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April 12th, 2022 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy   It would appear that a worldwide economic recovery is underway and we are not unaffected by this. Good signs are that our Rand...

April 3rd, 2022 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy   Broke? A report on Defenceweb dealt with a litany of woes, revolving around funding which has resulted in inadequate training, lack of readiness,...

March 27th, 2022 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy Topical news is a note on what will happen if Russia defaults on its debts? Exactly this happened in 1998 and interest rates shot...

February 13th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice

  Economy   What has happened in the Ukraine happened to Georgia: what does a state do when the majority of a population in a...

February 13th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy   The value of the Rand, to some extent, reflects how others see us. For years the Big Mac index has been the laymans...

How to take your home or business off the municipal electricity grid

With president Cyril Ramaphosa recently admitting that load shedding is ‘inevitable’ for years to come, more and more South African homeowners and business leaders are...

January 29th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice

Economy Performance: Our economy has stabilised and is set for a 1.5 -7% GDP growth this year (the World Bank had said 2.1%). With a...

Home-buying secrets you should know about

Buying a home is usually the largest purchase a person will make in their lifetime, and along with that can come a lot of stress,...

Oh Dam! Fines For Not Having A Water Use License

The National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 (NWA) identifies eleven different water uses in  Section 21 for which the Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS)...

December 5th, 2021 | Business, Economics, Practice

Gentle Reader   This will be the last edition of Snippets this year. I will resume publication on 23 January. Do have a happy and...