by Ciaran Ryan | Mar 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Results lifted by boom in renewable energy, tourism and agriculture. From Moneyweb. The group has seen ‘broad demand’ for its renewable energy products. Image: AdobeStock Load shedding has been a mixed blessing for Bidvest. It has driven up factory operating costs on...
by Ciaran Ryan | Mar 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
There’s a very real cost to these mis-estimates. From Moneyweb. Budget planning is based on these mostly erroneous forecasts. Image: Shutterstock Our finance ministers have an abysmal record when it comes to forecasting. In nine out of the last 12 years they have...
by Ciaran Ryan | Mar 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Book review: Author David Parker believes it is – because he did it himself. From Moneyweb. Image: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg We’ve all read stories of waiters and bell hops dying and leaving behind a fortune secreted away after a life of toil. “Why can’t a young couple...
by Ciaran Ryan | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The death threats have filtered down to power station level, as saboteurs and crime gangs run amok. From Moneyweb. Eskom is spending about R3.2bn a year on private security, due to sabotage and criminality inflicted on its plants and personnel. Image: AdobeStock...
by Ciaran Ryan | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Regulations kicked in on 27 February, but no date given for the termination of the state of disaster. From Moneyweb. The war on red tape includes allowing exemptions or expedited approvals for energy generation under two acts that previously slowed things down. Image:...