund is on the brink of collapse, after it secured an extraordinary court order preventing claims. GroundUp reports that the Fund has been mismanaged and riddled with corruption.

* Former intelligence minister David Mahlobo is facing a police investigation over illegal spying activities on critics of former president Jacob Zuma.

A state security operative said people targeted in the spying activities included former Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka.

* Africa’s mainly poor nations are falling behind in the global vaccination race with under 13 million doses administered so far to the continent’s 1.3 billion people, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meanwhile, the price of the Pfizer vaccine has shot up dramatically.

* NYSE-listed Chinese tech giant Alibaba jumped in value despite a report that it had received a massive fine of 4% of 2019 revenue for monopolistic behaviour.

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The CEO of Purple Group - which owns EasyEquities - joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss their results and how they intend to stay growing. "We won't get tired until we get 50 million South Africans investing", said Charles Savage.

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The CEO of Purple Group - which owns EasyEquities - joined the BizNews Power Hour to discuss their results and how they intend to stay growing. "We won't get tired until we get 50 million South Africans investing", said Charles Savage.

Chris Logan joined the BizNews Power Hour to unpack Cartrack's listing on the Nasdaq. Logan has been invested in the company for quite a long time, making him well-placed to explain the listing. The company provides tracking devices for vehicles, for fleet tracking or recovering stolen vehicles. "In many ways, it's been a misunderstood share on the JSE. Ownership by South Africans has declined consistently. Foreign investors who appreciated the growth potential have bought up most of the free float. it's eventually culminated in Cartrack moving its primary listing to Nasdaq". Logan explains the complicated transition over to Nasdaq.

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Chris Logan joined the BizNews Power Hour to unpack Cartrack's listing on the Nasdaq. Logan has been invested in the company for quite a long time, making him well-placed to explain the listing. The company provides tracking devices for vehicles, for fleet tracking or recovering stolen vehicles. "In many ways, it's been a misunderstood share on the JSE. Ownership by South Africans has declined consistently. Foreign investors who appreciated the growth potential have bought up most of the free float. it's eventually culminated in Cartrack moving its primary listing to Nasdaq". Logan explains the complicated transition over to Nasdaq.

In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Charles Savage, fund manager Chris Logan on Cartrack, wine guru Carrie Adams and her guest David Frost, Kuhle Sonkosi on 'sports in real life' and the BizNews team.

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In this episode of the BizNews Power Hour, Alec Hogg is joined by co-host Charles Savage, fund manager Chris Logan on Cartrack, wine guru Carrie Adams and her guest David Frost, Kuhle Sonkosi on 'sports in real life' and the BizNews team.

The Wall Street Journal says Youtube is using its policy to suppress videos that should be accessible to the public. Tanzania changes its stance on covid-19. The IMF asks leaders to work to prevent an unequal global economic recovery from Covid-19.

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The Wall Street Journal says Youtube is using its policy to suppress videos that should be accessible to the public. Tanzania changes its stance on covid-19. The IMF asks leaders to work to prevent an unequal global economic recovery from Covid-19.