The credo of those who trade on stock markets right now is “sell, sell, sell!” The trend as we stand is to move from equity to cash. The All-Share index is 9% down this week. South Africa - of all the emerging markets on planet Earth - is doing well, let’s see if that holds. Banks are trading at 2008 levels, yikes! Capitec came out with a strong message for shareholders. On the surface, some property shares are showing a 40% yield, but the fine print needs a sharp eye. There’s a difference between panic and capitulating - Anthea explains. Big up to the blue bank of South Africa... students and SMEs will be grateful for the next 90 days.
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23.03.20 Pt 1 - The thing about under-reacting in Covid-19 times is that the downside is death, and that doesn’t sound fun. Having said this, should you become friends with anyone in your complex, because what happens when you get healthy? How should you handle being stuck at a wedding with no alcohol? If someone coughs in the grocery store in the same aisle as you, maybe it’s worth staying at home forever more. And does a big forehead mean you are just cooler?
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The Pope needs a poke
20.11.20 Pt 1 - The SABC is an analogue product in a digital time, they don't have wi-fi. If you work at a company and the board earns all the money, how should the workers feel about it? How difficult is it to cross the South African border illegally? Reporter Lindokuhle Xulu took his journalistic endeavour to a new level to prove the porous nature of border control in South Africa. Imagine you had woken up from a 2019 coma in 2020! It seems the Pope is into Brazilians... who can blame him?
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