Justin’s note: Is China taking over Africa? A lot of folks are asking themselves this question, and for good reason. You see, China’s pulling resources out of the ground in Africa at an alarming rate. Not only that, Chinese people are pouring into the continent by the boatload. That said, it’s not all “bad news.”… Read More
Back in November, still smarting from a year he would rather forget, Russell Clark and his Horseman Capital, i.e. the “world’s most bearish hedge fund” unveiled what he would short next: according to Clark, the next major source of alpha would be shorting fallen angel bonds, or those investment grade companies in danger of being… Read More
JOHANNESBURG — Here’s a really interesting initiative that should receive all the support it can get. An organisation called Bookboon SA is providing access to free textbooks in the country. What’s interesting about it is that it uses an advertising model to support the costs of the free textbooks. It really looks like great out-of-the-box… Read More
Authored by Elizabeth Lea Vos, via Disobedient Media, The death of hope can push us into a very dark place, but that darkness is the birth canal of real change… The Dream For some people, hope came in the form of a red hat, with stenciled letters embracing their foreheads promising to Make America Great… Read More
By Justin Spittler, editor, Casey Daily Dispatch The Vanguard Group has thrown in the towel on gold. And that has massive implications for the gold market. But not in the way most investors think. As you’re about to see, Vanguard’s decision could be extremely bullish for gold. I’ll tell you why in a second—and why… Read More
Reinet’s share buyback scheme is intended to protect small shareholders from the 40% discount. Chairman Johann Rupert’s inspiration came from an unlikely source. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members please login here. Not yet subscribed? Taste before you eat by signing up here for free 30 day trial (card details required; WSJ access only available… Read More
As South African President Ramaphosa’s ‘land reform’ plans begin to confiscate white farmer-owned lands with no compensation, the rhetoric on both sides of the policy are beginning to signal little hope of avoiding direct inter-racial conflict, or another civil war. Ramaphosa insists: “This is no land grab. Nor is it an assault on the private… Read More
CAPE TOWN — One is tempted to ask what Donald Trump is playing at by arbitrarily saying he’s instructing his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to probe South Africa’s land and farm seizures. Is his embassy in South Africa dysfunctional or are his globally renowned intelligence agencies operating below par? Neither is likely, which surely… Read More
South Africa’s white farmers have been desperately trying to sell their lands at record pace ahead of planned government land seizures, according to a local farmer’s union. However, there are no buyers. As Ryan Martinez writes for PlanertFreeWill.com, tensions among the country’s white farming community have been rising since the election of Cyril Ramaphosa who… Read More
It’s almost five years since I started using some life hacks shared by bestselling writer and gifted teacher Robin Sharma. They’ve changed my life for the better. The best of them was his advice to rise early: Sharma is up at 4:45 for some exercise, journaling, reading and planning the next 24 hours. Since starting a routine… Read More
President Donald Trump “has a great deal of frustration,” with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a briefing Tuesday, calling again on the Turkish “executive president” to release pastor Brunson and other U.S. citizens as the diplomatic standoff between the two nations continued to weigh on global markets. “We’re going… Read More
We haven’t seen emerging market currencies crash like this in over a decade, and analysts are warning that if this continues we could witness a devastating global debt crisis. Over the past decade, there has been an insatiable appetite for cheap loans in emerging market economies, and a very substantial percentage of those loans were… Read More
When the history books are written after the robot uprising, should we survive, a sad chapter will be devoted to the day humans were bested at yet another simple feat by one of our silicon overlords; finding Waldo. According to The Verge, creative agency Redpepper has created There’s Waldo – robotic metal arm made by Ufactory with a Vision… Read More
Tesla’s South African-born founder Elon Musk moved into damage control mode yesterday with a 1,100 word blog on the electric car company’s website to defend last Tuesday’s nine word Twitter bombshell. But it brings to mind the old saying that when you’re in a hole, best to just throw away the space. Musk’s tweet, which… Read More
The $4 Trillion Answer to Why Turkey Is Rattling Wall Street Banks and Insurers By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: August 13, 2018 ~ On Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of 196 points as contagion jitters from Turkey’s worsening situation rattled markets. Among the big Wall Street banks, these were… Read More
Driven by huge increases in connectivity and computing power, technology is advancing at an exponential rate. This means that not only is conventional change is occurring… but the rate at which it is occurring is also speeding up. Depending on where you stand, this is either thrilling and lucrative… or confusing and harmful. For example,… Read More
August 6th was one of darkest days in the history of the Internet. When I learned that Facebook, YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Pinterest and others had colluded to take down content from Alex Jones all on the same day, I knew exactly what was happening. They timed their attack so that it would hit the press… Read More
EDINBURGH — The tragic death of Professor Bongani Mayosi has underscored several ugly truths about South Africa, starting with the uncomfortable reality that black racism towards others exists. Mayosi was allegedly called a coconut, like so many other black people who are too friendly to white people or too integrated into white communities. Also stark… Read More
Justin’s note: Today, we’re handing the reins to our in-house commodity expert Dave Forest, editor of International Speculator. Dave’s one of the smartest guys I know. He’s a professional geologist with 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas, environmental, and mining sectors—so when he gets excited about an idea, we listen. Recently, Dave returned… Read More