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A banner flag with the ASML logo outside the Brainport Industries Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Global Investing

ASML: the Dutch monopoly behind every AI chip, and why our Ricardo owns it

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The Financial Times
7 min read
Christophe Fouquet has built Europe’s biggest business through a total monopoly over the most advanced chipmaking equipment
POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA - 8 July 2004: A thousand white crosses planted on a hill in the shape of a giant cross as a memorial for all the people affected by farm murders and attacks. (Photo by Gallo Images/Rapport/Doug Lee)
Thought Leaders

Dr James Myburgh's speech in Washington: Understanding the "farm murder phenomenon"

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Editor BizNews
9 min read
The history, causes and changing scale of South Africa’s farm attacks
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - AUGUST 13: A Medical Assistant holds a box of measles, mumps and rubella, vaccine doses at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer on August 13, 2026, in Coral Gables, Florida. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to overhaul childhood vaccination policy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Health

Prof Aldous: 5,037 measles cases. Is the response working? Nobody can say yet

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
Measles response needs district-level data to show whether vaccination is working
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 06: A view of Remgro Offices on April 06, 2022 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The party demanded land from Johann Rupert on the day when his ancestor, Jan Van Riebeek arrived in South Africa in 1652. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)
Investor Insights

Piet Viljoen: Remgro is stuck in the last century. Run, Forrest, run!

By
Piet Viljoen
3 min read
Remgro’s weak capital allocation continues to weigh on returns and value.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 11: Gayton McKenzie at the Patriotic Alliance (PA) Victory Rally At Athlone Stadium on May 10, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. According to the Patriotic Alliance, this is the first time in the history of the country that a political rally is attended by registered South Africans voters only. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Leadership

The PA paradox: why voters keep forgiving Gayton McKenzie

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Editor BizNews
7 min read
Gayton McKenzie’s populist appeal thrives despite mounting governance failures
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