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Local duo revolutionises first responder systems

What started as volunteer work has since made Rapid Deploy a leader in the emergency response systems industry

‘The approach is to make hay now'

Royal Bafokeng Platinum’s chief financial officer explains that the miner’s minimum-dividend policy, among other things, aims for sustainability in an uncertain environment.

Women step out of the shadows on Kumba exploration project

Kumba Iron Ore is drilling at two new sites in a bid to extend the lives of two of its largest assets in the Northern Cape. And there’s an all-women drilling crew on board.

Choosing the best fit

Asset managers’ impact measurement practices should be tailored to the resources they have at their disposal.

A Spurt For Economic Revival

SPACs and mezzanine debt can play a pivotal role in unlocking inclusive growth.

New Initiatives To Combat The Crisis

How to mobilise the long-term savings pool to help restore SA’s economic health – and achieve a positive return.

Impact Investing: Not A Tick-Box Exercise

The importance of investing for sustainability has been brought to the fore by the coronavirus pandemic.

A Dollar-Driven Rally

The price of gold continues to surge as the US prints money to stave off economic hardship. Schalk Louw explains what this means for investors – and South Africa.

Can Sasol Pass The Acid Test?

To understand Sasol’s recent travails, it is important to consider the company’s 70-year history. With the Industrial Behemoth’s results due in August, Jaco Visser takes a deep dive into the company from its birth as a parastatal and considers the outlook for the share as the group tries to move beyond the Lake Charles fiasco.

Transformation Is A Business Imperative For Isuzu

Isuzu Motors South Africa has received an industry-leading level 1 on its B-BBEE scorecard for 2020. Newly-appointed CEO and managing director Billy Tom reflects on this and why it is important for transformation to be embraced beyond this scorecard as well.

Orange juice to rhodium: A surge all round

Commodities – ranging from agricultural products to precious metals – are burgeoning as supply constraints worry investors and buyers.

Fewer rules and more enforcement

Public funding should inspect compliance with existing regulations as opposed to putting up more red tape

Now Really Is The Time To Go For Gold

After a decades-long slump, the bulls are ready for some prime-time gold profits.

SA's Current Account Surplus Is Little To Celebrate

Trade data should rather be read considering the broader state of the economy.

Local Duo Revolutionises First Responder Systems

What started as volunteer work has since made RapidDeploy a leader in the emergency response systems industry.

Struggling Amid A Pandemic

South Africa’s listed hospitals have seen steep declines in their share prices. What is the outlook for them as the coronavirus rips through the country?

Is Property Still A Good Investment?

Landlords grow rich in their sleep – or do they? What have the returns been; what are the risk factors? Vacancies are up to nearly 10% in some cities – it’s a tenant’s market. Here’s what this means from an investment perspective.

The surge and pause explained

Maarten Mittner sheds some light on why investors should be cautious of climbing in now that markets are at improved valuations.

Anglo's plan to exit thermal coal

The mining giant is considering either a trade sale or return of shares for its export coal business.

Steering A Sector Through A Pandemic

Growthpoint’s CEO of South African operations, Estienne de Klerk, has been at the helm of the property industry’s response to Covid-19.

New ETF Tracking Chinese Stocks Launches In SA

While the increased choice of global exchange-traded funds on the JSE is welcomed, Simon Brown does warn against concentration risk that comes with the new Satrix ETF tracking the MSCI China Index.

Building An Emergency Fund

Establishing an emergency fund and contributing to it should be seen as a goal independent of your other savings.

‘Nobody Ever Forecasts For Zero Revenue'

With increased capital-raising activity on the JSE, investors should monitor their holdings that are under pressure.

Hotly Contested Township Markets

As formal retailers like Shoprite and Pick n Pay vie to expand into the spaza shop market, Andile Ntingi weighs in on the diametrically opposed views of black business on the subject.

The Paradoxes Of Pandemics

As with the varied impact of the 1918 Spanish flu, the long-term consequences of Covid-19 can’t be predetermined.

Banking On Clean Power

Despite a lack of clarity from government on actioning SA’s renewable energy build programme, the appetite for investment in this sector is still healthy. But this could become subdued if government fails to ensure policy certainty, among other things, writes Jaco Visser.

More Than Just A One-Trick Pony?

In the wake of the release of Naspers’s annual results, Brendan Peacock analyses the performance and outlook for the JSE giant and the verticals it is invested in. Among others, a consolidation in the global food-delivery space may be a sweet spot for Naspers, but investors should also keep tabs on the risks to its largest investment, Tencent.

Is The Discount Still Valid?

Do diversified investment houses such as Remgro still offer value in the midst of the discount to their share prices compared to their intrinsic net asset value?

Giving up the (traditional) restaurant ghost

The concept of ‘ghost’ kitchens, which are restaurants that operate purely on a delivery basis, has gained traction abroad and South Africa is catching on.

Tender set-asides rather than B-BBEE

The government should overhaul its empowerment policy to reserve a set value of procurement for black-owned businesses.