The venerable weekend property-listing pages are likely to play second fiddle to property websites in the next 10 years, such is the growing popularity of the online medium. Traditional property print pages are increasingly having to compete with property website listings the world over.

This weekend, studio executives from Hollywood will be all smiles as they congratulate each other on their successes at the annual Oscars ceremony. But behind the grins, champagne and glamorous gowns, they are contemplating the biggest blockbuster flop in history. The systems intended to lock pirates out of the new generation of high-definition DVDs have been cracked.

All the conditions are just right for a good party. Tito Mboweni has created an open bar by not raising interest rates. Couples are getting together all over the dance floor, like Implats and Afplats eyeing each other out with great intent. Resources and commodities are looking good, and the afterparty is being sponsored by the 2010 World Cup contracts.

The interest-rate plateau created by last week’s monetary policy committee decision to leave rates unchanged at 9% will encourage cash-flush investors to lock in favourable yields for the next 90 days, says Ansie van Rensburg, head of cash franchise products at Stanlib.