Why gambling needs the same crackdown as tobacco
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The contradiction of modern South African IPOs is that they manage to appear exclusionary, while legally being the opposite…
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The robot soccer fundi revamping South African investment
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Investing vs gambling: The house can’t beat compound returns
South Africans bet trillions and save very little. Investing flips the odds: time and compounding returns quietly build wealth long after luck runs out…
In cryptoland, you can bet on Taylor Swift – or The Rapture
In prediction markets, bets fly on anything from Taylor Swift’s engagement to the end of the world. Now big money wants in – and,…
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Should you do a Buffett and buy Occidental Petroleum?
Occidental’s shares have tumbled of late, but a deal with Berkshire Hathaway may give it the firepower it needs for the big leagues…
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Africa: A continent of limitless potential
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Why halting SA’s debt binge is a huge win for the GNU
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The G20 event was marked most by US and Chinese…
Keeping his shorts: Hedge fund OG Jean Pierre Verster
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