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Finweek - English

How to build a climate change-secure business • What can South African business leaders do to assuage the effects of climate change?

SA’s housing quandary • With the RDP policy phased out, will the new property policy work and will the government deliver on its promises?

in brief

“I … APOLOGISE FOR THE PAIN AND THE HURT AND THE INDIGNITY AND THE DAMAGE THAT APARTHEID HAS DONE.” • – Former president FW de Klerk offered an apology for the misery caused by apartheid, in his “last message to the people of South Africa”, shared in a video released by the FW de Klerk Foundation shortly after his death on 11 November 2021.

DOUBLE TAKE

Rising input costs dampen good agricultural run • Several global disruptions are dampening agriculture’s excellent performance.

SA gold miners’ stark choice • Is the writing on the wall for our mining industry and what are the major players’ plans?

Choosing domestic • The PSG Equity Fund invests in JSE-listed companies, with the objective of offering long-term capital growth.

A rise in buying interest

Construction picks up pace

Healthy results

Keep on keeping it simple • Simon Brown looks at the lessons learned from investing (and writing).

The outlook for 2022 • Sustainability of economic recovery remains questionable, but not impossible, writes Andrew Duvenage.

Rampant Big Tech surge dwarfs Fed tapering detour • It seems as though the tech giants are not afraid of tightening by the Fed and the rest of the market is following suit.

Keep reading, keep learning • Trader Petri Redelinghuys reminisces about his journey with finweek and shares advice with beginner investors.

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.

Weighing in against world stock market challenges • How do you turn down the noise amid challenging times and choose good investment opportunities?

Taking calculated risks • The Denker Sanlam Collective Investments Balanced Fund has shown consistent performance across market cycles and macro developments.

A truly impressive trajectory • Sasfin continues to focus on people and believes that these relationships contribute to their tremendous growth.

Prospects for SA asset returns still look rewarding • Valuations of local shares are at attractive levels.

Is it worth risking a little more? • The African bond market offers attractive yields.

21 years of exceptional wealth creation • The Coronation Top 20 gives investors exposure to the best opportunities on the JSE.

Focus on the 31-year-old Orbis Global Equity fund • A favourite among investors, the fund has notched up an annualised 11.4% since inception in 1990.

Is local still ‘lekker’? • The prospects of several domestic stocks are still positive despite negative sentiment.

Navigating a world of opportunities • Investing offshore: Diversification over the long term beats timing the rand.

Seeking value in equities over the next decade • Don’t only focus on the prospects for...