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Moneyweb 12 Nov 2021   Weekly Wrap-up
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Godongwana commits to fiscal consolidation

 

Godongwana commits to fiscal consolidation

Following a record budget deficit of 10% of GDP in 2020, SA’s consolidated budget deficit is expected to narrow to 7.8% in 2021/22 and to 4.9% of GDP in 2024/25.  OPEN IN APP

Sars hits a dead-end in Lesotho number plate case

 

Sars hits a dead-end in Lesotho number plate case

The seizure of cars bearing number plates from neighbouring countries is unlawful, say lawyers for the winning team.  OPEN IN APP
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For the first time, there is real concern about the stability of the grid

 

For the first time, there is real concern about the stability of the grid

A look at what pushed Eskom to the brink on Saturday.  OPEN IN APP
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Bitcoin smashes through R1 million – where to next?

 

Bitcoin smashes through R1 million – where to next?

This level was considered fanciful a few years ago. Experts say it could easily ramp up ten times from here over the next few years.  OPEN IN APP

Should I put R1m in an income fund?

 

READER QUESTION

Should I put R1m in an income fund?

And what would the downside of withdrawing within a year be?  OPEN IN APP
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TOP PODCASTS OF THE WEEK Radio »    Podcasts »

Listen Live Link GEPF reaches R2trn milestone

‘We've got a bias to investing in South Africa Incorporated, so we look at it as a secondary focus area after taking care of our members, pensioners and beneficiaries...The fund will continue to thrive as well’: principal executive officer Musa Mabesa. OPEN IN APP

Listen Live Link Motorists are 40% more likely to get into an accident since lockdown started

Anneli Retief – Head, Dialdirect Insurance OPEN IN APP

Listen Live Link Die Suid-Afrikaanse inkomstediens maak vordering met die prosesse om belasting teverhaal

Edward Kieswetter - Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens. OPEN IN APP
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Listen Live Link EasyEquities is focused on getting to one-million accounts

'We've got the lowest cost of acquisition in the country. We haven't seen anyone who is...lower' – Charles Savage, CEO of Purple Group. OPEN IN APP
Money Savvy new episode

Listen Live Link Should you give your children an early inheritance?

Marius Fenwick of WealthUp discusses what parents need to think about, from the best way to distribute their assets to the various taxes to take into account, with advice on how to think about sharing this inheritance among their children. OPEN IN APP
The Property Pod new episode

Listen Live Link South Africa ‘a pioneer in estate living'

‘Estates have been big in SA for quite a long time – since the early 1990s – whereas in places like the UAE and New Zealand and other parts of the world they’ve started to take off only in the last five years or so,’ says Andrew Amoils, wealth analyst at New World Wealth. OPEN IN APP

Listen Live Link COP26 agreement could keep electricity prices in check

‘We are very comfortable with the lender retaining control of the money up to the point where payment should be made in ...to contractors who have...proved themselves’ – Eskom CEO André de Ruyter. OPEN IN APP
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Listen Live Link Markets and music

Novare is trying to beat inflation by 3.5% – ‘but with substantially less volatility than the JSE’, says Jacobus Brink, who heads up its multi-management division and is also a musician. OPEN IN APP
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"Savings by ordinary people lead to the process of capital formation that ultimately supports economic activity, pays taxes, and creates jobs. When a farmer saves money to buy a harvester, he upscales the job opportunity of a worker who earns R100 a day, cutting wheat with a sickle, to a driver of an R8 million combine harvester where he earns ... [Read full comment] "
- Sensei 268 votes On story: Lesson for SA: Red flags that signal a country’s pending fiscal doom
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