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August 2, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice
Property The excessive post-sanitisation procedure of the deeds offices cannot continue: I believe that conveyancers, estate agents, banks and everyone interested in that sector,...
A recent trip to ORT and some reflections on the Covid crisis
Since I was a child, sigh, there have been two key indicators of economic growth: airport traffic and cranes on the skyline. This is dinkum...
July 26, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice
Property Moneyweb ran a newscast in which the expert stated that it is now cheaper to buy houses than to rent accommodation. This conclusion...
Brightening up your home with fresh flowers
We had the opportunity to chat to the owner of Natural Nostalgia, Kimberley Lomas about their gorgeous Blooming Boxes. Here is what Kimberley had to...
July 11, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice
Business First World hopes, Third World money: the ambulance scooter project is now under investigation. Yes, charging R96k for a bike outfit, that cannot...
Un-packing the June 2020 supplementary budget and understanding the hippo’s mouth
24th June 2020 saw our Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, taking the platform to announce a supplementary budget for South Africa. He painted an extremely dismal...
JULY IN THE GARDEN
JULY IN THE GARDEN This is a busy month in the garden with winter pruning top of the priority list. As day length starts to...
June 27, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economy I don’t believe we have an economic or financial problem in South Africa. We have a political problem. Dawie Rood ‘Potamus rising:...
June 20, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice
Economy Can Dr Doom be right again? Roubini, a New York University Prof, sprang into prominence when his 2006 warning, that the US housing...
June 13, 2020 | Business, Economics, Practice,
Economics Economic news in Africa, and closer to home, is not great, as may be seen from the following: the average share of African...