Cape Town hosted the World Economic Forum on Africa this week. It was an opportunity for President Cyril Ramaphosa to show that South Africa is still an economic leader in Africa. This, however, got overshadowed by protests against violence towards women and femicide in the country. Other African countries also criticised South Africa for not…
There seems to be a measure of closure on the horizon to events that have occupied the news for the past two years and more – the Brexit deadline is on its way and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s actions do not seem to indicate any intention of postponement; trade talks are being mediated; and plans…
President Donald Trump had a busy week of tweets and announcements. He cancelled a meeting with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, because she said that he couldn’t buy Greenland; he said to reporters at the White House that “I’m the chosen one;” he said that Jewish people who vote for Democrats are disloyal,…
It has been a mixed and volatile week. US stocks suffered one of their biggest single-day fall-offs this year in the middle of the week; there has been a lot of talk around whether a recession is on the horizon due to the prolonged trade war; and the first draft of the National Health Insurance bill was…
This week, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the “boy” in “boisterous”. Both Leaders came out guns blazing with President Trump calling out the Chinese saying that China continues to “rip off” the US and adding additional tariffs, and Prime Minister Johnson has acted dogmatically in keeping his eye on Brexit’s October deadline.…
Several months ago, we wrote about Dynasty’s concerns surrounding Eskom, referring to it as the “the elephant in the room.” These views have come further to fruition as Eskom’s gargantuan weight on South Africa’s fiscal health is all the more evident. This week Moody’s issued a warning that additional bailouts to support Eskom are “credit…
Much of what has happened this week emulates the state of politics and government at this time. Meetings about meetings, bureaucracy and gridlock − the trade war between the US and China is continuing with stunted progress, the UK is making a no-deal Brexit next to impossible, and the Zondo Commission had its star witness,…
A good news week! Many interesting and exciting things happened this week that could be small indicators for what the future holds. Christine Lagarde is set to replace Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank (ECB); the trade war between China and the US was placed on hold; and SARS is going after…
The G-20 Summit is underway. Although there has been a lot of commotion around the summit, it has not been about the summit itself but rather about President Trump, his threats, and the trade wars he is broaching around the world. President Trump said that if the US and China do not make significant progress…
