Denis Worrall
Davies defends draft Bill for Licensing of Businesses
16th July 2013 Few pieces of legislation have drawn such fire as Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies’ Licensing of Businesses Bill – and with good reason.... →
Zimbabwe: The pain, the hope and the courage
10th July 2013 On Friday Zanu PF launched its manifesto and campaign for the elections now fixed for the 31st July. A good friend read the manifesto and said that... →
The golden age of South African mining
2nd July 2013 Note: It is no exaggeration to say that London-based mining investment advisor Tony Mahalski is known in every mining jurisdiction in the world. We... →
The timing of the Zimbabwe election and SADC meeting: The challenge to President Zuma
14th June 2013 Robert Mugabe's high-handed action in unilaterally determining that the Zimbabwean elections will take place on 31 July 2013, and not as previously... →
The vital business case for regional integration in Africa
30th May 2013 Last weekend African leaders all over the continent in some way or the other celebrated the establishment of the OAU 50 years ago. The emphasis in... →
Let's all support James and Bobby!
23rd May 2013 Two weeks ago Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliaments’ standing committee on finance that, while he had encountered a growing optimism... →
The Licensing of Business Bill – the government must come clean
7th May 2013 Few pieces of legislation have drawn such fire as Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies’ Licensing of Businesses Bill – and with good reason.... →
Zambia: Trade & Investment delegation
30th April 2013 Omega Investment Research and its Partner Company African Business Advisors is organising a Trade and Investment Roadshow to Lusaka, Zambia on the... →
Can you answer these important questions?
24th April 2013 Is the Licensing of Business Bill now before Parliament just "another bit of useless legislation "as one journalist has described it? Or does it... →
Margaret Thatcher – Some personal memories
17th April 2013 The controversy around Margaret Thatcher's funeral today and possible disruptions should not come as a surprise. Aside from having introduced... →
Open letter to Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Cyril Ramaphosa
15th April 2013 Dear Deputy President I trust that you are well. →
Trevor Manuel's recent speech and Jacob Zuma's critical response
11th April 2013 Last week Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency and the person responsible for the National Development Plan, in an address to a conference of... →
Brics: How seriously should we take it?
4th April 2013 The last fortnight in South Africa has been dominated by the BRICS Forum in Durban and the killing of 13 South Africans soldiers in a clearly... →
The NDP, Bobby Godsell and those R1m breakfasts
15th March 2013 The irascible, smart and tough-minded Bobby Godsell, chairmen of Business Leadership SA, a couple of weeks ago called upon the business community... →
Mamphela Ramphele, the Budget & food security
1st March 2013 We will come back to the 2013 Budget in a moment but there are a couple of items that deserve priority. First of all, Mamphela Ramphele and her... →
Zuma's State of the Nation Address: What can we expect?
13th February 2013 President Jacob Zuma will no doubt elaborate on the African National Congress' (ANC’s) December election conference and the policy decisions taken... →
Mining policy: We are not out of the woods
7th February 2013 The Mining Indaba which has been held every year since 1988 is one of the world’s top mining financial and investment conferences – it certainly is... →
In danger of being a failed state?
23rd January 2013 The last Insight which you received in early December was a lead-up to the ANC's important electoral and policy-making conference later in the... →
What Cyril's election will mean
7th December 2012 Given the African National Congress’s (ANC) hegemony as a consequence of its liberation credentials, South Africa has what is generally described... →
Some constitutional reflections
23rd November 2012 I have just read Frank Chikane’s book Eight Days in September: The Removal of Thabo Mbeki. Frank was head of the President’s Office at the time of... →
Cynthia Carroll's resignation and Anglo American
7th November 2012 Whatever the reasons, Cynthia Carroll’s resignation would inevitably be the subject of much speculation and also controversy. And that there would... →
Moody's downgrade: A close look
16th October 2012 Several of our international Insight recipients have asked us to explain the reasons for and the effects of the recent (27 September) downgrading... →
Quo vadis South Africa?
28th September 2012 Germany’s business role in South Africa is a very significant one. You have a big investment in the country, and some idea of the business you do... →
FW de Klerk: Still good value
14th September 2012 Although there recently have been attempts to downplay his role, former president FW De Klerk’s contribution to bringing about the new South Africa... →
The Lonmin mining tragedy
23rd August 2012 There is an opinion abroad that as a consequence of apartheid and state excesses under apartheid South Africans have become immured to the sort of... →
The Vital Business Case for Regional Integration in Africa
1st August 2012 The last Insight focused on regionalism in Africa and more specifically on lowering barriers and easing restrictions on trade and investment... →
The vital business case for integration in Africa – and the chance of a complimentary invitation to all businesses active on the continent
19th July 2012 Omega Investment Research has organised Euro-African conferences in different centres ever since its establishment in the year 1990. Our most... →
The ANC has lost the plot
5th July 2012 The ANC’s national policy discussion conference last week has been reported and commented on to death, and we don’t pretend to offer anything... →
Youth Unemployment: Some of your solutions
12th June 2012 We discussed Youth Unemployment in our last Insight and invited readers to forward any ideas they have. It is the first time we have done something... →
Youth Unemployment – Have you got any ideas?
29th May 2012 A massive problem, not just in South Africa, is the large number of young persons who are unemployed. In South Africa’s case 50% of the South... →
Alarming trends
11th May 2012 The first Insight appeared in the second half of 1987. That was an uncertain time as far as South Africa was concerned and international companies... →
The Importance of Reuel Khoza
26th April 2012 At the mention of Reuel Khoza, South African readers will probably mutter “Not again!” But from international enquiries we have received, there is... →
The Independence of The Judiciary: A Brilliant American Statement relevant for all times and in all Constitutional Democracies - Including SA
11th April 2012 The role of judges and the doctrine of separation of powers is an issue in South African politics, as several editions of Insight have shown.... →
Understanding This Very Strange Society – with apologies to Lawrence Durrell, 1968
30th March 2012 Over dinner this week an old friend said that he had bought a property in Mauritius. Why? “Because this place is going to blow up.” This place –... →
South Africa's Family Businesses: The Pick 'n Pay Issue
7th March 2012 Most foreigners who have an interest in South Africa or know something about it know that the country has a quality financial service (including... →
Doing business in Africa: A mainly positive story
20th February 2012 Over the past three or four years and gaining momentum has been a significant change in international business perceptions of Africa. In a way this... →
Our Main Challenges: Taking a tip from two Americans
30th January 2012 What inspired this particular Insight is an excellent book by those two public intellectuals Thomas L Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. The book is... →
The ANC’s 100th Birthday: When does it become a political party?
18th January 2012 On 8 January 1912 in a small Wesleyan church in Bloemfontein (now called Mangaung) as one scholarly account puts it, several hundred of South... →
Africa's time to shine is NOW!
14th December 2011 At the end of 2011, and the beginning of a new year, Europe is in a mess and likely to get much worse before it gets better. Africa, by contrast,... →
Lindiwe Mazibuko, Trevor Manuel and DA policy
24th November 2011 In the last Insight, among the important developments of the past few weeks I mentioned the election of Lindiwe Mazibuko as parliamentary leader of... →
Three cheers for South Africa
2nd November 2011 “A week is a long time in politics” is attributed to Harold Wilson, the former Labour Prime Minister of Britain. What this is supposed to signify... →
