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Analysis & Profiles 19.5.2020 08:30 am
Medical aid payment holidays: Are they a good idea?
The Medical Schemes Act has made a provision for schemes to put some money aside as reserves to cushion the blow: Dr Katlego Mothudi, MD of the BHF.
NOMPU SIZIBA: Medical schemes are now obligated to pay up for Covid-19-related tests and treatments for their members. And, on top of that, the Council for Medical Schemes proposed that medical-aid schemes be prepared to offer premium-instalment holidays where the need arises. Well, to discuss the cost implications and more, I’m joined on the line by Dr Katlego Mothudi, the MD of the Board of Healthcare Funders.
Analysis & Profiles Has passive investing grown too big?
And is it a bubble?
Analysis & Profiles Can the state employee pension fund survive a R254bn knock?
Proposed Eskom bailout amounts to a massive 14% haircut and a tacit admission that government has no money left.
Analysis & Profiles Why do small businesses have a higher chance of failing?
Without understanding your financials, you do not understand your business and therefore you are far more likely to fail.
Analysis & Profiles What SAA being in business rescue really means
Distress is normally identified when a company is no longer profitable, when it’s not a going concern anymore, when it has major problems.
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SAA: Why waste time arguing over a dying horse before shooting it in the head?
Pilots at SAA have it real good, it seems. So good that they play a massively disproportionate role in the company’s costs. The only way to end it is to kill off the airline.
Analysis & Profiles Why Mabuza struggled to define the 4th industrial revolution
He is not alone, and it’s not a simple laughing matter.
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Expect bad news in Mboweni’s mid-term budget, warns expert
Meanwhile, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) warned Mboweni against continuing with his ‘anti-worker’ public posture.
Analysis & Profiles SA needs a radical policy shift to save the economy
There is no way an economy that does not manufacture goods massively will be able to create jobs, and land reform is crucial.
Analysis & Profiles When does a breakdown of trust justify employee dismissal?
Employees should get proper advice prior to launching an urgent application against the employer in court.
Analysis & Profiles Why Ramaphosa may have wanted to tie white people to trees
Prolonged low economic growth could lead to even more economic flight by those with skills and capital, regardless of racial grouping.
Analysis & Profiles Taking inspiration from the listing of ‘Africa’s Amazon’
Jumia’s reception in New York raises hopes for investors.
Analysis & Profiles Why won’t South Africa walk the talk on Zimbabwe?
Why does South Africa decline real support for its neighbour as Zimbabwe’s embattled government calls for economic help?
Analysis & Profiles What history tells us about the current state of the JSE
Markets are long-term machines.
Analysis & Profiles Tax revenue could miss mini-budget forecast by more than R10bn
Corporate and personal income tax collections have slowed since October, and Eskom is a major concern.
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