The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.
The economy contracted an annualized 2% in the first quarter, the first time since 2009 that a South African recession has lasted longer than two quarters.
In this interview with Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, which ranges from pre-exposure prophylaxis to protecting the elderly, from fake news to BCG, her contribution is pure quality. A rare Rational Perspective in an increasingly noisy Covid-19 landscape.
The 2% annualised decrease in South Africa’s first quarter GDP has set an ominous tone for the remainder of this year and the country’s future.
Where you are in this depends on your perspective, and whether you are ready to embrace the opportunities or fight the inevitable change.
Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s annual advisory fees climbed 35% last year, pushed by costs related to a deal with creditors to skip debt repayments.
As the South African economy slips into irrelevance globally, accelerated by Covid-19, the debate around Regulation 28 circles back more often.
In Episode 43 of his new book Life in a Time of Plague, author Julian Roup observes Britain going to the dogs thanks to Covid-19.
Yusuf Kajee opened a cigarette factory in Pietermaritzburg in 2007 with John Bredenkamp about whom our SLR wrote a fascinating obit last week.
TC BioPharm will manufacture banks of T cells, that it is then hoped can be used to treat patients as they develop severe Covid-19 symptoms.
The Absa PMI for June showed that conditions continued to improve in the South African manufacturing sector after most of the sector came to a near standstill.