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* South African business owners are bracing for hard times after the government tightened restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19.

* President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is facing widespread criticism because less than 1% of the population has been fully inoculated against Covid-19.

* South African consumer confidence declined in the second quarter after the government ended increased social welfare payments and temporary relief measures for workers who lost their income because of the coronavirus pandemic, reports Bloomberg.

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* South African business owners are bracing for hard times after the government tightened restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19.

* President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration is facing widespread criticism because less than 1% of the population has been fully inoculated against Covid-19.

* South African consumer confidence declined in the second quarter after the government ended increased social welfare payments and temporary relief measures for workers who lost their income because of the coronavirus pandemic, reports Bloomberg.

Mergence Corporate Solutions veteran mining director Peter Major dissects Anglo American and BHP Billiton's sale of its Colombian thermal coal assets to Ivan Glasenberg's Glencore for R8.3bn. Major highlights that there are many factors at play here with Anglos and BHP disinvesting from coal assets given their diverse and universal shareholder base calling for environmental best practice. According to Alec Hogg and Peter Major, Glasenberg having a large shareholding in Glencore was critical in the acquisition, putting monetary interests ahead of ESG considerations. Major regards this as a big win for Glencore shareholders.

Mergence Corporate Solutions veteran mining director Peter Major dissects Anglo American and BHP Billiton's sale of its Colombian thermal coal assets to Ivan Glasenberg's Glencore for R8.3bn. Major highlights that there are many factors at play here with Anglos and BHP disinvesting from coal assets given their diverse and universal shareholder base calling for environmental best practice. According to Alec Hogg and Peter Major, Glasenberg having a large shareholding in Glencore was critical in the acquisition, putting monetary interests ahead of ESG considerations. Major regards this as a big win for Glencore shareholders.

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In my tweede gesprek met Drikus Combrinck van Capicraft het ons kortliks weer geraak aan inflasie (luister na 'Groot prentjie belegging met Drikus Combrinck' - 7 Mei 2021 vir 'n meer uitgebreide gesprek). Die kern van ons gesprek die keer het gehandel oor watter lande hy dink die minste - en meeste - uitgelewer is, en sal wees, aan globale ekonomiese skommelinge, en die beleggings implikasies daarvan. Hy deel ook sy raad rondom wat dit vereis om 'n goeie belegger te wees.

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In my tweede gesprek met Drikus Combrinck van Capicraft het ons kortliks weer geraak aan inflasie (luister na 'Groot prentjie belegging met Drikus Combrinck' - 7 Mei 2021 vir 'n meer uitgebreide gesprek). Die kern van ons gesprek die keer het gehandel oor watter lande hy dink die minste - en meeste - uitgelewer is, en sal wees, aan globale ekonomiese skommelinge, en die beleggings implikasies daarvan. Hy deel ook sy raad rondom wat dit vereis om 'n goeie belegger te wees.

For the past 100 years, the majority of cerebral palsy cases were believed to have been caused by oxygen deprivation before or during labour. This has resulted in massive claims against the state, with R10 billion paid out over the past 7 years. In a study commissioned by the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Gregory Whittaker found that millions could be saved if other factors - that are currently not considered - are taken into account. BizNews spoke to Whittaker to find out what his research revealed, asking him what he recommends to claw back a sizeable chunk of the money spent annually on medical negligence claims.

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For the past 100 years, the majority of cerebral palsy cases were believed to have been caused by oxygen deprivation before or during labour. This has resulted in massive claims against the state, with R10 billion paid out over the past 7 years. In a study commissioned by the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Gregory Whittaker found that millions could be saved if other factors - that are currently not considered - are taken into account. BizNews spoke to Whittaker to find out what his research revealed, asking him what he recommends to claw back a sizeable chunk of the money spent annually on medical negligence claims.

Veteran mining analyst Peter Major joins BizNews editor-at-large Jackie Cameron talking all things commodities and resource shares. Peter has covered commodity counters on the local bourse for many years, having seen many super-cycles play out. Peter is bearish resources stocks, explaining that the enthusiasm in the commodity prices are at unexplainable levels.

Veteran mining analyst Peter Major joins BizNews editor-at-large Jackie Cameron talking all things commodities and resource shares. Peter has covered commodity counters on the local bourse for many years, having seen many super-cycles play out. Peter is bearish resources stocks, explaining that the enthusiasm in the commodity prices are at unexplainable levels.

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