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SA’s future? Russia bleeds skills as emigration of professionals hits peak

A few depressing things have hit me hard while engaging with South Africans now living in London. You wonder how a small developing country can afford to lose so many highly skilled individuals, high...

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Professionals built Titanic, amateurs the Ark. Regulation the real winner.

We all know that professionals built the Titanic, but amateurs built the Ark. Governments around the world are meant to be professional. They are meant to know what they are doing. But, as the anxiety...

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Abrie Pretorius’s tightly focused portfolio – managing money New York style

Once its homeland lost polecat status, South African-born Investec became one of the earliest companies to globalise. Its strategy was to establish a solid base in London, with much of its early growth...

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Must read: Skills gap leaves SA business shorthanded as jobs unfilled

Official unemployment levels in South Africa jump around 26 percent, but the area of real concern lies in the country’s youth, where 1 in 2 is without a job. Business however says one of the problems...

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The remedy for greater executive health and wellness

*The content is brought to you in partnership with Discovery Health By Dr Ryan Noach* In a fast-paced environment often characterised by long hours, physical inactivity, eating on the go and...

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Frugal truth about wealth building: Rich people have deep pockets, short arms...

Sage of Omaha Warren Buffett, one of the world’s smartest and richest investors, famously drives a relatively modest car. Ditto other rich people. UK Tennis player Sir Andy Murray, for example, has...

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What damage done in the name of protecting the public? –  FSB unpacking contd…

When the State interferes with the private market, over-regulating and constricting, ostensibly in the name of protecting the public, it can become a blood-letting fiasco. Senior Free Market Foundation...

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How do you rate? Seven differences between amateurs and professionals

Among my inbox favourites is the Brain Food newsletter from Farnam Street, named after the road in Omaha where Warren Buffett has lived for most of his life. The latest edition features a piece...

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Corporates behaving badly: SA must show middle finger to unethical conduct

JOHANNESBURG — At the launch of the Anti-Intimidation and Ethical Practices Forum‘s survey on Ethical Practices, the executive director of Corruption Watch, David Lewis, delivered the below keynote...

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How SA business can help right education wrongs through leadership training

JOHANNESBURG — Unearthing future leaders is a critical challenge that any nation or business faces. There are some really interesting local initiatives helping to drive the creation of leaders,...

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SA’s very best investment analysts: Top stock brokers – see the full 2018 list

EDINBURGH — Investment analysis is more art than science, though professionals in this field are also adept with a calculator and working through accounting ratios. Trying to understand the...

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Professionals built Titanic, amateurs the Ark. Regulation the real winner.

We all know that professionals built the Titanic, but amateurs built the Ark. Governments around the world are meant to be professional. They are meant to know what they are doing. But, as the anxiety...

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Abrie Pretorius’s tightly focused portfolio – managing money New York style

Once its homeland lost polecat status, South African-born Investec became one of the earliest companies to globalise. Its strategy was to establish a solid base in London, with much of its early growth...

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Must read: Skills gap leaves SA business shorthanded as jobs unfilled

Official unemployment levels in South Africa jump around 26 percent, but the area of real concern lies in the country’s youth, where 1 in 2 is without a job. Business however says one of the problems...

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The remedy for greater executive health and wellness

*The content is brought to you in partnership with Discovery Health By Dr Ryan Noach* In a fast-paced environment often characterised by long hours, physical inactivity, eating on the go and...

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Frugal truth about wealth building: Rich people have deep pockets, short arms...

Sage of Omaha Warren Buffett, one of the world’s smartest and richest investors, famously drives a relatively modest car. Ditto other rich people. UK Tennis player Sir Andy Murray, for example, has...

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What damage done in the name of protecting the public? –  FSB unpacking contd…

When the State interferes with the private market, over-regulating and constricting, ostensibly in the name of protecting the public, it can become a blood-letting fiasco. Senior Free Market Foundation...

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How do you rate? Seven differences between amateurs and professionals

Among my inbox favourites is the Brain Food newsletter from Farnam Street, named after the road in Omaha where Warren Buffett has lived for most of his life. The latest edition features a piece...

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Corporates behaving badly: SA must show middle finger to unethical conduct

JOHANNESBURG — At the launch of the Anti-Intimidation and Ethical Practices Forum‘s survey on Ethical Practices, the executive director of Corruption Watch, David Lewis, delivered the below keynote...

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How SA business can help right education wrongs through leadership training

JOHANNESBURG — Unearthing future leaders is a critical challenge that any nation or business faces. There are some really interesting local initiatives helping to drive the creation of leaders,...

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