SLOWLY IMPROVING COORDINATION JP Landman unpacks the results of the recent Jobs Summit. JP Landman 9 October 2018 An acquaintance in the Union Buildings once made this profound observation about South Africa’s leaders since the advent of democracy: ‘Mandela gave us freedom, Mbeki gave us discipline, Zuma gave us chaos’. After working through the recent…
DetailsMining Charter III has been finally gazetted by the Minister of Mineral Resources What does this mean for suppliers to the mining industry? An article by Israel Noko, CEO of NPI Governance Consulting As you will already know, Mining Charter III has been finally gazetted by the Minister of Mineral Resources and much of what…
DetailsThe announcement on 31 July by President Ramaphosa that the ANC will support a change in the Constitution regarding expropriation of land without compensation was truly dramatic. It will be the first change to the Constitution’s Bill of Rights since its adoption. (The Constitution itself has been changed 17 times.) WHY NOW? The origin of…
DetailsOutperforming the money market. Patrick Cairns / Moneyweb Many multi-asset funds have shown the ability to deliver returns consistently higher than bank deposits – and they offer access to your money within a matter of days. Picture: Shutterstock Money market accounts at South Africa’s major banks are currently paying interest at around 6.5%. That’s only 2%…
DetailsOver the last month or two the narrative has changed considerably from Ramaphoria to Rama-failure. JP Landman Political Analyst INVESTMENT RESEARCH NOTE INVESTMENT RESEARCH AND FUND MANAGEMENT Nedbank Private Wealth The sense is that Ramaphosa is stuck and with him South Africa. Weak business conditions and poor growth numbers obviously contribute to this narrative. There is nothing…
DetailsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa activated the controversial Protection of Investment Act, by the publication of a notice in the Government Gazette, on Friday 13 July. By Ian Matthews* LEADERSHIP JULY 16, 2018 JOHANNESBURG — I don’t quite know what to make of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s mixed messages any longer. On the one hand, he travels to countries such as the UAE and…
DetailsThe 2018 draft mining charter is better than its 2017 predecessor in some significant ways. But the IRR remains concerned that the charter still exposes mining companies to the risk that their mining rights could be cancelled if they fail to maintain a 100% score on their ownership obligations for a period of 30 years. By Anthea…
DetailsOn Thursday, CapeTalk’s Kieno Kammies spoke to Reverend Solomuzi Mabuza who exposed a woman he was travelling with on a flight for racist comments she made about him and a fellow passenger. 22 June 2018 10:56 AM 702 The woman was chatting on her phone when Mabuza read her chats and realised she used the…
DetailsThere’s more to understanding a country’s poverty levels than merely calculating how much or how little individuals earn. That’s why a method called the multidimensional poverty index was introduced globally in 2011. Derek Yu, Associate Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape June 11, 2018 7.08pm SAST A poverty index is revealing new insights about deprivation…
DetailsJP Landman reflects on ONE YEAR AGO Winston Churchill famously said, ‘the farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see’. Let’s take a break from all the political noise around us, look back over the last year and see what we can learn about the country. JUNE 2017 In June…
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