Share

July riots rob investors, taxpayers

accreditation
Share your Subscriber Article
You have 5 articles to share every month. Send this story to a friend!
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
loading...
Loading, please wait...
 The days-long looting spree that took place during the riots in July left South African households more than R452 billion poorer. Photo: AFP
The days-long looting spree that took place during the riots in July left South African households more than R452 billion poorer. Photo: AFP

BUSINESS

The significant decline in the real value of households’ assets in the third quarter of this year can largely be attributed to the sharp decline in the value of pension funds and unit trusts, both of which invest investors’ money in shares and government bonds, among other things.

The definition of household wealth is the value of financial and nonfinancial assets minus debt, explains Johann van Tonder, economist at Momentum.

Read this for free
Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
Try FREE for 14 days
Already a subscriber? Sign in
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Latest issue
Latest issue
All the news from City Press in PDF form.
Read now
Voting Booth
Stats SA's recent consumer price index data this week indicated the rise in food prices was the largest in 14 years. Economists say continued load shedding also adds to the rise in the cost of food production. How are you feeding your family during this tough time?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
I have a food garden
6% - 61 votes
I rely on sales
22% - 210 votes
I buy necessities
72% - 689 votes
Vote