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Fixing politics will require a reboot. Democracy has strayed far from its core promise of being by the people, for the people.
Alec Hogg’s regular column covering investment, economics, moneycraft and, occasionally, something very personal.
Fixing politics will require a reboot. Democracy has strayed far from its core promise of being by the people, for the people.
Once SA’s crime is under control and the skies opened to introduce low cost air travel, a potentially massive medical tourism industry will be unlocked.
Latest to get the London treatment is Famous Brands, SA’s fast food giant which yesterday announced interim profits to end August have fallen more than half.
A similar number of people invest a combined $2bn a year in property or bonds to buy citizenship of countries whose passports offer visa-free travel.
Khulubuse Zuma, former Director of the liquidated Aurora Empowerment Systems, phoned Gideon du Plessis of Solidarity last night and argued that he never left the country.
Directors of Wesgro duly decided to fire the Gupta auditors. Sending a signal to stakeholders that those who facilitate corruption must be brought to account.
Instead of defending the indefensible, perhaps Discovery’s Adrian Gore, Old Mutual’s Trevor Manuel and others of their persuasion should rationally consider what KPMG’s actions have wrought.
The battle between the Chamber of Mines and Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane became pronounced on Tuesday night when the chamber decided to boycott the Joburg Indaba banquet.
After a short stay as a senior executive at Trillian, Bianca Goodson joined the SA office of Sage, a global accounting software business listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Former Springbok wing Stefan Terblanche makes a guest appearance to help Bob and Alec discover what a ‘good’ result would be for the SA team ahead of the weekend’s test match against the All Blacks.