December 2021

blowing the whistle (part ii) – it’s not the final whistle

by Marianne Mokken | Dec 14, 2021 | waucomply, waunotes, wauweekly

Days after the publishing of the first part of this article, the news broke: Whistleblower Athol Williams has left the country fearing for his safety after testifying in front of the Zondo Commission on state capture1. More of the same. So, where is the system failing...

Mental health – murky waters or clear skies?

by Rici van Schalkwyk | Dec 8, 2021 | waunotes, wauperform, wauweekly

It is December. The big rush to get things done and start fresh in the new year. Exciting right? Not quite. The mom exiting the supermarket, the gentleman in the car behind me in traffic, the young man entering the meeting in the office, all have the same look. The...

Gauging Recent Dollar Strength

by Sean Tweedie | Dec 1, 2021 | waufx, waumonthly, waunotes

After a long period of range bound trading, the DXY has finally broken out. For much of the year we saw the DXY index (an index which tracks the strength of the dollar against a basket of major currencies) trade between 89 and 94. In an earlier edition of this...