MARC HASENFUSS: Diamonds in the rough
Wrestling with Trustco’s valuations — the latest being an intriguing diamond deal — is about as easy as fending off the protected baboons of the Southern Cape
03 August 2023 - 05:00
My timing has never been better.
I have just incurred the not insubstantial costs of repairing the reams of guttering around my house, replacing the security light above the garage and reattaching roof tiles. The damage was wrought last year by the Kommetjie baboon troop — which, after a sojourn further north, returned last week with a vengeance. So far (touch wood) we have suffered nothing more than an opportunistic snatching of a loaf of bread and a few avocados. ..
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