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A reminder of SA’s potential – and dividends which will flow once it installs even half-decent political governance. Roll on 2024.
Governance
🔒 Premium: Perspective on KZN’s latest tragedy – it’s all about High Time Preference
The death toll in the floods in KZN, South Africa’s second-most populous province, makes it one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history.
Dismal government failure – two expert reports
For those with long memories, the visuals from July last year signified that the government had effectively lost control over significant parts of the country.
The JSE needs to innovate as delisting flurry continues
The number of companies on the local bourse continues to shrink in 2021, with the investment pool on the JSE becoming smaller by the day.
🔒 Covid-19 graft isn’t just a South African game – look at other African countries
Across countries, officials who committed Covid-19 graft have adopted similar methods: awarding contracts to companies owned by relatives or friends.
Seismic shift in SA political governance we all need to know about
This week started with a judgement that will transform our political governance and, last night, an end to the contradictory and often poorly executed lockdown.
The Eskom management catch-22
Proper governance and financial management, according to John Kane-Berman, are not the only contradictory demands from Pravin Gordhan.
Will Western Cape ‘bubble’ burst? Saffers speak out about SA’s efficient province
South Africans are deeply divided over whether the Western Cape is the success that many who live in the province make it out to be.
South Africa’s financial system cannot be compromised
As part of soft infrastructure, South Africa’s financial system is inherently fragile because its strength relies on ecosystems, institutional memory and sound regulation.
South Africa falls from top position and Nigeria drops out of Top 10
Rand Merchant Bank’s seventh edition of Where to Invest in Africa presents some interesting changes in its ratings of the continent’s most attractive investment destinations.