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Jannie Rossouw
Professor Jannie Rossouw is interim head of Wits Business School at the University of the Witwatersrand
Wealth taxes and loosening monetary policy is playing with fire
A response to the article ‘Tax the superrich and raise inflation to cut state debt, inequality and poverty’ in the M&G on 10 November
Explainer: Lessons from the collapse of VBS
One of the main lessons from the VBS Bank collapse in South Africa is that audit reports need to be treated with a degree of circumspection
Steinhoff’s board behaved badly. Why it needs to be held to account
All directors at the furniture retailing giant should be held accountable for the international corporate scandal.
Connecting the dots between the hike in South Africa’s VAT and inflation
The South African Reserve Bank needs to guide the market on how it is going to treat VAT increase in its inflation targeting approach
What happens when a bank is put into curatorship
The South African Reserve Bank was justified in placing VBS Mutual Bank under curatorship
Shaking up Eskom matters for South Africa’s economy
Given the damage that’s been done, the previous board at Eskom simply could not continue. It had no plan to turn the company around or stop corruption
Steinhoff scandal points to major gaps in stopping unethical corporate behaviour
A suit of highly paid professional services seem to have failed investors in the unfolding Steinhoff corporate scandal
What’s at stake in Malusi Gigaba’s first budget
There is a new finance minister in place and he comes with shifting political dynamics.
KPMG must disclose all Gupta dealings if it wants to redeem itself
The actions of the consultancy firm are not enough, nothing short of full disclosure will clear their name
What KPMG’s Gupta imbroglio says about corruption in SA
KPMG South Africa executives have set a new benchmark for the country assuming responsibility for wrongdoing in their organisation.
Reserve Bank case exposes incompetence of the public protector
The public protector has been exposed as incompetent after trying to meddle with the constitutional mandate of the country’s central bank.
SA’s in a recession. Here’s what that means
The economy has been rocked by news that it has slipped into a recession after its GDP declined 0.7% during the first quarter of 2017
South Africa is on a cliff edge – just as it was in 1985
International banks and companies will be much more reluctant to make loans to SA entities now that the country’s credit rating has been downgraded.
ANALYSIS: The South African economy will be bolstered if Zuma falls
What impact will the upheaval inside the ANC and the general political sphere have in the economic arena?
Is the SA Reserve Bank in danger of falling victim to state capture?
It has become patently clear that no institution will be spared in the wave of state capture that is sweeping through the country.