Who owns Miss SA, Gutting the Public Sector will hurt SA, New TymeBank chief wants share of SA’s lending market

[Spread Business Maverick and share the knowledge.]( [Web version here.]( [Business Maverick with Tim Cohen] Monday, 12 August 2019 “A woman is like a teabag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” Eleanor Roosevelt Story of the Day [Who owns Miss South Africa?]( [By Ruan Jooste]( [On 9 August the reigning Miss South Africa, Tamaryn Green, handed over her crown to Zozibini Tunzi at a glitzy event at Times Square Sun Arena in Pretoria. Sun International is relinquishing its title to the pageant’s brand, but details of this are murky.]( [MERCURY FX - EMIGRATING?]( Need help moving your funds ABROAD? We handle financial emigration & tax clearance applications...[CLICK HERE]( ON THE MARKETS Exchange Rates R/$ = 15.27 0% R/£ = 18.37 0% R/€ = 17.11 0% R/BTC = 175,499.94 +0.98% At -+5am or latest: % open to close Trading the Markets JSE All Share = 55,535.00 +0.56% Dow Jones = 26,287.44 -0.34% Brent Crude ($/bbl) = 58.29 +0.9% Gold ($/oz) = 1,497.34 -0.26% WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING [Analysts Flag Caution on China Stocks Amid Trade Winds]( Goldman Sachs Group cut its earnings-per-share estimates for the MSCI China Index amid increased US-China trade frictions and lower potential for valuations to rise, while JPMorgan says investor flows show that the country’s stocks are currently overbought. [The Next Epstein Drama: Fighting Over His Mysterious Estate]( With opulent homes, a Caribbean island and a private jet to Jeffrey Epstein’s name, the battle to claim his assets is on. [Oil Declines as Tensions Continue to Stoke Demand Fears]( Oil dropped after US President Donald Trump said planned trade talks with China next month could be called off, stoking concerns rhat the deepening dispute will damage global growth [Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day]( Chinese policymakers aren’t rushing to pump stimulus, tear gas and violent clashes as Hong Kong sees 10th weekend of protests, and the havoc a strong dollar can wreak. Here’s what’s moving markets. [MERCURY FX]( - Does your business make INTERNATIONAL payments? Bank beating rates ZERO fees...[CLICK HERE]( In Numbers $43.9-billion The net worth of the richest woman in the world who is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the heiress to the L'Oréal fortune Fact of the Day On Friday South Africa celebrated Women's Day to commemorate over 20,000 women who, on the same day in 1956, marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to end to pass laws which sought to control the movement of black women around the country. They sang Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint Imbokodo (You strike a woman, you strike a rock) as they marched. Featured Articles [Access to affordable medicines watered down in Presidential Health Compact]( [Access to affordable medicines watered down in Presidential Health Compact]( By Mark Heywood and Zain Rizvi [National Development Plan 2.0: Ramaphosa implored to focus on fewer socio-economic issues]( [National Development Plan 2.0: Ramaphosa implored to focus on fewer socio-economic issues]( By Ray Mahlaka [New TymeBank chief wants a share of SA’s lending market]( [New TymeBank chief wants a share of SA’s lending market]( By Ray Mahlaka [Business Maverick: Blunders 151 by Vestact]( [Business Maverick: Blunders 151 by Vestact]( By Paul Theron Opinionistas [Time to tax Big Tech big time]( A column by Derek Abdinor [Gutting the public sector will hurt South Africa]( A column by Xolisa Phillip [MERCURY FX]( - Moving money OVERSEAS? Access your own, FREE international currency accounts...[CLICK HERE]( [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( [Fb]( [Tweet]( [Yt] Copyright © 2019 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome and on the Business Maverick subscriber list. Interested in advertising with us? [Click here to sign the pact.]( [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( [Unsubscribe](