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Here’s what insurers must do to prosper through 2012

06 September 2011 | Featured Story

“The insurance environment in South Africa has been aggravated by the financial crisis, social discrepancies and climate change induced happenings and disasters, which have impacted both consumer pockets and general claims trends,” writes Yuresh Maharaj,

The country that missed the resources train

05 September 2011 | Straight Talk

South Africa has the richest mineral resources endowment in the world, but has underperformed other resource-rich countries over the past decade! This was the view expressed by Sanlam Investment Management (SIM) resources specialist, Barend Ritter, at a m

The trouble with job creation

05 September 2011 | The Stage

South Africa has a New Growth Path document. It was released by economic development minister, Ebrahim Patel, on 23 November 2010. Although the document is chockfull of strange ideas (executive salary capping comes to mind) we cannot recall any economic c

The trouble with living in a police state...

19 August 2011 | The Stage

South Africa is not a police state, yet. But in recent months we’ve witnessed some alarming developments. It started with the re-militarisation of police ranks and the immediate transition of our National Police Commissioner into a General… Why the change