When the virus crisis is over, the legal battles begin
SA courts generally recognise force majeure as a reason for contract non-performance, but what about individuals who cannot pay their debts? From Moneyweb. While the […]
SA economy could crater up to 10% this year
Is this a financial reset? All we know is the recession will deepen. From Moneyweb. Last week Capital Economics forecast a 2.5% contraction for the […]
On full display: The fragility of the global order
Brought down by a microbe without a shot being fired. From Moneyweb. Nassim Taleb, author of Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder, and before that […]
Rate cut not enough
Growing calls for freeze on debt repayments to ward off ‘social disaster’ aspect of Covid-19. From Moneyweb. A growing number of organisations and consumer activists […]
The great foreclosure rip-off
January’s interest rate cut has effectively wiped out all mortgage bond arrears, say consumer activists. But you won’t hear that from your bank. From Moneyweb. […]
It never rains but it pours: Sasol, coronavirus, and now Amplats
‘Force majeure’ shutdown of Amplats’ Waterval smelter complex batters its share price. From Moneyweb. Anglo American Platinum’s (Amplats’) share price is down a third from […]
It just got a whole lot easier to do business in SA
New web platform makes it possible to register a company in minutes. From Moneyweb. A little nugget of good news got drowned out by the […]
The construction mafia moves to the townships
And how one consultant got them to leave. From Moneyweb. No longer content to invade larger construction sites in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the construction mafia […]
Let the ‘Makana’ revolution begin
Dysfunctional metros and municipalities could start falling like dominoes. From Moneyweb. When the Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) High Court last month ordered the dissolution of the […]