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Bizthe rational perspectivNewse Digest www.biznews.com Friday 30 October 2020 BizNewsCOM Sons of Zuma feel the heat briefs Sons of recalled president Jacob Zuma – Edward and his younger brother Duduzane – are no strangers to controversy and events the past week have reinforced their public profile. They may have wanted to 3.3% escape the latest round of exposés though, including the closure of bank accounts, or being named in CPI in 2020 the State Capture enquiry – Derek Alberts – Reserve Bank’s MPC

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x-president Jacob Zuma’s first-born, Edward, 200% was the first to feel the Eheat when he discovered his WBHO lower bank accounts with FNB had been terminated. According to earnings a share the Sunday World, Zuma was advised to visit FNB’s Financial Intelligence Centre when he enquired about the reasons behind the unexpected closure. 90 No wiser for the reasons behind the closure, he discovered his cases of theft on siblings’ accounts had also been Transnet Multi- closed. Zuma’s high-profile siblings include Duduzane and Dudu Zuma purpose line who have been the most vocal and supportive of their father. Meanwhile, about 700km to the west in Johannesburg, Duduzane Zuma’s name cropped up at the A2X Zondo Commission into State The bail-out of SAA in the MTBPS has drawn flak from business and citizens who object to the continued market cap Capture. support for dysfunctional State entities. According to testimony, Salim R2.1tn Essa, already identified for his who would overlook procurement role in the plunder of Eskom and processes in favour of VR Laser. ‘Full-blown sovereign crisis’ Transnet, set his sights on Denel in Only later were their identities outh Africa is heading for South Africa can avoid a sovereign 2015. In keeping with his modus revealed when VR Laser quoted a full-blown sovereign debt crisis is through a significant operandi, Essa partnered with the R100m more than a competitor, crisis in two years, unless fiscal consolidation process and by politically-connected Guptas and LNT. According to the evidence at R22bn Sthe government reigns in its a significant improvement in the Duduzane. the commission, the contract was expenditure, warned the Minerals country’s competitiveness, to enable Next was targeting VR Laser awarded to VR Laser. IDC hit on and its government tenders before Council of South Africa. much higher levels of investment Sasol inflating contract bids to land a Commenting on Finance Minister and inclusive growth. Achieving Read also: hefty payday. Together with Rajesh Tito Mboweni’s MTBPS, the this will require politically Gupta and Zuma, Essa allegedly Edward Zuma’s account council said the government has contentious reforms,” it said. closed influenced the firing of Denel been living beyond its means for For more on Mboweni’s MTBPS, executives to appoint officials Duduzane Zuma and Denel over a decade. “The only way that see page 3. 49% Global FDI Best in business news. BizNews.com Subscribe now decline 2 | Friday 30 October 2020 www.biznews.com FINANCe Thanks Koos, and so say all SA pensioners

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FIND OUT HOW Global Real Estate Investment - Orbvest Specialized Investment | Medical Commercial Property Investment Portfolio 3 | Friday 30 October 2020 www.biznews.com FINANCE Keeping heart in hard times IN SHORT Outspoken economist Chris Hart opens up on life and death in this moving Consumer inflation at three-month low interview by the BizNews founder in this episode of The Alec Hogg Show. Consumer inflation slowed to its lowest level in three months in September, according to Stats SA. CPI slowed to 3% from 3.1% in August, while it increased 0.2% month-on-month. CPI has remained By Alec Hogg within the SA Reserve Bank’s 3%-6% target band since July. former science teacher who completed a BComm because he thought it E-tolls not going anywhere Awould help him to become a The SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) has dismissed suggestions headmaster, Chris Hart instead that the user-charge principle used to justify e-tolls will be found it was the ticket to a bank’s undermined if motorists are forced to pay for the expansion of dealing room where he helped the Gautrain. The possibility of motorists paying for the Gautrain traders make a packet with expansion was confirmed by the Gautrain Management Agency. contrarian forecasts that often “Sanral remains firmly of the opinion that the user-pay principle is a beat the economic consensus. worldwide accepted principle which Sanral supports,” it said. Chris Hart Alec Hogg But, the real story about the free-spirited and independently minded Chris Hart is in how he On teaching to check their source and at least was targetted by political interests I actually wanted to teach. My father give a right of reply. That’s the Mbalula dangles N2 Wild Coast jobs carrot ahead of South Africa’s fractious was also a teacher. I grew up on a least one would expect, as basic Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says up to 7,000 project-related 2016 Municipal elections. teacher’s salary. Teaching is one of journalistic integrity. That’s when jobs will be created during the construction of the new 410-km N2 The gentle giant refused to be the most stressful careers to pursue. you realise it’s just not there. Wild Coast road. A further 29,000 permanent direct and indirect bowed by a social media mugging jobs may also be created during the service period of the road once fuelled by London’s unlamented On the murder of his twin brother On Impact Investment Africa it is opened, he said. PR shop Bell Pottinger. But his We did almost everything together. We specifically look at impacts that employer blinked. He worked for the receiver of we believe are “Africa relevant” And just three months after revenue. I can’t help thinking that – jobs, food security, housing, Total finds more oil off SA coast being headhunted because of an it may have been a hit, because of education and also business Petroleum company Total has discovered a significant gas condensate independent mindset, his corporate the nature of what happened. ownership. So, we are looking to discovery on the Luiperd prospect, about 175 km off the southern career was sacrificed on the altar of fund people into their businesses coast of South Africa. The discovery follows the adjacent Brulpadda political correctness. On South Africa – not out of their businesses. That’s discovery made in 2019. It’s a fascinating story of a life I’m rooted here. I really am, despite one of the big problems that venture punctuated with a series of testing everything that has happened to me. capital has. You come to me with a personal challenges, including the I’m still very excited to be here. That wonderful idea, we say we love your murder of his identical twin brother. doesn’t mean I’m not a critic. idea and we’ll fund it – but we’ll take UCT tops business school rankings Yet Chris remains in service of 70% of your business. To me, that The University of Graduate School of Business is his less fortunate fellows. And an On the Twitter controversy defeats the object. Specifically, we the only business school in Africa to feature in the prestigious inspiration to the rest of us. I do believe if I was genuinely racist, are looking at generating business Financial Times Rankings for its ground-breaking Executive MBA I would have had more problems. ownership in communities that programme. The UCT GSB has retained its position as the number Chris Hart on his education It was really a one-off hit. do not necessarily have business one business school in Africa, the only one on the continent, in the Primary School was in Benoni. ownership/leadership skills. 2020 Executive MBA Financial Times Rankings. High school? I went to a school On controversy backlash called King Edward High, which I didn’t expect people to agree with is apparently a very good school. me. But I would expect a journalist Listen Read Visit BizNews.com for the latest business and finance news

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he truth facing Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni and his team at Treasury Tis intractable – the government is spending more than the revenue it collects. According to Stanlib, for every rand the State earns, R1.29 is spent, a shortfall around the 30% mark that in part explains the country’s ballooning debt. SA government expenditure as % of GDP. Source: Stanlib. Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni’s 2020 MTBPS was also 3. R6.2tn spend over the 2021 been committed to the Social criticised for skirting structural MTEF of which R1.2tn will go to Housing Programme aimed at reforms to both bolster economic learning and culture, R978bn to poor, working South Africans. growth and create jobs. social development and R724bn 7. A Student Housing Programme to health. (R96bn) to service nearly 10 take-aways from the MTBPS 4. Economy forecast to grow by 300,000 students a year. 1. five-year fiscal consolidation 3.3% in 2021, 1.7% in 2022 and 8. Regulation 28 to be reviewed and pathway to promote economic 1.5% in 2023. for retirement funds to increase growth and contain debt and 5. Municipalities to buy electricity investment in infrastructure. stabilise the ratio of debt-to- from different sources. Almost 9 R23bn allocated to Eskom. GDP at around 95%. 12,000 MW of new electricity 10. R6.5bn allocated to SAA to settle 2. Gross debt will rise from capacity could be provided by debt and interest and R10.5bn roughly R4tn this year to R5.5tn independent power producers. to implement its business rescue in 2023/24. 6. An additional R6.7bn has plan. 4 | Friday 30 October 2020 www.biznews.com PARTNER CONTENT

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His reply when asked if he was the He describes himself as a This view may not get him equivalent of the “Ace Magashule of Everyone in the mining industry As it generally happens so often natural delegator, his underlying knighted in South Africa, but he the UK”, or who his children vote knows Sir Mick Davis. with new technologies, we tend philosophy being that the people can certainly credibly comment for, was every inch the polished His amazing career took him from to overestimate their impact in who are closest to the action make as he has seen energy-intensive politician! his position as CFO of Eskom, to the short term, but almost always the best decisions because they have beneficiation projects from both the Listen to this clip to hear how, become Brian Gilbertson’s right underestimate their long term the best information. Eskom and Gencor perspectives. despite being a man of great hand man during the Gencor/ impact. He expands on his concerns that achievements and well-deserved Billiton days and then culminated Davis believes that there are the very focused approach regarding public recognition, underneath at Xstrata, where he really made many technical hurdles, such as returning cash to shareholders in it all, Sir Mick Davis, the boytjie his mark. Nugget # 3: storage to overcome, but still clearly the form of dividends does not from Port Elizabeth remains true And yet, according to Sir Mick, It does not need to take believes that South Africa should account for the need for mining to his roots! one of the downfalls of his success position itself to participate in the companies to reinvest in their own decades to fix Eskom was arrogance. technology of the future. sustainability and in order to create It was this arrogance which Sir Mick argues that unlike the skills optionality. Nugget # 7: resulted in him misreading the and healthcare challenges facing The one priority market and investors to the point South Africa which may require Nugget # 5: where the merger between Glencore decades to fix, Eskom’s problems to top them all and Xstrata turned into what he Nugget # 2: are comparatively easier. To merge, or not describes as his career’s lowest Despite having seen He expands on his views, which to merge? Who As is the norm, such an in-depth point. beneficiation from are incisive as well as relevant due to better to ask than and comprehensive conversation Listen to the full interview at up close, Mick is his recent role on one of the many Sir Mick Davis! should conclude on a more serious the Joburg Indaba between Fiona not a believer task teams created to fix Eskom. note. Perrot-Humphrey (Rothschild & Davis is of the opinion that the In this clip Sir Mick shares some of In this short clip Sir Mick shares Co’s Senior Advisor Mining) and Davis shares the obvious point task team got to the nub of the issues his learnings with regards to mega- his view regarding the one priority Sir Mick. that without a significant local in Eskom in a very short period of mergers. that the South African mining In the conversation they discuss market, South Africa’s obsession time, and made some insightful He reflects on how difficult it is industry needs to get right. his journey to the top and what he with beneficiation is misdirected and practical suggestions that were to get shareholder support for learned along the way. and does not create value. unfortunately not implemented. such mergers and how politicians Keep an eye out in future He defines leadership more as Instead, he argues that mining He explains why he believes that leverage antitrust issues to extract editions of BizNewsDigest for an attitude than as a specific set companies should focus their all is not lost as far as Eskom is benefits and strategic advantages more Joburg Indaba Nuggets of skills, and says that he “went to attention on increasing efficiencies concerned. for their countries. 5 | Friday 30 October 2020 www.biznews.com SPONSORED An outstanding secondary education Brought to you by Valenture Institute It’s a great business, it’s on track to educate, I think almost 80,000 learners this year, from 154 countries. ew institutions can claim to have been positively affected by the coronavirus, learners are actually applying their and be a bit like what we do here Fbut the Valenture Institute does, skills to real world challenges. at BizNews. 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By Linda van Tilburg The majestic African leopard is vulnerable to hunting and a loss of habitat and unless these “We have a brilliant working challenges are addressed, the Big Five species is heading for a threatened future, warned collaboration with them in terms the global wild cat conservation organisation, Panthera. Researchers have stepped up to of reducing demand for real leopard o-called wildlife corridors skins,” said Naudé. that link reserves to enable the defence of the leopard with two innovative interventions – proposed wildlife corridors “The reality is that culture exists, leopards to roam and and the introduction of artificial or faux leopard skin for cultural and religious customs. and traditional use exists, and it’s Sencourage gene flow represents no-one’s place to dictate what one arguably the best way to safeguard can and can’t do. Rather, it’s about the animals, said Dr Vincent how we as various communities Naudé from the Institute for address sustainability,” he said. Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) at the University Faux fur of Cape Town. Naudé said the faux fur is the He explained that leopards are brainchild of Tristan Dickerson, different to the other big cats as they who works in collaboration with don’t conform to protected areas Panthera and Gareth Whittington- and ignore fences. In fact, 63% of Jones. the range of leopards in southern He runs the Furs for Life programme Africa actually occurs outside of with Panthera, and they design protected areas, he said. these unique capes. The business is about to expand Behaviour change with market specialist Jeffrey However, these fortress-protection Dunnink keen to create designer areas bring about an undesirable high-end leopard skin for fashion change in the behaviour of the applications. leopards. “There is a whole religion built “These young dispersing males around environmental sustainability no longer leave the area they stay False leopard skin capes are finding increasing favour in cultural practices. and being at one with nature. So, in and, in the long-term, it ends I’m not claiming that we’ve won up resulting in inbreeding,” Naudé here. I just think that we need to said. the jaguar population. “One of the biggest threats to in Zulu traditions and also by the acknowledge that creating real long- The solution, albeit an ambitious “They’ve designated a series of leopards, or to any big cat, is the Nazareth Baptist Shembe Church term change takes time and it takes one, is to create corridors between protected areas or semi-protected conflict with pastoralists or people in South Africa. The followers wear engagement and an understanding the reserves to enable the big cat areas through farmland that would who keep domestic stock and of these leopard skins at gatherings, on both sides,” he said. populations to self-regulate their allow jaguars to move between large course, the retaliatory killing that primarily in KwaZulu-Natal and diversity instead of humans having protected areas. It is essentially self- happens as a result of that,” Naudé Gauteng. Read the full article here to intervene. regulating diversity,” he said. said. Through Panthera, more than For precedent elsewhere, Naudé In practice, corridors of tolerance An intervention well underway 18,500 fake leopard skin capes, Also of interest: cited a successful linked corridor through rural areas and across is the substitution of leopard skins also called Amanbatha, have been KZN welcomes scaly neighbours programme in South America for farmland are needed, he said. with faux alternatives that are used distributed to Shembe members. as pangolins reintroduced to area

THE WRY EYE How early is early? Land debacle Denial to the death

That’s the question colleague BizNews editor Jackie So intent was the ANC on scoring kudos about releasing As deaths per day from the coronavirus are rise sharply Cameron is asking herself after being asked to hurry up, 700,000 hectares of “vacant and underutilised” land for in America, like health experts had feared, President only to wait, about the launch of a campaign by Business agricultural development, it waded into PR disaster. Donald Trump is beating the campaign drum ahead of the For SA (B4SA) to encourage early payment to SMMEs. Topping the government’s foot-in-the-mouth jabs, is presidential vote. “We’re rounding the turn, we’re doing The request for BizNews’ support, like for other a list of properties earmarked for redistribution that great,” said Trump as the average deaths per day across the media presumably, was professional and to the point includes the farm of David Rakgase. In 2019, Rakgade US rose 10% over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly – please help spread the word about the #PayIn30Days won a lengthy court battle and in a court order 794. Parallel universe indeed. campaign.Eager as a beaver, Ms Cameron requested an instructing the state to sell him the land he had been interview with one of the designated lead voices – Busi farming for decades. Mavuso (CEO of BLSA) – this week. Thanks, replied the B4SA spin doctor, but no thanks, the campaign is only being launched on November 17. Stand by, we will A Conservative solution contact you. So, there you have it; there’s an on-time payment The Tories in Britain have an unusual suggestion to deal campaign being launched, but no advance notice please. with homeless people, as this sign in a bus shows. 8 | Friday 30 October 2020 www.biznews.com LIGHT Rugby on tenterhooks as Covid rears its head

By Derek Alberts they’ve served their time. Whether the measures, including the cancellation of matches in the he decision to sideline event of positive tests, will help slow the Springboks from the the spread of the pandemic remains Rugby Championship to be seen. Tcompetition and forfeit their Not much is known about the crown was vindicated, but not in outbreak at this stage, but a manner the South Africa Rugby coach John Dobson did say that Union would have wanted. prop and hooker In the end, the decision to were in quarantine cancel South Africa’s participation after being in contact with an was wrought by the draconian infected Lions player the previous regulations and onerous protocols week. around the coronavirus pandemic. There were other complications too, More upheaval like shielding the under-prepared Be it as it may, the pesky virus is Springboks from being hunted as welcome as a malarial mosquito down mercilessly by teams with in the tropics to rugby lovers and a point to prove, particularly New Stormers prop Steven Kitshoff became an unwitting Covid casualty after the match against the Lions. indeed the entire ecosystem of the Zealand, and Australia smelling the sport. blood of a weakened prey. Just as the opprobrium settled Argentina’s call to run the gauntlet, was decisive and brutal – the and that players will be impressed and fans resigned themselves to Byzantine restrictions and encamp in Australia, cast doubt cancellation of the upon the ramifications of more the country’s top seven teams Problems with the Byzantine travel on South Africa’s decision. Unlocked third round tie between disruptions to an already fractured slugging it out on the field, the game restrictions faced by the Boks Then the dreaded news broke the Lions and the Cheetahs. season. It also means that matches is thrown into more upheaval at a playing in the UK and Europe late last week that six Lions players will be cancelled, if that is what it time when pent-up fans can do with further complicated things. had tested positive for the virus. Outbreak impact takes. the distraction. But the primary concern was the Disconcertingly, they had brought How the outbreak will impact on Add that quarantined players, At least they’re spared the coronavirus, in one guise or another, the number of Lions players testing domestic rugby is not clear, but as far as team managements are ignominy of a Springbok team a justification Australia Rugby positive to 11. The outbreak may the reserved comments from the concerned, are little more than being dismembered, if the action found hard to swallow. While the well be part of the so-called administration suggest it favours a expensive beef chewing the cud in featuring the best local talent on All Blacks had resigned themselves “second wave” and the antecedent pragmatic approach. It does mean the paddock. They have let down offer is compared to what the All to a diminished tournament, implications, but the rugby ruling that protocols will be stepped up the side and are of little use until Blacks and Wallabies are dishing up.

Unlocked fixtures Friday, 30 October Touch and go, but round four is on 7 pm: Lions vs Griquas Saturday, 31 October By Derek Alberts prove against the after 4.30 pm: Pumas vs Sharks almost seeing off the Stormers 7 pm: Bulls vs Stormers Super Rugby Unlocked last week. Bye: Cheetahs A late four-try flourish proved too ll things being equal, this enforced cancellation against the The Stormers need to up their much for the Nelspruit boys who Unlocked Log weekend should see all Lions. game when they meet the resurgent would want to target the Sharks fixtures being honoured There appears to be no such Bulls in Pretoria in the Saturday up front, and hopefully get the job Teams P W L D BP T Aas round four of the Super Rugby concerns this weekend with the evening match. Bulls 3 2 0 1 32 10 done properly. Unlocked domestic competition Lions cleared to host the Griquas Fresh off their snorting win over Cheetahs 2 2 0 2 4 9 gets underway. in their Friday night game. the Sharks, the Bulls appear to Round 3 results Stormers 2 2 0 0 11 8 The Cheetahs are on a bye, Both teams are looking for their be gelling under Jake White and Pumas 37 Stormers 42 Pumas 3 1 0 0 -21 5 making it two weeks in a row that first win, and the Lions surely will want to take the momentum Bulls 41 Sharks 14 Sharks 2 1 0 1 -24 4 the Bloemfontein side is idle after will rely on the forward pack to forward. Lions vs Cheetahs called off Lions 2 0 2 0 -9 2 last weekend’s last-minute Covid- dominate. The Pumas will have a point to Bye: Griquas Griquas 2 0 2 0 -13 2

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