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Inside the strange and brilliant sale of De Beers
Despite a rough few years for diamond miners, Currency understands that Anglo has at least eight suitors for its historic De Beers business…
The contradictions driving the ANC’s NHI lie
Broken promises that the NHI won’t be funded by new taxes show it’s driven more by electioneering than a genuine plan to fix healthcare.…
Scrap new anti-investor tax changes: EasyEquities
A set of new Sars tax proposals could do deep damage to actively managed ETFs, and trigger a raft of costs for retail investors…
Why banning online gambling ads is a horrible idea
A gambling advertising ban infantilises gamblers, risks establishing underground operators, and prejudices potential new competitors.…
Not all philanthropy: inside Jannie Mouton’s R7.2bn Curro deal
There are plenty of non-philanthropic benefits to the Moutons' share swop…
Why gambling needs the same crackdown as tobacco
Gambling has become South Africa’s next addiction crisis, fuelled by smartphones, sleek marketing and weak oversight.…
This is not an offer to the public. Except, it is
The contradiction of modern South African IPOs is that they manage to appear exclusionary, while legally being the opposite…
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