Sasol: Has the time finally come?
Back in May I chatted with Petri Redelinghuys from Herenya Capital Advisors about Sasol. After almost three years of the share sliding lower there was some good news creeping into the business and he felt the downside risks for Sasol were limited with some real upside reward.
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Buy Now Pay Later takes the market by storm
I chatted with Mladen ?óli?, sales vice president of fintech at TransUnion Africa, in March about the rise in Buy Now, Pay Later. It’s popping up on pretty much every ecommerce website and even brick and mortar retailers are offering it. Almost half of South Africans have used the service, and she helped us understand the attraction, costs and risks of the service. Read the transcript here.
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Do you need a side hustle to make ends meet?
In October, I chatted with Sarah Nicholson of JustMoney about its inaugural ‘Money & Me’ survey and two points really stood out for me: a majority of South Africans are struggling financially, with over a third turning to a side hustle to make ends meet; and buying and selling online is the most popular side hustle, particularly among the younger generation. Read the transcript here.
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Ten years of tax-free savings accounts prove their worth
February was the 10th anniversary of the tax-free savings accounts that kicked off in 2015. I chatted with Duma Mxenge, head of business and market development at Satrix, about the success of the concept and how the tax savings really stack up over time. It has also increased interest in ETFs (exchange-traded funds) due to restrictions of what can be bought, and South Africans with a tax-free account have directly benefitted. If you missed this one, listen in now or read the transcript here.
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US no longer SA’s biggest trading partner
I chatted with Meryl Pick, head of equity research at Old Mutual Investment Group, about the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). South Africa has been included for over 20 years, and her surprising stat was that the US is no longer our biggest trading partner. China now takes first place – we do 2.5 times more trade with China than the US. Play the audio or read the transcript here.
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