Activism and acquisitions on the JSE

It’s been a busy few weeks in my new role as Managing Editor of InceConnect, a daily mailer that gives me the opportunity to unpack the biggest stories on the JSE. Occasionally, I get to add in some international news as well, depending how busy the JSE news flow was. Although I always tried to keep an eye on local …

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Magic Markets Ep30: Investing Down Under

Magic Markets co-host Mohammed Nalla took a break this week to deal with a tragic loss in his family, while The Finance Ghost ensured that the show goes on. Mark Tobin is the guest this week, an Irishman who writes about Australian stocks while living in Stellenbosch! This is a rare opportunity to learn about investing in Australia. He may struggle to …

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Spotify and Netflix need to hit the next button

The world’s biggest streamers are slowly exiting their Cool Eras. Every innovative company eventually goes from being Cool, where every new development they announce is exciting and widely talked about, to Commonplace, where the company is ubiquitous and well-regarded but consumers are satisfied that they’ve seen all the tricks it can offer. That’s the trouble. Commonplace often correlates with stagnation. …

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Magic Markets Ep29: Investing in Agri

We love bringing experts onto Magic Markets to explain topics properly and (dare I say it) scratch beneath the surface! Wandile Sihlobo is an expert on the agriculture sector in South Africa. He is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and has written numerous columns and blog posts in addition to his published book, …

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Magic Markets Ep29: Investing in Agri

We love bringing experts onto Magic Markets to explain topics properly and (dare I say it) scratch beneath the surface! Wandile Sihlobo is an expert on the agriculture sector in South Africa. He is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and has written numerous columns and blog posts in addition to his published book, …

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Magic Markets Ep29: Investing in Agri

We love bringing experts onto Magic Markets to explain topics properly and (dare I say it) scratch beneath the surface! Wandile Sihlobo is an expert on the agriculture sector in South Africa. He is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and has written numerous columns and blog posts in addition to his published book, …

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Magic Markets Ep29: Investing in Agri

We love bringing experts onto Magic Markets to explain topics properly and (dare I say it) scratch beneath the surface! Wandile Sihlobo is an expert on the agriculture sector in South Africa. He is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and has written numerous columns and blog posts in addition to his published book, …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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