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Go for gold in 2011
Go for gold in 2011Up close with the KrugerrandBy Merle O’Brien
Hilton Davies, founder and chairman of SA Bullion, has the view that investors should view Krugerrands as money - a form of currency - similar to the way they view cash in the bank. “They will find gold is a serious competitor to cash in the bank. In good times, gold is a commodity and in bad times gold is used as a currency in an investment p ...
Pensions should be top of agenda
Pensions should be top of agenda
If you think you will never grow old, be certain that only sudden death could prevent this. You can also be certain that you will live of cat food and biscuits by the time you hit 70.
So discussing pensions might not seem to be the best topic at the moment, but warns Maike Currie, personal finance specialist at the Investors Chronicle magazine in London, it is something y ...
Beating the banks
Beating the banks
So the pain-in-the-ass high street banks decided to scrap interest on their current accounts altogether.
And yip, we know it’s small loss for customers who have in the past year been getting little over 0.1 per cent on these accounts, but with the bank rate remaining unchanged at 0.5 per cent for 19 months now (this is the longest period since the Second World War) we have to make a plan ...
The Mother City of Entrepreneurship
The City of Cape Town has partnered with Spain's city of Barcelona to develop a long-term strategy to increase the number of entrepreneurs. Cape Town's economic director Mansoor Mohamed said that the aim was to set up an 'entrepreneurship ecosystem' in the city to make life easier for those starting small businesses.
An entrepreneur needs a simple way to access tools and services to be successful. That's w ...
Killing credit - the way to start
"R11 to £1 is not as good as two years ago, but the odds are still in your favour to kill off your biggest enemy- dbpt," says Maike Currie, acting personal finance editor of the oldest investment magazine in the world, Investors Chronicle.
Regardless of whether you’re planning to head back to sunny skies, high inflation and interest rates or plant roots in the pricey UK, your best route towards financial i ...
Property: the love affair gone wrong
Property: the love affair gone wrong
If you’re a Saffa, chances are you still believe that buying property is the best way towards financial security. Let’s face it, we do have a love affair with property – and until recently property seemed like the ultimate investment.
But, warns Maike Currie, a Saffa who edits the personal finance section of the Financial Times magazine Investors Chronicle, this love ...
SA Business confidence improves on back of recession
South Africa's Business Confidence Index (BCI) in July recorded the second highest reading this year at 84.3 points, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has said. The July 2010 figure of 84.3 points is 1.1 point above the July 2009 level following on June 2010's 84.8 points. The figure has improved from the recession but it is still not good enough at the moment," said SACCI economi ...
South African wins Google technology scholarship
Two African women, one being from South Africa, have become the first recipients of the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship for outstanding contributions and leadership in computer science.
South African Sinini Ncube, a masters student at Rhodes University and Kenyan born Shikoh Gitau, a doctoral candidate at the University of Cape Town (UCT), have both won the scholarship and each will receive a cash p ...
Obama praises SA & motivates African youth leaders
United States President Barack Obama has showered praise on South Africa’s recent success in hosting the FIFA World Cup, speaking at the African Youth Leaders Forum in Washington DC, on Tuesday 3 August 2010. Obama said while there were two European teams in the FIFA World Cup final, Africa was the real winner at the end.
Obama also told the young leaders the US stands ready to work with African youth in p ...
Make the most of your money
Anna Sofat, the founder of Addidi, a provider of fee based financial planning, investment advice and financial concierge services for many South African expats working in the UK, gives her advice on how South Africans can make their hard earned pounds go further.
With new more stringent visa rules being applied on South Africans living and working in the UK, chances are that you are in the UK to build a c ...
Dynamic South African - Mary-Anne Anderson
Following her appointment in June, Capetonian Mary-Anne Anderson is the first female to head up the SA Business Club in the UK, where she has been living for 13 years. As Chairperson, Mary-Anne plans to extend the reach and work of the SA Business Club in bringing thought-leading business insights to the SA community in London.
While the SA Business Club has been running since 1993, Mary-Anne has been invo ...
SA business magazine best in the world
South African glossy business-to-business magazine Leadership has been named the best in the world in the annual Tabbie awards presented by the US-based Trade Association Business Publications International (Tabpi), an association of more than 100 publishing houses.
The magazine won the 2010 gold award in the best single issue category, which Tabpi describes as 'the competition's most comprehensive, in a c ...
Afrikaans se award nominations now open, met Jack Parow
In 1994, the year democracy dawned and Afrikaans finally lost its political dominance, a group of Afrikaans media and cultural organisations teamed up to launch the Pendoring Afrikaans Advertising Awards. The awards intended to reward advertising created in Afrikaans.
The ATKV, a cultural organisation through which the Afrikaans culture as a whole is experienced, promoted, enhanced and expanded, so as to m ...
Empowering entrepreneurship in southern Africa
In London on the 7 May, a networking event will be held, entitled 'Empowering Entrepreneurship in southern Africa'. At this event, they will take a closer look at the conditions and opportunities for investors and business in the region, paying particular attention to the post-FIFA 2010 opportunities and the impact of policy decisions such as the Indigenisation Laws currently being debated in Zimbabwe.
Sou ...
Owner of Snoggys - Yoland Wallace
Yoland is the owner of Snoggys in Wimbledon station and Snoggys butchery in Putney. Yoland’s daughter, who lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia, also makes and sells biltong!
Yoland is passionate about meeting and serving people, and inspiring others to make a success in London. Says Yoland, “What you give out is what you receive. I just want to see people happy and motivated. I love my friends and cl ...
Car insurance insight
I have a South African driving licence, is this valid in the UK? Yes, for up to 12 months from when you became a resident. You can exchange this for a UK licence without taking another test, as long as you do this within five years. What if I accidentally told my insurer I hold a UK licence and I still only have my SA licence? You must tell them straight away. If details are incorrect, your insurance c ...
Going green and being aware of our impact
While we are still in our ‘green issue’ month and ahead of the World Cup where it is estimated we will generate over 2 million tons in carbon emissions through air travel, infrastructure development and the hotel industries, perhaps the South African consumer’s priority-list should be revisited as we each consider the fact that our impact on the environment is only set to become worse.
A whole new market ...
Insurance Insight
I want to insure my belongings, including a TV, clothes, camera and laptop. How do I do this?You need to buy contents insurance. This protects your possessions against perils such as fire, flood and theft and cover can also be extended to include accidental damage. You may also include your furniture, cash, credit cards, frozen food and even business equipment.
Can I cover my possessions when I travel abro ...
Breytenbachs have moved
From 1 February 2010, you will find Breytenbachs at new offices. They have relocated to the City of London, to offices more suitable for their needs. Conveniently situated in the heart of London, close to St Paul’s Cathedral, the new offices are easily accessible via public transport.
It is business as usual at Breytenbachs, and each case will continue to receive their dedicated and professional attention. ...
30 second speech by CEO of Coca Cola
30 second speech by Brian Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in theair. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you'rekeeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it willbounce back.
But the other four balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made ofglass. If you dr ...
