Category: Editors Desk
You may be surprised to find out that there is a very tangible, definite link between mealies and steak and it is not biological
Another interesting chart, posted by Capricorn Asset Management this week, shows the cyclical...
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It is good to be reminded of what is most important to us but then we must be consistent
The State of the Nation Address is an elegant document. It encapsulates all our dreams and...
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Twenty years after Andrew Young built the now-defunct ostrich abattoir, he is back with business friends
Spending an hour with Andrew Young in his office in Atlanta, GA, in 1999 was one of the highlights...
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Erratic deficits slowly evolved over 25 years maturing to a stable, predictable pattern that can be applied as a proper macro tool
A chart prepared by the analysts at Capricorn Asset Management provides a workable comparison of...
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Uncertainty is about the only stable principle in the upcoming budget
The Minister of Finance has to go before his peers to deliver a budget against a background of...
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N$3,454,940,947 – more than double what the finance ministry expected was paid in tax in December 2018
Perhaps the time has come for the Ministry of Finance to change its narrative from outright...
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All nations in southern Africa need to take note of South Africa’s State of the Nation address
South Africa’s annual State of the Nation address has become a bigger spectacle than the Durban...
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A central bank accountant has the power to suspend provisions in the Bank of Namibia Act
52 Submission and publication of accounts and reports (1) The Bank shall submit to the Minister...
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Car sales as a proxy reveal a host of underlying influences and trends not always so readily detectable
This graph showing new vehicle sales in South Africa, landed on my desk last week. The author is...
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Volatility is back. What impact is reasonable to expect in local markets?
Severe volatility in international markets mirrored by an ever-declining Allshare index of the...
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Land, water, money – where are we heading with our own water supply?
An investment discussion during the past week brought to the fore the issue of water. To...
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The finance ministry only asked for one billion dollars, the market responded by offering 2.2 billion
Last week the Ministry of Finance took a calculated risk and it scored big time. As the...
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