Bronwyn Nortje

With the rand plumbing record lows, companies that benefit from overseas sales did well this week

LUNCH WITH THE FT: ‘I feel the nation’s gates are closing,’ Chinese satirist Yan Lianke says

The controversial author says Hong Kong’s students are very naive: ‘They believe in the rules and follow them to a fault ... Chinese students are also naive, but in a different way’, writes Yuan Yang

Read the full April 3 edition of Homefront online

During SA's coronavirus lockdown, we will not be able to print the Homefront supplement.

Labour
Law

POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: State response to people ignoring lockdown under scrutiny

DA leader calls for an ad hoc committee to ensure oversight over organs of state and that civil liberties are protected

Zimplats gets nod for operations despite Covid-19 lockdown

Despite getting a force majeure notice from Implats, the Zimbabwe subsidiary will continue to mine for when the lockdown is over

Innovation

Fitch downgrades SA further into junk in another blow for local markets

Rand crashes through R19/$ and is down more than 18% in the past month

Here’s what you’re saving in Saswitch fees during the Covid-19 lockdown

Normally you would pay the usual withdrawal fees as well as a punitive fee for using another bank’s ATM

Bronwyn is a political and economic analyst with a special interest in welfare economics and the distribution of social goods. She lives in Johannesburg and enjoys walking other people's dogs.

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