The wild swings in the Prosus/ Naspers share price are entertaining if you are not holding paper in these big technology companies.

Fortunately (for me) I’m not a shareholder in either, and I suspect my pension fund is mostly stuffed into a stable fund in accordance with the diminishing risk strategy that comes when you are in your mid-50s. So I might be forgiven for wallowing in the misery and outrage on social media...

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