Oh my WORD!!!! the Rand is in absolute FREEFALL

[Groot Lem]

So anyone else feeling the squeeze. It seems like our banks are also panicking, not giving money like the past

[Pilks]

The entire global economy is experiencing a shock . This Massive sell off of shares and currency has very little to do with politics in this country.It is also short term and should recover shortly.

[Tumbleweed]

we all love a scapegoat. here's the man who's taking the wrap for the global mess!

[IanJ]

we all love a scapegoat. here's the man who's taking the wrap for the global mess!

 

Holy is that wrap or rap?

 

Just asking your journalistic opinion .

 

 

[FlyingCheetah]

We in SA are always skrewed. When the US$ weakens, the Rand falls, when the US$ is stronger, the Rand falls.

 

The exports will be good for us, but then we sit with a shortfall and we have to import the US crap at double the price!?

 

I say, skrew the rest of the world and impose sanctions against them. We have all the iron, gold, uranium, diamonds, food etc that we need to survive.

 

Why do our economy always have to suffer due to the US?

 

My 2c worth...

 

[Tumbleweed]

we all love a scapegoat. here's the man who's taking the wrap for the global mess!

 

Holy is that wrap or rap?

 

Just asking your journalistic opinion .

 

 

 

bad typing

[Mark]

we all love a scapegoat. here's the man who's taking the wrap for the global mess!

 

Holy is that wrap or rap?

 

Just asking your journalistic opinion .

 

 

 

bad typing

 

Cant you see he has just finished eating the wrap thats why he is licking his lips.

[Tumbleweed]

we all love a scapegoat. here's the man who's taking the wrap for the global mess!

 

Holy is that wrap or rap?

 

Just asking your journalistic opinion .

 

 

 

bad typing

 

Cant you see he has just finished eating the wrap thats why he is licking his lips.

 

ok, mark's the only who's got a grasp on what is know as visual journalism!

holy roller2008-10-06 23:52:57

[fandacious]

damnit.. now you made me hungry for a chicken wrap

[Man with no name]

 

We in SA are always skrewed. When the US$ weakens' date=' the Rand falls, when the US$ is stronger, the Rand falls.

 

The exports will be good for us, but then we sit with a shortfall and we have to import the US crap at double the price!?

 

I say, skrew the rest of the world and impose sanctions against them. We have all the iron, gold, uranium, diamonds, food etc that we need to survive.

 

Why do our economy always have to suffer due to the US?

 

My 2c worth...

 

[/quote']

 

At least they're a free market - wait until the Chinese are really in full swing and start using the economic power at their disposal!!

 

intern sent me an excellent presentation yesterday about the sub-prime crises - so true mate! Bottom line.... we're all

 

So where's the opportunity? Surely the banking stocks who do not have direct exposure must recover eventually? Investec always had a good business model but made some bad peripheral decisions. Standard Bank remains the best run bank in SA, but will loose value in the face of this global fallout. Many reckon gold is intrinsically undervalued as a safe haven, but this may not necessarily extend to gold mining stocks. Long commodity short producer.

 

[Tumbleweed]

damnit.. now you made me hungry for a chicken wrap

 

buy shares in nando's.

[Dirtbreath]

We in SA are always skrewed. When the US$ weakens' date=' the Rand falls, when the US$ is stronger, the Rand falls.

 

The exports will be good for us, but then we sit with a shortfall and we have to import the US crap at double the price!?

 

I say, skrew the rest of the world and impose sanctions against them. We have all the iron, gold, uranium, diamonds, food etc that we need to survive.

 

Why do our economy always have to suffer due to the US?

 

My 2c worth...

 

[/quote']

 

We will only be OK once we can manufacture our own cycling components. Until then we need the Japs, Yanks, Eye-Ties etc....

[pastapouch]

damnit.. now you made me hungry for a chicken wrap

 

buy shares in nando's.

 

and that would be the double breasted ones it must be very popular now

[FlyingCheetah]

[quote name=Dirtbreath

We will only be OK once we can manufacture our own cycling components. Until then we need the Japs' date=' Yanks, Eye-Ties etc....

[/quote]

 

We have shown the world that we can make better and more accurate weapons.

 

We just need someone to make cycling parts (better than Campy, Shimano, SRAM). Get a local Raleigh manufacturing plant to supply us with the components - Raleigh Shifters, Raleigh Cranks etc.

 

 

 

 

[pastapouch]

[quote=Dirtbreath

We will only be OK once we can manufacture our own cycling components. Until then we need the Japs' date= Yanks, Eye-Ties etc....

[/quote]

 

We have shown the world that we can make better and more accurate weapons.

 

We just need someone to make cycling parts (better than Campy, Shimano, SRAM). Get a local Raleigh manufacturing plant to supply us with the components - Raleigh Shifters, Raleigh Cranks etc.

 

 

two problems... we don't have a workforce thats willing to work. I believe there must be so many oppertunities to produce...but, you may not appoint who you want to...and if you do appoint someone, and they don't perform, you can't get rid of them to replace them with someone whos willing to work. Oh, BTW ...ow many car manufacturing plants have closed down since the ANC's cometopower?  And those weapons are probably old tech now! Very old

cervelo2008-10-07 04:05:01

[Guest Big H]

We in SA are always skrewed. When the US$ weakens' date=' the Rand falls, when the US$ is stronger, the Rand falls.

 

The exports will be good for us, but then we sit with a shortfall and we have to import the US crap at double the price!?

 

I say, skrew the rest of the world and impose sanctions against them. We have all the iron, gold, uranium, diamonds, food etc that we need to survive.

 

Why do our economy always have to suffer due to the US?

 

My 2c worth...

 

[/quote']

At least they're a free market - wait until the Chinese are really in full swing and start using the economic power at their disposal!!

intern sent me an excellent presentation yesterday about the sub-prime crises - so true mate! Bottom line.... we're all

So where's the opportunity? Surely the banking stocks who do not have direct exposure must recover eventually? Investec always had a good business model but made some bad peripheral decisions. Standard Bank remains the best run bank in SA, but will loose value in the face of this global fallout. Many reckon gold is intrinsically undervalued as a safe haven, but this may not necessarily extend to gold mining stocks. Long commodity short producer.

 

I do not know much about economics but if the Chinese management of their finances are as bad as the workmanship shown by the Engineers in construction we do not have much to worry about. I think their "domination" will last as long as the guarantees they give on products....... exzactly one year and a day!!!!!!!!!