Another Simon from Allan Gray shows Dr Marais’s legacy lives on
My relationship with Allan Gray started 17 years ago with a tall gent with a strong Afrikaans accent. He is quite possibly the smartest man I’ve ever met.
My relationship with Allan Gray started 17 years ago with a tall gent with a strong Afrikaans accent. He is quite possibly the smartest man I’ve ever met.
I was reminded yesterday the sun often breaks through when the sky looks darkest. After a nervous start, new Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene grew in confidence during his maiden Mini Budget Speech
When then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel introduced an October “Mini Budget” shortly after he took office, he was keen to end the annual surprise factor
SA, a respectable 41st on the Economic Freedom table at the turn of the century, is now down to 93rd of 152 countries surveyed alongside Haiti, Tanzania.
On the flexibility of labour, South Africa ranked 144th of 144 countries in the latest WEF Global Competitiveness Report.
Jonny Steinberg is one of South Africa’s finest writers. Winner of the Alan Paton Prize for both Midlands and The Number, between writing books, he teaches at Oxford University.I’ve just finished reading Steinberg’s latest work, A Man of Good Hope. It is the story of Asad Abdullahi, one of thousands of Somalis who have been smuggled into … Read more
By Alec Hogg At Sanlam’s i3 Summit earlier in the month keynote speaker Dr Pippa Malmgren painted a disturbing picture about the state of the world. She talks of growing “shrinkflation” – a business sleight of hand hiding the way prices are being stimulated by money creation in Western Nations. Instead of being charged more, … Read more
Right now South Africa can’t get enough of Tim Noakes. The sports scientist expanded his nutrition work on super athletes to himself and after years of confusion reached some very definite conclusions. But what he now recommends has been hotly countered by vested interests – turning the previously popular professor into persona non grata in … Read more
By Alec Hogg On Monday, Gideon du Plessis, the urban and measured head of trade union Solidarity, came on air to fling a raft of allegations at politically connected entrepreneur Solly Bhana – the man blamed for the Aurora Gold debacle. Among his slings was Bhana had skipped the country after being told to cough … Read more
By Tony Jimenez GLENEAGLES Scotland (Reuters) – Ian Poulter has become the leader of the pack for Europe in recent years and says even his own kids are frightened when they see him transform into a fist-pumping, eye-popping Ryder Cup demon. The proud Englishman now holds the torch once carried so memorably by Ryder Cup … Read more