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Don’t die in an awkward position

24 June 2025

Every day, thousands of South Africans wake up blissfully unaware that today could be their day to go. They could be one bad decision away from tragedy. Death doesn’t choose the perfect moment. More often than not it’s unexpected – even awkward. And it doesn’t wait for you to get your affairs in order.

Policy certainty as effective as uncertainty at pushing foreign capital away from SA

20 June 2025

Key policymakers in the South African government have a major kink in their think. They cite policy uncertainty as a major deterrent to foreign direct investment into the country, when policy certainty is often as harmful a detractor. You could say, for example, that uncertainty around property rights being enshrined in expropriation legislation is as undesirable as a certainty that these rights will not be protected.

Economic growth and jobs on tap if government pulls the right policy levers

06 June 2025

The big news in the run-up to this fortnightly opinion piece was that South Africa’s stuttering economy had produced a mere 0.1% growth in the first quarter of 2025. This pedestrian performance coincided with what many market commentators referred to as the African National Congress (ANC) ‘doubling down’ on policies that discourage foreign investors from going ‘all in’ on the southern tip of Africa.

Overnight, humanity stands at the precipice of an AI revolution

09 May 2025

It boggles the mind that it has taken humanity until 2025 to begin contemplating the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to life, the universe, and everything (with apologies to Douglas Adams).

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Question

If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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