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Alec Hogg’s regular column covering investment, economics, moneycraft and, occasionally, something very personal.
So, our DSTV subscription ensured we got to watch two historic events yesterday – the first Wimbledon men’s final with a 13-12 fifth set result; and the dramatic “super over” in the cricket world cup final.
A top Constitutional academic finds Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal reasoning and logic in her publicly available report about as rational as a bull running rampant in the streets of Pamplona.
ArcelorMittal seems to be blaming the cuts firmly on domestic problems in SA. But this isn’t entirely fair.
Naspers’s newly created subsidiary Prosus which will house the group’s global internet assets including its 31% stake in Tencent, had a bumpy birth.
This deeply-felt piece, written by Jonathan Fouché flirts with the concept of unintended consequences, but believes not all the consequences we live with in SA are unintended.
Peter Hain, who will be 70 next year, played a major role in bringing down the Zuptas. He is now fighting tirelessly against those who profited from State Capture.
Dare we say it; even here Busisiwe Mkhwebane emerges somewhat tattered – even if a pellet or two may find its mark. On Pierre de Vos’s version that is.
Our involvement with two share portfolio bundles at Easy Equities ended yesterday – victims of their own success.
All the help available to South Africa’s middle class may soon be seen as a luxury as the pressure on the middle class, which is shouldering the bulk of the tax burden in the country, is increasing.
After six months and testimony from around 70 witnesses, Mr Justice Lex Mpati’s Commission of Inquiry into the PIC moves up a few levels.