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Mark Barnes is a South African businessman, investment banker and entrepreneur. He held senior roles at various institutions including Standard Bank, Capital Alliance and Brait. He is also known as the cofounder of the Purple Group, owner of EasyEquities.
Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen say cheers and thanks for the fish
The city is due for a reset in November, but for better or worse?
The football governing body is learning a tough lesson about sport and money. Talk about an own goal!
Is the PIC still fit for purpose? Or should South Africa replace its R3-trillion state asset manager with private expertise?
Soccer, tennis, rugby … it’s all in this week’s episode of ‘ListenUP’. Also: the shenanigans at the PIC
The country is being forced to reset its ambitions at lower levels than we’d like, and the hour is getting late
Are South Africa’s biggest problems really poverty, inequality and unemployment? Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen and Rob Rose argue for an alternative trio
The Durban July, opera, the Soccer World Cup – it’s all here, as Tim Cohen and Mark Barnes are joined by Currency’s Sarah Buitendach
Tim Cohen and Mark Barnes dig into the nuances of the xenophobia debate – a subject with many facets and few obvious solutions
Is art an investment, or pleasure posing as a share portfolio? Tim Cohen and Mark Barnes find out. With special guest Susie Goodman
Joburg is failing badly. A new mayor needs to come to the party with a crack plan to turn things around
Circumstances notwithstanding, South Africa’s agricultural exports could hit record levels this year. It’s a fabulous turn-up for the books
Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen on foreign affairs, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, and the denizens of 10 Downing Street. And AI
Has local politics reached its nadir? In this episode of ‘Listen UP’, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen tackle the topic. With Ann Berstein.
The South African Post Office BRPs are pushing the envelope of credibility in their handling of the struggling state entity
What does it mean for you and your investments that global public sector debt has now breached the $100-trillion mark?
The consequences of the widening war in the Middle East are hard to predict, but one thing is very clear: we are surrounded by the tyranny of mediocrity.
From Transnet to Joburg, the times they are a-changin’ in South Africa. At last
New leader Geordin Hill-Lewis wants the DA to become the country’s largest party. Is that possible? Really?
What will the effects and consequences be for the conflicts developing in the Middle East? And what does Machiavelli have to do with it?
