Michael Avery

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Michael Avery

A protege of the late great David Gleason, Avery researches and produces BDTV's Business Watch daily, hosts a radio show on HOT 102.7 FM, researches and presents Business Talk on BusinessTech, and writes for Gleason Publications' quarterly Catalyst private equity magazine.

MICHAEL AVERY: Payments reform faces SIM card fraud test

The future of payments depends on getting identity right

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PODCAST: Can adversity be an entrepreneur’s greatest advantage?

The authors of a new book discuss successful self-employment

MICHAEL AVERY: The unresolved problem of the post-1994 political order

DA struggles to turn ANC disillusionment into support

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PODCAST: How extraordinary leaders think differently — with Adrian Gore

Success is about more than talent

South Africa economy turnaround. Pexels / Sherissa; Rawpixel; Currency

MICHAEL AVERY: How to get the economy growing

How to unleash South Africa's potential

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PODCAST: The reality behind South Africa’s fiscal outlook

Talking economic reforms, investment and sustainable growth

MICHAEL AVERY: When merger control becomes mission creep

Do-over of Premier merger looks like regulatory overkill

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PODCAST: South Africa’s stalling growth: policy vs potential

Neil Emerick and Michael Avery discuss South Africa's economic stagnation

MICHAEL AVERY: From Irancell to Starlink, geopolitics comes for SA Inc

South Africa's telecoms sector feels the geopolitical squeeze

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PODCAST: The case for cheaper, more open payments

A conversation about reshaping South Africa’s payments ecosystem

MICHAEL AVERY: Finance is proud. But is industry content?

Monetary respectability comes at a prices

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PODCAST: How CEOs lead when the map keeps moving

Geopolitical risk is forcing business leaders to rethink strategy

MICHAEL AVERY: Glass act: How South Africa’s Lubners built a global empire

From a wheelbarrow in the 1920s to a potential €30bn IPO: the rise of Belron

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PODCAST: Inside Africa’s largest pension fund custody mandate

Hazel Khumalo of Absa explains the custodian role

Growth Point CEO Norbert Sasse.

MICHAEL AVERY: The bulldog and the grave dancer

Growthpoint’s outgoing CEO Norbert Sasse's masterclass in capital discipline

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PODCAST: Payments: Where the real value lies

How the payments landscape is changing across Africa

The Arnot coal-fired power station, operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga.

MICHAEL AVERY: We can’t ‘walk around’ the Eskom facts

Eskom’s R30bn profit doesn’t mean it has R30bn to spare

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PODCAST: The intelligence behind reputation

Why organisations need to rethink how they protect trust

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PODCAST: From AI pilots to AI-powered banks

South Africa is leading the continent in generative AI adoption.

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PODCAST: Entrepreneurial spirit vs systemic barriers

Michael Avery and guests delve into SA's entrepreneurship crisis