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1.
Government and Business, Panic and Rescue
(Analysis/Analysis)
...the reasons why it failed in the first place. But the confusion that abounds makes it very easy for the
South
African government to justify the R 12 billion they have squandered on
South
African Airw...
Thursday, 27 November 2008
2.
Taxing the poor so that the rich can buy expensive cars
(Analysis/Analysis)
...a tax as a necessary evil for saving jobs, and – at once – everyone is satisfied. Welcome to
South
Africa’s motor-industry, where the
South
African taxpayer subsidises the purchase-p...
Thursday, 20 November 2008
3.
Zimbabwe's Hope Deterred
(Analysis/Analysis)
...high levels and whoever gets to run the economy will have to contend with this problem as well. Former
South
African president, Thabo Mbeki, flew into Zimbabwe on Monday 13 0ctober 2008 in an effort...
Sunday, 09 November 2008
4.
The charity of dumping
(Analysis/Analysis)
...of the Niall Mellon Township Initiative? Maguinness has a program that, since 2002, has built houses in
South
African townships for the homeless. The house-building volunteers, from rich countries i...
Thursday, 06 November 2008
5.
Zimbabwe: The beginning, and ending, of the beginning
(Analysis/Analysis)
...otiation had fallen through with no agreement in sight, and all seemed a lost cause. The announcement by
South
African president, Thabo Mbeki, that a deal had finally been reached created optimism amo...
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
6.
The Revenge of the Markets
(Analysis/Analysis)
...tive, that is twice the entire value of Russian-listed companies, and almost four times the value of all
South
African-listed firms. As the terror has taken hold, investors are selling their shares ...
Friday, 10 October 2008
7.
Possession of state assets has become an end in itself
(Analysis/Analysis)
...jor power stations, roads, or hospitals take years to build and a budget must be raised in advance. The
South
African government has committed itself to spending billions on infrastructure for the Wo...
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
8.
Mozambique's Lessons for South Africa
(Analysis/Analysis)
...ccords that settled Mozambique, there is still no main bridge across the Zambezi River linking north and
south
. The current bridge requires that Mozambiquans travel via Malawi. There is, however, a ...
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
9.
Apple, the destroyer of comfort-zones
(Analysis/Analysis)
...ed much in the past decade. We use them for phone calls and to send short messages via SMS. Outside of
South
Africa the growth of cheap bandwidth means that people enjoy watching television or playi...
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
10.
The Remarkable Power of Remarkable People
(Analysis/Analysis)
...ial, religious, gender or sexual orientation laws also act to select for, or against particular groups.
South
Africa’s Apartheid laws denied dark-skinned citizens not only the right to vote, bu...
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
11.
How to cross a river...
(Analysis/Analysis)
...d with a river – wonder how they will cross it, not who will bridge it for them. It is clear that
South
Africa's rural areas no longer contain people who are self-reliant. All these people...
Saturday, 16 August 2008
12.
South Ossetia: Russia and Georgia's dangerous game
(Analysis/Analysis)
...cted regions as diverse as Aceh (part of Indonesia) and Cabinda (an exclave of Angola). It also affects
South
Ossetia
, a break-away province of Georgia. Russia’s Perfect War Russia wants a war...
Saturday, 09 August 2008
13.
Everything gets tested but political ideas, they become policy
(Analysis/Analysis)
...rtunity to vote out idiotic political hacks and replace them with people you hope will undo the damage.
South
African taxpayers have little expectation of seeing the padded rears of ANC fat-cats depa...
Thursday, 07 August 2008
14.
The errors of selection and confirmation bias
(Analysis/Analysis)
...usion. My email inbox is full of high-minded spam articles lamenting the demise of positive thinking in
South
Africa. JP Landman, a well-paid executive at BOE Investment Research, declares that the...
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
15.
No way out; ducking the Eskom bullet
(Analysis/Analysis)
...terprise. The shareholder here is the taxpayer. Government must pay money derived from the earnings of
South
Africans to cover the cost of the investment in state-owned firms. If government increas...
Sunday, 20 July 2008
16.
Dealing with the consequences of Zimbabwe
(Analysis/Analysis)
...o currencies available for alternative use with which Zimbabweans are familiar are the US dollar and the
South
African rand. The US dollar poses concerns about exchange controls with what will have ...
Saturday, 28 June 2008
17.
Xenophobia and the end of the African Renaissance
(Analysis/Analysis)
...have been treated to the spectacle of their relatives and friends being tortured and murdered by mobs of
South
Africans. The initial response from President Thabo Mbeki – the man who would have...
Friday, 13 June 2008
18.
When big businesses stop submitting to autocrats
(Analysis/Analysis)
...hat a government can be dictatorial up to its borders but, beyond these, they have to obey the law. In
South
Africa the government has yet to be faced with any major company saying, "No." ...
Thursday, 29 May 2008
19.
Taxing the Future, Confusing the Present
(Analysis/Analysis)
...budget speech. It was a plea, not only to the new Zuma / Motlanthe alliance within the ANC, but also to
South
Africa's taxpayers. Behind the glib remarks he was begging taxpayers, "Please k...
Friday, 23 May 2008
20.
Overcoming the Conservation of Energy
(Analysis/Analysis)
...lly become rusted heaps if they aren't maintained correctly. Such neglect is visible throughout the
South
African economy; most obviously in public schools, public health, and public electricity....
Saturday, 10 May 2008
21.
The hazard of market dominance
(Analysis/Analysis)
...d the greater the impact on price inflation. Effective control of the economy is in very few hands. The
South
African government comprises over 34% of the economy, as well as defining prices through ...
Friday, 02 May 2008
22.
When no-one is held accountable, everyone suffers
(Analysis/Analysis)
... Kenya was the main despatch and purchasing hub for international buyers. Back home, the failure of the
South
African government to hold the health ministry to account sees millions dieing from AIDS....
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
23.
Netscape, the Internet and Creative Destruction
(Analysis/Analysis)
...te endeavour that created power generation in the first place. The price of internet use has plunged in
South
Africa, from hundreds of rands a month for dial-up services to as little as R 45 per mont...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
24.
Of Chiefs and Presidents
(Analysis/Analysis)
... many leaders still under colonial oppression. He came with a lot of promise, leading the breadbasket of
south
ern Africa, and on many occasions leading the SADC on politics. Twenty-eight years on, th...
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
25.
Funding departments instead of people cheats everyone
(Analysis/Analysis)
...fe and Medi-Clinic, is worth about R 63 billion a year. Yet this large number is only 4.6% of the total
South
African economy. State spending, as a proportion of total economic income, is 34.2%. I...
Saturday, 15 March 2008
26.
Jacob Zuma, Inflation Denialist?
(Analysis/Analysis)
...b Zuma – the African National Congress' newly elected president – declares that he finds
South
Africa's high interest rates unfair on the poor. When you borrow money from your ban...
Thursday, 06 March 2008
27.
Higher food prices mean downgrading that Turkey to a Chicken
(Analysis/Analysis)
...of agriculture. In the developed world agriculture is now only 2 – 3% of economic production. In
South
Africa agriculture is a "mere" 4% of total GDP. This shrinking profitability h...
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
28.
The Speculator: Pricing in the Future
(Analysis/Analysis)
...' national revenue given over to agriculture (10%) and industry (35.5%) is strikingly different from
South
Africa's. Our agriculture is 3.8% and industry is 32%. Both sectors are in rapid de...
Thursday, 14 February 2008
29.
Simba the Saviour?
(Analysis/Analysis)
...his expertise as a business consultant, but more so for his ten-year stint as Executive Secretary of the
South
ern African Development Community, (SADC). Dr Makoni is reported to have the backing of So...
Sunday, 10 February 2008
30.
Exports and parliamentary laziness
(Analysis/Analysis)
...t to allow them to send money abroad to pay for all these marketing and sales junkets. Sharma says that
South
Africa has a "mere" 2 000 exporters when we should have 6 – 8 000 exporte...
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
31.
Of Capitalism, Socialist Greed, Poverty and Remaining Silent
(Analysis/Analysis)
... and need to be based in a safe environment that respects property rights. One of the worst excesses of
South
African state negligence has been regarding HIV / AIDS. Many large firms, from Anglo Ame...
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
32.
South Korea
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)
Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
33.
South Africa
(Emerging Markets/Southern Africa)
Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
34.
Searching for objective measures of value
(Analysis/Analysis)
...ce and – by 1980 – it was $641/ounce. An interesting caveat to this story is its effect on
South
Africa. Without this exponential rise in the value of gold Apartheid would never h...
Thursday, 03 January 2008
35.
This festive season: the accumulating effects of individual activity
(Analysis/Analysis)
...m work and start preparing dinner, bathing, and watching television. In small family groups. Given that
South
African electricity monopoly, Eskom, hasn't invested in their network for thirty year...
Saturday, 15 December 2007
36.
Trevor Manuel and the "Plunder of Skills"
(Analysis/Analysis)
Trevor Manuel,
South
Africa's long-serving Minister of Finance, has had a busy time of it. When he hasn't been demanding reform at the IMF, he has been lecturing the US and Western Europe on
Sunday, 09 December 2007
37.
Contradictions resolve in ways you don't intend
(Analysis/Analysis)
"Run your small business as if it is a big business," says Erik Parker,
South
Africa's franchise guru, as one of his points for business success. Or, if you're more of a socialist,
Thursday, 29 November 2007
38.
Slaves to land, the policies of Land Affairs
(Analysis/Analysis)
...shed has the capacity to unlock trillions of dollars of "hidden capital". De Soto has visited
South
Africa on several occasions to present his ideas to government officials. It appears tha...
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
39.
Killing the Golden Goose, a lesson in Economic Freedom
(Analysis/Analysis)
... have their own needs prioritised. This can lead to unexpected outcomes and inefficient economies. In
South
Africa the minister of telecommunications gets to decide whether or not there is a market...
Thursday, 25 October 2007
40.
Africa, China and Investment
(Analysis/Analysis)
South
Africa receives more than 20% of the foreign direct investment (FDI) placed in Africa each year. Don't celebrate too quickly. Of the US$ 334 billion in total FDI in 2005 only 9.3%, or US$
Sunday, 30 September 2007
41.
China, Toys And The Tragedy of Xenophobia
(Analysis/Analysis)
...e real ugly nature of the protests against China are seen. Imagine it differently. A few winemakers in
South
Africa have, on occasion, embellished their product by adding ethylene glycol (antifreeze...
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
42.
The spectre of loyalty over ability
(Analysis/Analysis)
There is a spectre stalking
South
Africa. It is the spectre that rewards loyalty over ability; craven sycophancy over talent and innovation. The result is lost opportunities and a diminished economy
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
43.
Investment cannot happen if the market isn't private
(Analysis/Analysis)
...s failures of government strategy on AIDS and Zimbabwe, they may be right. Foreign tourists arriving in
South
Africa in 2010 will (all going well) see nice new roads and sparkling stadiums overwhelmi...
Wednesday, 05 September 2007
44.
Black Economic Empowerment, like charity, is not investment
(Analysis/Analysis)
South
African businesses have become one of the largest investment blocks in Africa. Many African countries regularly fret that they are losing their local business ownership to their cousins do
Monday, 27 August 2007
45.
Black Diamonds and the trouble with statistics
(Analysis/Analysis)
...much to invest. Without meaningful and reliable information poor investments can be made. In 2001
South
Africa was suffering from weak economic growth. High interest rates (broaching 25%...
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
46.
Black Swans, Cost Overruns and Industrial Tariffs
(Analysis/Analysis)
South
Africa currently has two large Cinderella projects: the Gautrain and the 2010 World Cup. Both projects are astonishingly expensive. When the Gautrain was announced in February 2006 it was to
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
47.
Atlas Shrugged at 50
(Analysis/Analysis)
...inessman" into a curse. The book was a product of its times. Communism was raging through Europe,
South
America and Asia and Africa. People's Republics were all the rage and the most produc...
Sunday, 29 July 2007
48.
Department of inJustice: the corruption of high office
(Analysis/Analysis)
Corruption is a result of poor disclosure and weak systems and institutions. The bankruptcy process in
South
Africa is from the Victorian era and tends to place a terrifying burden on all involved. Th
Friday, 27 July 2007
49.
Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
(Analysis/Analysis)
...5 million of Zimbabwe's most educated and productive citizens are in exile and working in the UK and
South
Africa 4 million people need food aid; the average life-expectancy of Zimbabweans is 3...
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
50.
Everything is coming up Capitalism
(Analysis/Analysis)
...ndividuals and families; Russia 3) Big-firm - most of the economy exists in a few large corporations;
South
Africa 4) Entrepreneurial - most of the economy is controlled by small firms; er, no-...
Friday, 13 July 2007
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