The full hour of Rational Radio: 17 July 2019

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Here's the producer's cut of the Rational Radio show broadcast on 17 July 2019. Featured this week in order of appearance:
David Shapiro reminisces about the late Johnny Clegg who died yesterday; addresses the reasons for Impala and Aspen's fall from grace; and offers some juicy investment options.
Lord Peter Hain speaks to us from London where he is putting pressure on global consulting firm Bain & Co, which has been fingered as the instigator of the decimation of SA Revenue Services.
Investec's head of private equity Peter Baird unpacks the rationale behind the bank's Africa fund's first investment into Egypt - a controlling stake in 92 year old quality food retailing group Spinneys for a rumoured $100m.
Veteran money manager and activist investor Chris Logan has been taking a very close look at Hulamin - pointing out parallels with its embattled former parent Tongaat. Logan reckons shareholders need to get involved to fix it.
The day before his State of the Province address, Western Cape Alan Winde explains the thinking behind bringing the military into gang-controlled areas of the province - explaining how it will work and for how long.
SA head Lyndsey Duff unpacks how the revolutionary business What3Words has divided the world into 3m x 3m blocks and given them three words - a far easier address to use than GPS numbers or street addresses.
17 Jul 2019 English South Africa Business News · Investing

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