Finweek - English

Finweek is South Africa’s leading financial weekly magazine focusing on investment. With its brisk, creative and authoritative analysis of business and investment issues, it’s an essential business tool in the daily battle for competitive advantage. Today's business decision-makers have to cope with increased pressure on their time and are expected, more than ever before, to succeed in the face of stiffer competition. Finweek provides relevant information in quick bytes, along with award-winning investment advice.

from the editor

The future of a very old industry • South Africa’s wine producers are struggling. How will they adapt?

Is Ramaphosa winning the race? • It’s now a case of wait-and-see if the president will be able to push through more reforms.

Finweek - English

in brief

Living spaces for wealthy buyers after the pandemic • How to innovate in the real estate market through niche services in the luxury segment.

Calderon at the helm of AngloGold Ashanti • AngloGold Ashanti’s newly-appointed CEO talks to finweek about his strengths and what he plans on doing within the first four months on the job.

Sugar industry sets its sights on production of bio-jet fuel • The generation of green energy could become a game-changer for the local sugar industry.

Zuma’s sentence: too small a step • Major issues bearing down on SA’s economy overshadow the recent triumph of the rule of law.

Maximising long-term growth • The fund invests in SA listed property companies and aims to outperform the JSE All Property Index.

A passing concern

Share price could top out

Investors seem rather doubtful

Explaining the base effect • We have seen this effect in the surge in inflation, GDP data and company results. But how do we work around it?

Simon’s stock tips • Founder and director of investment website JustOneLap.com, Simon Brown, is finweek’s resident expert on the stock markets. In this column he provides insight into recent market developments.

The wealthy get richer even when governments ‘clamp’ down • The global tax system decided on a minimum level of corporate tax. This won’t address the creation of rampant wealth.

How much do you need to save to retire comfortably? • Schalk Louw calculates the amount of money one will need and the possible variables that may affect it.

What to do with your portfolio when you die or become incapacitated • A backup person to close out your trading positions and someone (or more) to take over the management of your portfolio when you can’t manage it, is crucial.

Constellation Software knows how to allocate capital • The Canadian holding company of Volaris, which made a takeover pay for SA’s Adapt IT this year, has strong financial fundamentals worth a look.

Economic outlook: The trends to be watching out for • There is a big question mark over whether South Africa’s recent better-than-expected economic growth can be maintained in the latter half of 2021.

THE PROPERTY MARKET: MOVING WITH THE TIMES • The pandemic has moved the goal posts, changing the criteria for property.

Listed property debt levels and returns to investors

LOOTING FOLLOWING ZUMA’S ARREST RAISES SA’ S RISK PREMIUM • The violent ransacking of businesses following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma hits business confidence.

THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IS GEARING UP • After a decade of tough operating environments, SA is left with only a handful of listed builders to tackle the government’s infrastructure rollout.

Houses of cards

Navigate office dynamics in the hybrid workplace • With some workers at home and others at the office, there will be power imbalances, and it needs to be...