Our great finance sector contributes little to the economy
Counting this as wealth creation is misleading. From Moneyweb. It is fashionable to point to the growth in SA’s public sector as a chief cause […]
Month: July 2019
Coal will be around for a long time yet
At least 100 years, provided mines clean up their act. From Moneyweb. The idea that coal mining is a sunset industry was put to rest […]
It’s good to be a miner again
Commodity prices are surging. From Moneyweb. The Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil in January killed an estimated 300 people. It was caused by a tailings […]
Congratulations, your mortgage arrears have been extinguished
It happened with last week’s interest rate change. SA’s banks disagree – but so did the Bank of Scotland before a court ruled against it. […]
Tourism could reboot SA in no time at all; it’s time it was allowed to
It would take some minor changes, such as easier visa access. From Moneyweb. With relatively little effort, tourism could add a percentage or two to […]
Nuclear company burns through six CEOs and two chairmen in seven months
One CEO lasted a day, another a week. From Moneyweb. Mines minister Gwede Mantashe has had energy added to his portfolio as part of President […]
How the accountants broke capitalism
SA is not alone – it’s a global phenomenon. This article first appeared in Moneyweb and Accounting Weekly. We are programmed to regard accountants with […]
Nuclear chair resigns as governance crisis boils on
Necsa chairman Rob Adam, who served jail time for anti-apartheid activities in the 1980s, falls on his sword. From Moneyweb. The goings-on at the Nuclear […]
Ciaran Ryan on SAFm: Court stops banks from taking money out of your account without permission
Ciaran Ryan talks to Nompu Siziba on SAFm about the court judgment handed down last week preventing banks from taking money out of your account […]
Billions in mining royalties intended for the poor squandered, stolen or diverted
Corruption Watch report finds revised Mining Charter isn’t working. From Groundup. Billions in mining royalties intended to uplift poor communities are potentially being squandered, stolen […]