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One of the most testing was watching the share price of global internet security leader Cloudflare, fall from $200 last November to $40 in mid-June.
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Will it end in tears? Or will private investors buck their poor historic record and show they’re better informed than ever before?
Alan Knott-Craig writes that if the positive scenario pans out, “by some miracle, South Africa might be the place to be” in the pandemic.
An obvious conclusion after both discussions is that it will take years of rebuilding for SA to repair the damage of ANC misrule.
Proof that one person really can make a difference is news that Bain & Co has been banned from all UK government business for three years.
Thungela’s shares more than 10x the price at which it was abandoned by its former parent, they look appealing.
The SA Jewish Board of Deputies has issues a stinging rebuke of Dirco Minister Naledi Pandor’s recent speech to Palestinian heads of mission in Africa, labelling her a “bigot”.
Given the Covid pandemic is well and truly over, surely it’s time to throw off irrational fears and show them some support?
There is no affection between Free Market Foundation president Leon Louw and those who still serve the organisation.