The rand also benefited from global risk-on sentiment, but a number of challenges continue to threaten the global economic recovery
Maybe there is some SA exceptionalism that creeps into the demands to destroy orthodoxy
But increased localisation will help to create jobs
It seems likely that both the ANC and the DA will lose heavily in the metros
Income rises more than 9%, hospital group encouraged by return of nonelective operations
Consumer inflation is expected to rise to 5% in September from 4.9% in August, with price pressures a theme for global investors
Investors remember their losses more readily than they do their winnings
WP president should be the last to have any say in the affairs of the professional side of the game
Meenal Abdulla is the marketing lead for some brands in Distell's ready-to-drink portfolio.
Amir Chetty is a general sports writer at The Herald and Weekend Post, covering all sports and sporting achievements that do not always get the recognition they deserve.