Introducing: VASA-1 by Microsoft Research.

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If you’re looking for a great day out in London on Saturday, 🇿🇦SA Women's Rugby are playing 🇺🇸USA EaglesXV at Ealing Trailfinders 13:00!

It’s free, bring your kids / mates / cousins!

We’re investigating reports of an issue where some users in the EMEA region are unable to access one or more Microsoft 365 services. Please follow the SI MO737187 in your admin center for more details. Majority of the reports are coming from South Africa and the United Kingdom.

#Steinhoff : #Sarb has laid a corruption complaint against a former divisional head at its Financial Surveillance department, #RaymondPaola , who was between 2012 and 2017 tasked with overseeing Steinhoff’s large cross-border transactions. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Gwyneth Roberts, our Founder and Editor in Chief, opening the day at the 15th Annual HedgeNews Africa Symposium at The Vineyard in Cape Town. The agenda is packed tightly with exciting topics. Join us by following #HedgeNewsAfrica2024 #hedgefunds #CapeTown #HNA2024

For investment professionals, check out MOI Global - it has a trove of useful investment ideas & other content, including opportunities to meet up with like-minded investors from around the world. moiglobal.com

Good to have you back, Mr Shapiro!

Protea Capital Management CEO Jean Pierre Verster believes his critical faculties set him apart from his rivals, RUAN JOOSTE writes. 'I can quickly see if something is wrong. That is why, to some extent, I could identify the problems at #AfricanBank and #Steinhoff .’
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The MSCI world index produced a dollar return of 24.4% last year with some spectacular successes — and some duds. Here are five stocks to consider for the next 12 months, writes Jean Pierre Verster.

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Charlie Munger, the illustrious vice-chair of Berkshire Hathaway, died just five weeks shy of becoming one of more than 500,000 centenarians. With that in mind, Jean Pierre Verster rounds up a handful of companies taking advantage of our increasing longevity.

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JEAN PIERRE VERSTER: Danish delicacies to savour

The Danes consistently top global happiness rankings, and pharma investors are smiling broadly thanks to Novo Nordisk. But there are other Danish stocks worth your attention, writes Jean Pierre Verster.

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Schools are #NotATarget .

Hospitals are #NotATarget .

Children are #NotATarget .

Civilians are #NotATarget .

Humanitarians are #NotATarget .

JEAN PIERRE VERSTER: Vive la France!

It's not just rugby, the Olympics, LVMH and Haute Couture on offer right now; the French stock market has other gems, which we round up below, writes Jean Pierre Verster.

Read more below.

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Terrorism is unacceptable, even given Israel's brutal occupation.
Israel's brutal occupation is unacceptable, even given Hamas' terrorism.

This is a pertinent clip from Sam Harris on the moral difference between Israel and her enemies.

The moral difference comes down to understanding the answer to this question: what would each side do if they had the power to do it?

TRANSCRIPT:

The truth is that there is an…

Today, the entire world saw horrifying videos from Israel. Terrorists humiliate women and men, detain even the elderly, and show no mercy.
 
In the face of such a terrorist strike, everyone who values life must stand in solidarity.
 
We in Ukraine have a special feeling about…

Dear CITY OF EKURHULENI and Rand Water, kindly update us on Northridge tower. We have been told that Rand Water is not supplying to Churchill Reservoir, so pumps at connected Windsor St Reservoir cannot be turned on to pump to Northridge. No water since Wednesday for Sunnyridge.

We like to think that investing isn’t betting, but when it comes to buying into companies that live and die by the tote, here are a few options, writes Jean Pierre Verster.

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Dear Uber South Africa,

I know many people use this app to moan about bad service but I need to do the complete opposite.

Ndodana deserves a MASSIVE shout-out.

We caught an Uber from Fourways to Bedfordview last night, and my friend (from Miami) accidentally left his man-bag in…

Canada’s stock exchange is where the real action is at, given its more than 1,500 stocks on offer, writes Jean Pierre Verster.

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