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Brandon Naidoo – Investments Propositions, Standard Bank Group
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Brandon Naidoo – Investments Propositions, Standard Bank Group
‘At the moment, we are seeing that the brand alone doesn’t help to retain a customer … they look at the brand experience, the ownership experience as part of the value that they are seeking,’ says Liezel Jonkheid of the Consumer Psychology Lab.
‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.
‘International oil companies are seeking very much to work with local suppliers and to build out the workforce using local personnel’ – Dr Ross Compton, EnerGeo Alliance.
‘If you gambled with a site that is in Germany, what is going to happen is you will have to surrender those winnings to us. Then we do an investigation. Then we determine whether it is unlawful,’ says Lungile Dukwana, acting CEO of the National Gambling Board.
‘The ability of the members around the table to arrive at a document early this morning that they were all comfortable with, I think is a good example of international cooperation, even when we don’t necessarily agree on everything,’ says Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, CEO of the South African Institute of International Affairs.
‘It’s not too late to save Johannesburg. It’s really about a partnership between government, the citizens, and the commitment to make the city better,’ says Rise Mzansi national chairperson, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa.
Hendrik du Toit – uitvoerende hoof, Ninety One & Herman Bester – sakereddingspraktisyn, Tygerberg Trustees.
‘We’ve seen almost $165 billion of investment flowing into US-based exchange-traded funds. Much of that could have been invested in emerging markets like South Africa,’ says Marius Reitz, GM for Africa and Europe at Luno.