How I learned to stop worrying & love load-shedding
Getting tired of load-shedding and the difficulties that come with it? Well, then it’s time to take matters into your own hands, suggests Adam Oxford. Learn to live off the grid!
Thought Leaders
Contributing bloggers to BizNews
Zuma’s land grab urgings to traditional chiefs; desperate move by a declining force
Anthea Jeffrey explains how Zuma is wooing that anachronism of a democracy, traditional leaders, to shore up votes for the political tests that lie ahead.
Bloomberg View: Greece inching closer to the ‘Euro Exit’ door
With time and money running out, a successful endgame seems unlikely for Greece’s relationship with the Euro.
Peter Wilhelm: All things bad about Britain (and being politically correct)
The contentious Jeremy Clarkson is in trouble again – and he has provided some fuel for Peter Wilhelm’s latest feisty piece.
Matthew Lester: I’m not putting my money into tax-free savings accounts
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s new tax-free savings accounts have been widely welcomed and described as a “no brainer” by the financial services sector
Europe in spin around Putin’s stage managed “disappearance”
Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has disappeared from public view, sparking rumors that range from innocent to sinister. Read more on his alleged disappearance here.
Philip Stephens: The Great Unwinding – why the risk business is booming
Global politics are becoming increasingly unstable and unpredictable. With wars, conflicts, recessions and both natural and man-made disasters, it would appear that there is money to be made in both calculating and understanding geopolitical risk.
Happy Ralinala: Front row view of how women empowerment transforms
Happy talks to Biznews.com’s Alec Hogg about entrepreneurship, her life, helping empower women, and what might change if Jacob Zuma’s successor were female.
Alan Hilburg: Don’t invest in South Africa, invest in its people
American import Alan Hilburg beautifully underlines where efforts from those abroad, if willing to take the leap, should be focused; on the diverse, enigmatic and hardworking people of South Africa.
Caution required! Finding a place for tax free investments in your portfolio
In this piece, Franscois van Gijsen walks us through the tax free investment incentive, exactly why Government are being so generous, the stipulations involved, how they can be applied by the average investor, and where the loopholes aren’t.