Anglo American
Conventional investment wisdom is that commodities are risky. This is because their prices are set in an international market which the mining company has little or no control over. With Anglo American this risk has be mitigated in a number of ways. Firstly the company has diversity of different minerals which will reduce the impact of any one mineral entering a bear trend. Secondly, in some markets, like the diamonds market,
Santam
Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trust en Assuransie Maatskappy Beperk (Santam) is the largest short-term insurer in Southern Africa. The company has been in existence for 100 years and has developed and grown with the South African economy. Santam does not get involved in any kind of investment insurance. Basically, it insures you against risks which you cannot afford to (or do not want to) take yourself. So you cannot get an annuity
The R186
South Africa is an emerging economy, together with 18 other countries, whose economies are considered to be not as well developed, regulated and secure as first world countries. These countries are perceived to be growing more rapidly than first world countries amid high political risk. The higher political risk associated with emerging economies means that, for them to attract investment capital from the first world, they must