🔒 Premium: After four decades of dormancy, inflation is returning – and Bitcoin is soaring
Inflation in the US is back at levels last seen in the early 1980s. Where America goes, the world follows. Looking back, it’s predictable.
Inflation in the US is back at levels last seen in the early 1980s. Where America goes, the world follows. Looking back, it’s predictable.
In one of those MUST LISTEN podcasts, Ian Douglas provides us with a very human perspective on his long-time friend Sol Kerzner.
Sol Kerzner died of cancer in his own bed, surrounded by his family, at his own home in the Kerzner Estate at Leeukoppie between Camps Bay and Constantia near Cape Town. He was 84.
Capitalism’s defenders have long forgotten how its greatest proponent, Adam Smith, warned us it only works properly when underpinned by a moral base.
James Henderson has confirmed that he has quit as CEO of controversial UK PR firm Bell Pottinger.
South Africa’s trade balance improved dramatically from a revised R5.27bn deficit in November to a R6.8bn surplus in December. Cannon Asset Managers expand on the move in the numbers.
After last week’s Springbok performance, being South African in Ireland this week hasn’t been easy. Thankfully, seeing Gail Kelly in the headlines provided some relief.
Two decades back, I finally cracked a television interview with South Africa’s then best known businessman, hotelier Sol Kerzner. He insisted it be filmed on the newly created artificial beach at his five star Le Touessrok resort in Mauritius. As flights were irregular, I ended up staying in the hotel for almost a week. The … Read more
Hi there, We travelled to Durban this weekend for a blessed occasion – a big birthday which ended with the surprise engagement announcement of a most extraordinary couple. It was quite an event, and took us back to the Beverly Hills Hotel for the first time in some years. Brilliant hotelier Sol Kerzner’s 1964 creation, … Read more
Hospitality is a notoriously difficult business. The hours are long, profit margins thin and business conditions highly cyclical. Not surprisingly, it tends to breed very shrewd operators – the inimitable Sol Kerzner springing immediately to mind. Far lower profile, but almost as successful are Otto Stehlik, Arthur Gillis and their colleagues at Protea Hotels who, … Read more