Matthew Lester: Are taxpayers an endangered species?
All in there are only about 25,000 rhinos left in Africa today, which is tragic. But there’s another endangered species in RSA called the wealthy taxpayer.
Matthew Lester: Annual SARS Stats – at last, some really good news
By Matthew Lester I have never forgotten a presentation made by Gill Marcus some 20 years ago. It was all about the absolute chaos that existed in public finances when we got to the New South Africa. It was all very frightening. Thus I get really enthusiastic on the release of the annual SARS Statistics … Read more
Driven: BMW 435i Convertible
Miles drives BMW’s new convertible sports car, the 435i, and finds it to have four distinct personalities; all of which are brilliant.
The link you just clicked may not be real
A report from cybersecurity firm FireEye, explains how hackers sponsored by the Russian government have gotten access to sensitive information owned by NATO
Sasha Naryshkine: Telkom, Anglogold, Massmart and Investec-backed entrepreneurs
Sasha Naryshkine often drops a gem during our regular Monday Power Lunch discussions on CNBC Africa. Today it was how one should never trust a company whose results always seem to produce “one off” issues. A bit like Warren Buffett’s warning to be cautious about a business that booms its Ebitda. Or my pet hate, … Read more
South Africa car sales up 4.9 percent y/y in October
South Africa’s new vehicle sales rose 4.9 percent year-on-year in October to 59,384 units, data showed on Monday.
Silo’s structural problems brought to Eskom’s attention long ago – Solidarity
Solidarity has learnt that Eskom workers had been monitoring resonances at the silo since January. It had been reported to the company at that stage that, based on the increase in vibration, the silo was showing signs of deterioration.
Mxit award for ANC
The ANC has won an award for creating the largest political app on social networking site Mxit, the party said on Monday.
SA Midday Report
The JSE all-share index is trading flat this morning, with resources up 0.66% and industrials and financials off 0.14% and 0.31% respectively.
Numsa should go, suggest Nehawu
Nehawu on Monday suggested that metalworkers’ union Numsa be expelled from Cosatu.