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Happy Monday Folks! Let us spare a thought today for the 180 or so victims of the Listeria outbreak in South Africa. Here's what caught my eye this morning..... Tiger Brands (JSE:TBS) and RCL Foods (JSE:RCL) feel the effects of  Listeria , and more on the  Listeria outbreak  in South Africa. Time will tell what the consequences will be for the entities involved in distributing the contaminated products. An industry that is likely to experience growth in the U.S. is School Security , with the recent mass shootings taking place.  In China, there seems a trade war brewing with the U.S while  Tencent’s WeChat user numbers continue to surge  and China's fashion ambitions for Ethiopia continue to grow. Here's some insight on what Uber and Lyft drivers make per hour  with many feared to be making less than the U.S. minimal wage and A Federal Administrative Court's ruling recently allows German cities to ban diesel vehicles from city centers due to e

I decided this morning that I will be blogging every Wednesday about my reads of Africa as a continent and what it has to offer. Here are some insights that caught my attention this morning..... Some unknown facts about South Africa's new finance minister, Nhlanhla Nene,  He farms cabbages and sold life policies — 8 things you didn't know about Nhlanhla Nene , The South African couple selling olive oil to the rest of Africa,  Olive oil company learns that a good product means little if you can’t sell it , Turning solid waste into opportunity,  Tanzania: Solid Waste Can 'Grow Economy' , Africa's richest man has ambitious plans,  Africa’s Richest Man to Revive Dangote Cement London IPO , Steinhoff’s (JSE:SHF) former chairman has something to cheer about,  Wiese Sees Ray of Light After Losing Billions on Steinhoff , A good time to visit Kenya?  Kenya will issue African travelers visas on arrival , Here is a good read on the impact electricity has on t

Today marks the last week in February! What a crazy thought that we are almost through two months of the year already. Here's what I've been reading today, The impact of tech on children is huge and can be both positive and negative, this piece highlights some scary stats,  Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say A local small-cap fund manager's stock picks post-Zuma/Zexit,  Shopping List for Zexit . In today's push for passive investment management, can active management still be of use?  Reduce Your Risk With Active Management , The expat salary destinations are....... The World’s Highest Paid Expats Live in This Place  and more on Mumbai, the new global attraction for expats,  The world’s expatriates are booking a passage to India to get the biggest pay packets , Stability of dictatorship?  China will scrap limit on presidential terms, meaning Xi Jinping can stay on , How Germany is trying to prevent the African migrant

Happy Thirsty Thursday folks! As always, delightful to share with you my reads of this morning 🔜 Let's kick off this morning with some positive news , from the outside in, it seems as though Cape Town is facing a mammoth task trying to weather the drought that has been wreaking havoc in the city since last year, however, optimism in the city is growing at a rapid pace,  For the first time in a long time, I'm optimistic Here is a great summary of the 2018 South African Budget Speech with comments,  2018 BUDGET SAICA TAX SUMMARY AND COMMENT  and the South African Government sets aside R4.2bn for the acquisition of about 291,000ha of strategically located land,  State allots R4.2bn to buy strategic land . After the above, I think it appropriate for us all to read this piece,  The financial magic of living like a minimalist . And then, a good piece on managing your career,  How to Manage Your Career  plus for the leaders and managers out there,  How to Build a Succes

Happy Wacky Wednesday folks! Here is what I'm reading this morning............. More lessons from Carillion,  Carillion case study: All was not what it seemed Discovery Limited (JSE: DSH) forging ahead!  Discovery to integrate FNB credit card JV into own bank  and some more detail around their latest trading update,  Discovery Limited - Unaudited Interim Results And Cash Dividend Declaration For The Six Months Ended 31 December 2017 Some gas mileage myths busted,  5 gas mileage myths that are wasting your money Paul Singer's take on Bitcoin, very interesting.... Hedge-fund honcho Singer says bitcoin is ‘one of the most brilliant scams in history  and  Venezuela Is Jumping Into the Crypto Craze Time to buy Walmart?  Home Markets Walmart's stock marks worst daily point drop in its history as a publicly traded entity and finally, we are looking forward to the South African Government's Budget Speech today at 2pm South African time..... Gigaba’s ‘tough budget’

Morning folks, here is what I'm reading this morning: Reinsurers are feeling the heat from the devastating hurricane activity in the Caribbean in 2017,  Reinsurers Hit by Catastrophe Losses, Rising Competition Is lithium the next big commodity?  Platinum's Lesson for Lithium-Ion Batteries Interesting read on Pyongyang's cyber army  Inside North Korea’s Hacker Army Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand Looking to buy property in South Africa?  Residential property: A 10-year bear market The Japanese lesson for SA