The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.
For me, Tuesday marked a coming-of-age speech for David Ansara, the new CEO of the Free Market Foundation.
It seems the old market adage, “Sell in May and go away,” has some validity after all.
When you’re in a buying position, you also hope for softer prices. It’s akin to a shopper waiting for sales to buy big-ticket items.
From what I’ve experienced, he’s SA’s Elon Musk of financial services, but a much, much nicer person.
After all, it’s only when actually practiced that socialism fails.
No judgment could ever reverse the damage to his reputation in the Court of Public Opinion. A lesson for all lawyers – and their clients.
There are legions of people within the BizNews tribe better qualified to offer ideas on economic upliftment. A good friend, Trevor Edwards, has started the ball rolling.
While Americans and, to a lesser extent, Chinese could play fast and loose with international relations, just like the Brits, we can’t.
Having sold our Joburg property last year, I’m painfully aware of how property prices in SA’s commercial hub have fallen.
The young democracy is starting to learn some very hard lessons. Helped by SA’s Treasury running out of money.