Joffe proves there’s Long4Life after Bidvest

Within the South African business community, there are giants who seem to get it right time and time again. In contrast, there are others whose fall from grace has been quite spectacular, like Markus Jooste over alleged accounting fraud in Steinhoff and Christo Wiese over a number of poor investments. Let’s focus on one of the giants with a much …

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Finance FAQs edition 1: JSE | Working Capital | Emerging Markets

People use financial terms all the time, but rarely have a proper understanding of them. Simple terms aren’t always so simple. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, but people are still nervous to ask. From time to time, I’ll deal with a set of unrelated topics or questions in the finance world. Feel free to submit ideas for …

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Globetrotting through the JSE

Those of you who watch the markets have probably wondered how on earth the JSE manages to rally on a day when bad news comes out about the South African economy. ???????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????? Most JSE indices (e.g. the “All Share Index”) are market cap weighted. This means that larger companies carry a higher weighting in the index. …

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Capitec’s Corona-coaster ride

Capitec has had a volatile few weeks even by current market standards. The bank has been the darling of the market for years, growing from obscurity to become South Africa’s largest bank by retail customer numbers. So, what’s going on? Tracking the Corona-coaster. Capitec fell from around R1,440 per share in mid-Feb to R1,110 by the third week of March, …

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Tourism mourns an industry giant and its own demise

It was a landmark week in the tourism industry for all the wrong reasons, topped off by the passing of industry icon and world-famous South African, Sol Kerzner. It’s worth touching on his legacy before discussing the Tsogo Sun Hotels announcement that came out on Friday after the markets closed. Kerzner – a life less ordinary. Kerzner’s colourful life can …

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