Explore the Category
South Africans have surely learned to do one thing right and that is to spend cash, whether it is their own or the bank's.
Gerbrand Smit, analyst at The Efficient Group, says that the major performers were the platinum (+1.40%) and information and technology (+2.58%) stocks.
The rand nudged firmer yesterday, supported by dollar weakness and comments by the Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni against intervention but lacked the momentum to break out of its recent range.
Banking (+1.22%) and retail (+1.18%) stocks were the only significant gainers on the market.
Would you willingly give up your medical scheme membership under a fully implemented NHI?