How does the build-up to elections reflect on the market? Anthea kicks off this week’s update with a breakdown of that before tackling all of the discussions happening around the South African Reserve Bank. The other issue that raised its ugly head at the ANC conference was President Ramaphosa saying that the challenges at Eskom were being handled?! And more importantly, the question of Prescribed Assets. Find out more about that here, as well as getting a look at big company news. How is it possible that May’s government survived a No Confidence vote?! Anthea concludes by commenting on that.

 

How Elections Affect The Markets