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Stand Up! Business
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- The certainty of uncertainty. And numbers ... big numbers
Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and financial journalist Tim Cohen discuss the new year, and what we can expect, coming to the conclusion that we don't actually know what to expect becaus…
- The year of elections ends mixed, like the best cocktails. Cheers!
Remember when Christmas was a day? Then it became a season. Black Friday, you would think, would forever be a day, that day being, you guessed it, Friday. Turns out, Black Friday i…
- Presidential powers are just another brick in the wall
Pardon the confusion, but didn’t President Joe Biden say he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted recently on tax and gun charges? Turns out, he did say he would…
- Creating money and the value of bananas
How much is a banana stuck to the wall with duct tape actually worth? Or, to put it another way, have we all gone bananas? Which leads on to the more important topic of the value o…
- Should we rent out Simonstown for bitcoin?
Is it Cop or cop-out; it's hard to tell. The UN’s Conference of Parties (COP) on climate action and sustainability is currently happening in Baku, Azerbaijan - the second time the…
- Money buys power; will PPP’s really work? + … ?
How is it possible that someone so obviously flawed as a person can become president of the world's most powerful country? Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and financial journalist Tim Coh…
- Elections, elections everywhere: change is gonna come, organised crime and the underground economy.
Botswana voters have just done something incredible - they voted out the party that has been running the country for 58 years and which brought about one of the continent’s greates…
- The medium term budget per capita, D-day for the USA
Why is the medium-term budget statement like Johannesburg water supply? This is one of the key questions in our podcast this week, in which entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Ma…
- LIVE RECORDING: The future, the election and the rugby
For the first time in front of a live audience, entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen discuss the latest turn of events in the South African Rugby Union b…
- Springboks for sale; the forces of nature and technology
This week, entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen discuss the proposed sale of a stake in the Springboks (skande!) and the politicisation of the weather (d…
- Should the PIC split, and the world unite?
Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen discuss whether the state pensioners’ fund manager, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) which now has R2.7-trill…
- Chickens and China ...
Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen discuss the importance of chickens and China this week, in light of the application for VAT-exempting chicken. This…
Diamonds, the weather, municipalities: the challenge of adapting to changeAre diamonds really forever? This is just one of the questions we chat about this week. There are so many changes taking place, as the dramatic snowfall in KZN underlines, it raise…
Our pet subject: the interesting things about interest ratesPets, specifically cats and dogs, suddenly became a topic of international interest after they somehow contrived to make an appearance at the debate between former US President Don…
Financial skullduggery and ineptitude from VBS, to the construction mafia to Transnet.Lots of important financial news came tumbling out this week concerning Transnet, the Post Office, Eskom, the construction mafia and VBS. Entrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Mave…
The magic of Trillion $ companies and a couple of potsInvestment banker Mark Barnes and business journalist Tim Cohen discuss the ongoing financial scandals revealed over the past week, include the potential bankruptcy of water boards…
- No consensus on the census | Reviving Joburg city centre | the ROI of university courses
Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen consider the consequences of a failed census. They are probably a lot more serious than most people think. Disputes about the validity of SA's 2022 census…
When will the political merry-go-round settle | Is working from home workingEntrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick Editor Tim Cohen discuss the end of the EFF bromance between new MK member Floyd Shivambu and EFF leader Julius Malema, and wonder ab…
Are government and business NBF’s: the real numbers about the olympicsEntrepreneur Mark Barnes and Business Maverick Editor Tim Cohen discuss the reasons why government and business are becoming new best friends - and the limits of the new relationsh…
Hundred metre dash | Volatility | Crowd wisdomThis week we discuss the sporting spirit of the Olympics, the stock market correction and volatility likely to follow, and whether common purpose finally prevailsProduction and Edi…
