​​Latest updates to our website:

x

    Subscribe to our Newsletter:

    Dont worry we wont bombard your email inbox with Newsletters (4 Newsletters per month max) and we will NEVER provide your details to any third party.
Picture
Monthly wholesale trade sales per wholesaler type
We take a look at the latest wholesale sales figures in South Africa and see a bleak picture when inflation is removed from the numbers.
Our Interactive Rand Dollar Exchange Rate graphic.
We take a look at the latest unemployment rates for each of South Africa's provinces and all the large metro's. Nelson Mandela Bay metro has the highest unemployment rate of all the metros
Moody's has never rated South Africa's credit as "Junk Status".
We take a look at South Africa's industrial development zones (IDZ) such as Coega and Dube, and wonder if they are delivering the type of results that government expected them to do?
We ask whether FBR is still a restauranteur or are they a logistics company? We also do a valuation on them based on their last set of financial results 
For women's month we take a look at statistics relating to females in South Africa.
Picture
"Cryptocurrency Art Gallery" (Public Domain) by Namecoin
Should South African's be investing in the real or virtual world of mining? We take a look.
​Our new "Sector Comparison Page" will focus on showing the returns of various shares listed on the JSE in the same industry over time, using our interactive graphic that recalculates the returns based on the dates selected. And any combination of shares available in the graphic can be pitted against one another.
Sentiment indicator. The darker blue the more the index increased from starting date selected. The darker red the graphic the more the index declined from starting date selected. The lighter the colour and the lower the peaks, the less movement took place in the index. ​
We take a look at Blue Label Telecoms (BLU) latest financial results. For those who dont know BLU they own a large chunk of Cell C now, and they own brands such as TicketPro's.
Our new page takes a detailed look at income earned by various food and beverage outlet types (such as Restaurants and coffee shops, fast food and take-away outlets and catering services
We take a look at trade between South Africa and SACU members over time. SACU is the oldest customs union in the world.
We take a look at South Africa's latest GDP growth rate, which confirms South Africa is officially out of a recession.
We take a look at the latest mineral/commodity sales figures in South Africa and fins that Coal is SA's biggest mineral money spinner.
Investment in fixed capital slowing considerably. A clear sign of a lack of confidence in SA's future economic prospect.
We take a detailed look at South Africa's crime statistics. Is it getting any better? Or is it getting worse?
SA's trade integration and its contribution to global shipping industry
SA's economy has entered it's second recession in the last 9 years. And the only president to have shown a worse economic performance than President Zupta, is Kgalema Motlanthe, who unfortunately presided over South Africa during the financial crises that caused recessions the world over.
​South Africa's inflation heat map. South Africa's inflation heading in the right direction, sadly idiotic ideas by the ANC such as nationalising the Reserve Bank could have a negative impact on South Africa's inflation rate.
We take a detailed look at South Africa's most famous township. SOWETO.  From its population, to the most spoken languages and different household goods owned. ​
Picture
Statistician General: Dr Pali Lehohla
​Treasury cut Statistics South Africa's funding by around 13% or around R400million. We take a look at the potential impact this will have on the level and quality of data published by the statistics agency. (Image courtesy of GCIS)
We take a closer look at the main contributors to South Africa's inflation rate and find that four main groups drives inflation more than  8 other groups combined. They are Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages, Housing, Transport and Miscellaneous goods and services.
We take a closer look at South Africa's revenue sources and how the South African government is spending way more than what they collecting in taxes, leading to mountains of debt being taken on.
​We calculate Taylor's Rule for South Africa and find that South Africa's interest rates is higher than it should be, based on SA's economic output, inflation rate and inflation target.
​We take a look at the struggling motor vehicle industry in South Africa and find that more and more consumers are buying used instead of new vehicles
We take a look at SA's municipalities spending on consultants as a percentage of overall spending. And it seems like our municipalities are hopelessly incompetent as they spent almost R1billion on consultants in first 3 months of 2017 alone.
​We take a look at capital expenditure (capex) of the public sector between 2015 and 2016, and find that Capex in state owned enterprises declined, but increased for provincial and national departments
What does the Big Mac Index say about the value of the Rand?
We take a look at a whole host of financial ratios across both company size and economic sectors. The interactive graphic recalculates the ratios based on user selection on the pie chart.
Why the SARB should be cutting interest rates at their 24-25 May 2017 Monterary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings. 
The amount of notes and coins in circulation in South Africa. And just how many times does the R20 you spend on bread change hands during the year? We take a look
Ever wondered how many people live in each province of South Africa? Or how big each province is in terms of square kilometers? Or how many cars per province? This page called "SA by Numbers" takes a look at SA in numbers.
We take a look at South Africa's imports and exports for the first quarter of 2017. What are we importing and exporting? And where is it coming from or going too?
South Africa's favourite car brands based on 2016 sales figures as published by NAAMSA. Tight battle between Volkswagen and Toyota.
We take a look at South Africa's overall unemployment rate. The unemployment rate per province as well as the unemployment rate per metro.
Radical economic transformation. What exactly is it that South Africa's government so desperately wants to transform?
Taxable income per person living in each municipality of South Africa. Surprising is the fact that Stellenbosch outshines a lot of other municipalities one would have thought had higher salary earners 
South Africa's youth. Where are they and what are they doing with their time? Read this page to find out.
South Africa's latest spending pattern results based on a Living Conditions Survey and CPI weights as published by Statistics South Africa
South Africa's latest spending pattern results based on a Living Conditions Survey and CPI weights as published by Statistics South Africa
Is the United States dumping poultry in South Africa? We take a look at what South Africa's customs data shows.
We take a look at where South Africa's "elderly population" stays. And no real surprise is the fact that a large percentage of over 50 year old's stay in the Western Cape
We show how South Africa's manufacturing sector is shedding jobs. Not offering hope to the millions that are unemployed or entering the labour market in South Africa.
We take a detailed look at South Africa's crude oil imports from January 2010. Well worth the read.

Most popular  pages on our website:

South Africans boozing it up. This page gives more details regarding South African's drink of choice.
South Africa's economic history since the dawn of democracy. We break the numbers down per president
South Africa's population density per municipality shown on interactive map. We show which municipalities houses the most of SA's citizens 
South Africa's Monetary Fiscal Policy Mix. We take a look at how coordinated or uncoordinated it is
We take a look at South Africa's government tax revenue sources. Should VAT be increased to collect more from it?
South Africa's economic structure. We take a look at the relative importance of the various industries in SA's economy over time
South Africa's Trade Data Page. We take a look at South Africa's international trade and update this page on an adhoc basis
Consumer Spending Patterns. We take a look at the spending patterns of the various income groups in South Africa.
South Africa's mineral resources. Just how much of it is left? Based on current mining volumes how many years can SA still mine Gold and Platinum and Coal?

Most popular share valuation pages:

Financial review and valuation on Woolworths
Financial review and share valuation on private schools group: Curro Holdings

Related Content:

Newsletter Subscription:

    Please enter your email address below to subscribe to our newsletter. It will be ad hoc newsletters and we wont bombard your email inbox with emails. We will NEVER supply your contact details to any third party.

Copyright © 2015