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The sextant is widely regarded as one of the most important inventions during the Age of Exploration. By using the stars to map a ship’s position on the sea, a lot of the guess work was taken out of exploring previously uncharted waters.
South Africa has always been blessed with strong leaders. There is no greater time for strong leadership than now. We are faced with tough economic conditions and a market driven by diverse risk that many companies may look at with blank stares not knowing how to approach them.
It is disturbing to note that only 16% of the South African population belongs to medical schemes and the rest of the population depends on the public/state sector. The public system serves the vast majority of the population, but is underfunded and understaffed. The higher LSM population uses the private system and is better served than the poor.
When it comes to household debt, it seems that South Africans really know how to be trendsetters. According to a recent report by Fin24, the average South African pays as much as 79% of every rand on repaying debt.