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Jackie Cameron 
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has defended a decision to enlist the military to police gang-infested areas.
It’s not only South African savers who have warmed to ETFs; the global trend is towards investors rejecting old-fashioned money managers in favour of passive investments.
The days of children blowing their allowance on comic books and candy are long gone. Kids are now spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on more ephemeral goods such as outfits for their video game avatars.
When the Steinhoff share price crashed in late 2017, its demise shattered portfolios across South Africa’s investment landscape.
EOH CEO Stephen van Coller said an internal probe revealed that “about eight” people had been involved in a “suspicious transaction” totalling R1.2bn between 2014 and 2017.
South Africa is abuzz with speculation about what Jacob Zuma’s body language, regular coughs and his song and dance say about whether he’s telling the truth.
The army of advisers that have been working on following the Steinhoff money trail through the forest of irregularities and accountants and other professionals are costing huge sums.
The first most people heard of VBS Mutual was when it emerged that the bank had given former president Jacob Zuma a loan.
Simon Lincoln Reader, a South African based in London, points at misogyny and slut-shaming fuelling the hysteria.
Here’s a scary assessment of the financials of a company that was once a stock market darling and desirable blue-chip investment – Woolworths.