Alec Hogg
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Past articles by Alec:
Jay Naidoo: What happens to the Covid vaccine-injured? Why SA needs another TRC
Jay Naidoo, Struggle Icon and member of SA's storied 'Mandela Generation', speaks out against popular narrative - going in to bat for Covid vaccine injured. → Read More
Budget 2023 – Temptation resisted, Eskom mettle grasped.
Although Ramaphosa administered the last rites on the Eskom monopoly a year ago, this Budget ensured its coffin is truly six feet under. → Read More
Budget 2023: The Executive Summary
An overview of the key topics surrounding the upcoming budget speech ranging from tax proposals to economic drivers and more. → Read More
Details on the tax benefits for investing in renewables
The incentives, worth an estimated R9bn, will enable businesses to write back a full 125% of the cost of an investment in renewables. → Read More
Commodity Boom delivers R300bn windfall for SA taxpayers.
The buoyancy of commodity prices - a direct consequence of the Ukraine War - has made a huge difference to SA’s financial position. → Read More
Budget 2023: Greylisting – An update on this week’s big FATF decision
Alec Hogg updates us on what can be expected for South Africa's potential greylisting, straight from the 2023 Budget Speech in Cape Town. → Read More
Mark Perchtold: Do your ETF homework – names of funds don’t always agree what’s in the tin
ETF specialist Mark Perchtold offers some thoughts on the ETFs held in the BizNews portfolios and shares how OMBA is positioning for 2023. → Read More
Buying property at a discount with an entry point of just R1. Seriously.
Rupert Finnemore, head of Easy Properties and a 20-year veteran in the sector, offers a counter to Magnus Heystek’s warning on property. → Read More
Magnus Heystek explains why he’s avoiding SA property investments like a modern plague
Heystek explains in this interview why he regards SA property as the most destructive asset class, even though there are always exceptions. → Read More
Media industry’s cautionary tale – why Iqbal Survé wants to end his Independent journey
In this in-depth interview Survé gives his side of a story that has taken on a life of its own explaining why. → Read More
Discovery sticks to Covid-19 guns: 'Vaccines are safe and effective'
Discovery CEO Adrian Gore emphatically persists that Discovery's data shows all of the Covid-19 vaccines to be "safe and effective". → Read More
Best of 2022: Clem Sunter: The world in 2022
In his 2022 crystal ball, SA's leading scenario planner Clem Sunter assesses the prospect of World War Three - and more. → Read More
After scoring an A for 2022, Peche shares his 2023 investment “Surprises”
Ranmore Funds founder Sean Peche is warning us to expect the unexpected in the New Year, offering “Surprises”. → Read More
Best of 2022: Niemoller is back with another Open Letter to Ramaphosa
The shocking state of Home Affairs offices, plus other criticisms, are addressed in this Open Letter to President Ramaphosa. → Read More
KZN Midlands attacking loadshedding with battery-power for business hubs
The uMgungunglovu District has emerged as the surprise leader among SA regions battling to engineer solutions to loadshedding. → Read More
Progress report with uMngeni’s Mayor Pappas
Pappas and his Democratic Alliance team have achieved a great lot since taking power a year ago - serving as a template for the DA’s alternative to the increasingly destructive example of governance by the ANC. → Read More
Another market correction on cards early next year
Perchtold of OMBA says the current era of volatility is far from over, with a correction in equities a possibility in the first half of 2023. → Read More
Hollard’s cashback for do-good volunteers makes sense. Here’s why.
Hollard’s Warwick Bloom explains how it works, the reaction from clients and why the innovation also makes good business sense. → Read More
Westbrooke: Discover the private debt loan market
Westbrooke's Dino Zuccolo delves into the opportunity of the high yielding alternative to fixed deposits for South African investors. → Read More
Herman Mashaba: Why Ramaphosa must go – he’s clueless and corrupt
Businessman-turned-politician Herman Mashaba makes the case for ejecting both the ANC and its leader and explains why he ignores labels. → Read More