ABOUT MINEWEB

Alec Hogg - Editor in Chief

Alec Hogg founded Mineweb's parent, Moneyweb in April 1997. Apart from a two and a half year stint as a Group General Manager at ABSA Bank, he has spent his career in financial journalism as a writer, editor, broadcaster, columnist and publisher. During this time he held senior positions in the print media, served as the Head of News Input at SABC TV News and ran his own publishing business. Recipient of many awards, he is the youngest ever winner of the country's Financial Reporter of the Year Award, aged 22 in 1983. Founded and published the country's first weekly horseracing magazine, Racing Digest, which was eventually absorbed into the Caxton publishing group. Alec is the CEO of Moneyweb and hosts the SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb radio programme broadcast throughout South Africa on SAfm (104 - 107fm) week-nights from 6pm to 6:30pm; and rebroadcast from 7pm to 8pm on Radio Today 1485am and Audio Channel 70 on DSTV.