Why people are moving to the Western Cape
The Western Cape is booming. People come for jobs, schools and safety – but the province is under pressure to keep up with demand…
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The Gupta compound is going on auction – can we finally bulldoze the bad taste?
The compound belonging to the notorious brothers is under the hammer. Let’s hope the new owner tears it down and starts from scratch…
Liquidity: South Africa’s vanishing market
Liquidity is what makes a market a market. And without it, share prices are just a column in a spreadsheet…
Here’s the law that’s tying merger deals in knots
Vodacom’s failed Maziv merger isn’t just a story about competition policy – it’s about the law that’s slowing down deal approvals…
Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules
The Israel-Iran conflict marks the emergence of a new chapter in nuclear rivalries that may reshape proliferation risks for years to come…
What 25 years of value investing has taught me
Ninety One’s John Biccard has beaten the market for 25 years by sticking to value investing. His secret? Discipline, patience and buying what others…
Is unemployment really just 10%? Not likely …
Capitec’s CEO says South Africa’s real jobless rate is 10%. Stats SA says he’s way off. Who’s right? Spoiler: it’s not the banker…
Why Fourie may be right on South African unemployment
Capitec’s CEO sees a far lower jobless rate. If admitting work risks tax, or your grant, would you? That may explain why the unemployment…
Paid to fail: How South Africa’s SOE chiefs are creaming it
About 160 public sector CEOs took home R580m in pay last year – despite the basket case status of some of the companies in…
Oh goody! More talking!
There’s apparently no hurry to get Ramaphosa’s ‘national dialogue’ off the ground. We’ll likely have to wait a year for any programme of action…
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RIP Davos, the birthplace of ‘woke banks’ and ‘lab-grown meat’
The WEF in Davos is nothing less than an expensive…
