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BizNews' best of 2022

The most popular stories over the past year on the business news website

Best of 2022: Magnus Heystek: Implement Plan B to avoid Vicennium Horribilis

The hard-hitting Magnus Heystek started the year questioning the sustainability of the economic conditions in South Africa.

December 28th, 2022

Global energy restructuring veteran KW Miller has seen many messes, but says nothing comes even close to the Eskom disaster

The path forward will be determined by the actions of creditors which own a large chunk of mostly SA government-guaranteed Eskom debt that he says is far higher than the official number of R400bn.

October 31st, 2022

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Best of 2022: The BizNews tribe has spoken: Cape Town at its worst is better than the rest of SA at its best

To Joburgers thinking of semigrating to Cape Town, welcome! But think carefully before you move.

December 30th, 2022

Best of 2022: Zim ‘Prophet’ behind R1m+ booze bill

A self-proclaimed prophet from neighbouring Zimbabwe, Passion Java footed a bill of R1.4 million at a nightclub in Pretoria.

December 30th, 2022

Best of 2022: The trillion rand property collapse 2.0 – Magnus Heystek’s R500k+ Hartbeespoort mistake

Brenthurst Wealth Management founder Magnus Heystek tells the sad tale that is the South African property collapse.

December 29th, 2022

Best of 2022: Wealthy South Africans are leaving in drones

Safety concerns, rolling blackouts, corruption, and economic stagnation are just some of the motives behind the wealthy choosing to leave SA.

December 29th, 2022

Best of 2022: SA no country for rich people – Heystek vs Gore

For Heystek, the storm clouds have been gathering for quite some time and it doesn’t bode well for SA. Certainly, not as well as Adrian Gore would have us believe.

December 28th, 2022

Best of 2022: Clem Sunter: The World in 2022 – five essential flags to watch

In his 2022 crystal ball, SA’s leading scenario planner Clem Sunter assesses the prospect of World War Three – and more.

December 27th, 2022

Best of 2022: Voetsek, News24 – Rob Hersov responds to ad hominem attack

Rob Hersov responds to a News24-manufactured attack, no slight that no change was made on his message.

December 27th, 2022

Best of 2022: St Stithians – so woke it’s half asleep

A newsletter out of the office of St Stithians Girls’ College headmistress announced a sweeping raft of policies on race, gender and sexuality.

December 26th, 2022

Best of 2022: Big Business faces looming accountability for mandates as Covid-19 vaccine injuries soar – Brian Pottinger

Veteran SA journalist Brian Pottinger describes the deal made between Big Business and government regarding vaccine mandates as a perilous Faustian pact.

December 26th, 2022

Best of 2022: Pfizer documents, official government data confirm: .75m vaccine deaths in 2022, critical infertility

Data from government reports of 38 countries and previously confidential Pfizer documents reveal excess deaths caused by Covid vaccines.

December 25th, 2022

Best of 2022: Christo Wiese lifts the bar with Virgin Active

Brait, the investment holding company, with a significant investment in Virgin Active has shown promising performance with membership up 12%.

December 25th, 2022

Best of 2022: SA’s Covid-19 response just got weirder – Brian Pottinger

Brian Pottinger asks some very searching questions here, sparked by what seems to be SA’s most absurd anti-Covid-19 measure yet.

December 24th, 2022

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