How a tiny by-product metal is making billions for PGM producers
Rhodium now accounts for up to a third of their revenue. From Moneyweb. Looking at the share price charts of Implats and Amplats, you’d imagine […]
Acsa minorities back in court after losing bid to be bought out at fair market value
Potential buyers of SAA might want to study the Acsa case before taking the plunge. From Moneyweb. As South Africa tries to drum up foreign […]
The future of education look more like Zoom than classroom
AdvTech and Curro demonstrate remarkable agility during lockdown. From Moneyweb. If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that online education has a future. […]
Get-rich-quick scheme pulls a crowd, despite regulators calling time-out
Interest in Mirror Trading International seems undiminished, in spite of three strikes from three different regulators. From Moneyweb. Mirror Trading International’s (MTI’s) promise of 10% […]
Two municipalities, both ANC-run, tell the story of where it all went wrong
Steve Tshwete and eMalahleni are neighbouring municipalities in Mpumalanga run by the same party, but with very different financial performances. From Moneyweb. There’s no question […]
King Sibiya is an unsung South African hero
This is my open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa: I am a journalist writing for many South African and overseas publications, including Moneyweb, GroundUp, The […]
Weekly wrap: Precious metals producers mint profits
While diversified miner South32 slips into loss. From Moneyweb. In the week that was, Gold Fields announced it had doubled its interim profits for the period to […]
Lockdown has left South Africa drowning in debt
Loan repayment holidays offered by banks could cost borrowers more than R20 billion. Posted in GroundUp and News24. New studies of the impact of lockdown […]
Curro offers bigger discounts to hang on to students
It managed to grow student numbers by 5% over the first part of the year. From Moneyweb. Curro’s half-year results to June 2020 provide a […]
Weekly wrap: Gold shares surge as metal breaks $2,000/oz
Despite coronavirus disruption, Harmony’s share price has more than doubled so far this year. From Moneyweb. The gold price cracked $2 000/oz in early August, […]