Economy in a death spiral

Economy in a death spiral

“We have run out of money. We must make hard decisions, now! We are in an exceptionally hard place” – CE Dr Adrian Saville listen up
What wasn’t said in the budget speech

What wasn’t said in the budget speech

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented National Treasury’s Supplementary Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 24 June. The key takeaway from his speech was urgency: that the decisions taken today will determine whether we take a hard – and probably slow – road to...
Buy businesses, not stocks

Buy businesses, not stocks

Looking back at the impressive track records of global leaders such as Microsoft and Nestlé, it’s tempting to daydream of travelling through time just to get in at the ground floor and share in the spoils of their meteoric rises. But a closer examination of each of...