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South African markets are on the rise. With strong earnings growth and investor optimism, could SA stocks and bonds outperform global markets?…
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Kabelo Rikhotso, the chief investment officer of South Africa’s largest pension fund manager, the Public Investment Corporation, says that if he could, he’d buy…
Go long! There’s still (some) money to be made in bonds
The rand, which has already strengthened to its strongest level in 18 months, could gain more ground – provided the government can sustain the…
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