Julius Malema and Alec Hogg have totally different perspectives on the role of capital and those who control it. But Alec’s also an admirer of what he and his red overalled brigade have done for South Africa.
EFF leader Julius Malema on Friday told Cape Town heads of industry that land expropriation without compensation was needed in South Africa.
Clem Sunter explains why he shares a lot of the same ideals as Malema – and provides the most cogent argument you’ll hear of how to boost employment and stimulate economic growth.
The value of the UK pensions of thousands of returning South Africans and British expats moving to, or living in, South Africa could be threatened on numerous fronts, but need not be.
What an eventful morning for Alec Hogg! Read why in today’s Rational Perspective update.
Piet Viljoen, star fund manager from RECM, was in studio with Alec Hogg to discuss news coming out of the markets in the form of company results. Alec and Piet focus on Nedbank’s results and the current position of ArcelorMittal in the market from the perspective of value investing in shares to extract maximum value … Read more
The South African economy is currently being held ransom by a strike that is running well into its fifth month, and appears to show no signs of slowing down. The big problem is, is that the middle ground of clarity, and rationale is separated by leaders on opposite ends of a chasm that seems insurmountable. Not … Read more
The sharp disparity between rich and poor remains an embarrassing blight on the South African landscape. Shanty towns continue to mushroom on the periphery of towns and cities while some live in suburbs behind high-tech security in comfortable homes. Politics has failed to address the daily hardship faced by most South Africans, so how do … Read more
 It’s two decades since I had a brief spell in Corporate South Africa. I’ll never regret those 30 months. Apart from providing seed capital to launch a successful media business, it also afforded lessons that cannot be learnt elsewhere. After leaving ABSA in mid-1996, my close friend Flip Meyer invited me to write a column … Read more