Keith Bryer: âI have a dream for SA in 2017⌠(more practicalities)â
Biznews community member Keith Bryer shares his dream for South Africa in 2017 – less politics, more practicalities.
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Ed Herbst: Abusing restaurant staff â a troubling compulsion
Ed Herbst asks what good purpose does it serve to humiliate restaurant staff and what does such behaviour say about those who choose to conduct themselves in this way?
Independent generosity – Dasnois apology, Brownâs ninja bomb & Section 189’sâŚ
PIC Dan Matjilaâs dream of creating a âBlack Naspersâ while deliberately not generating the maximum safe return for civil service pensioners is turning into a nightmare for editorial staff at Independent.
Pennington: SABCâs Animal Farm – drops âThe Editorsâ – as press freedom slides
Steuart Pennington dusts off George Orwellâs Animal Farm but given South Africaâs slow slide down the global Press Freedom ranks, should we all be concerned?
Ed Herbst: Portents of anarchy – A pre-arranged #RMF agenda?
Justice Malala, in his recently published book, writes: âTo my shame I have kept quiet about what is happening at places like Independent Newspapers, where I began my careerâ.
Dalai Lama made visa application
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama made a visa application in India for entry to South Africa, the international relations department said on Thursday. “The South African High Commission in New Delhi… has received a visa application from the office of… the Dalai Lama for a planned visit… to South Africa,” spokesman Clayson Monyela said … Read more
Tim Noakes attracts another backhanded compliment
By Alec Hogg I enjoyed meeting Derek Yach yesterday. A South African who has risen to pre-eminence in the global medical field, he now runs Discovery’s ambitious Vitality Institute in New York. Our CNBC Africa interview was fascinating, including disclosures of how he helped his former employer, PepsiCo, remove mountains of sugar from its products. Confirmation the … Read more
Activists stepping up to defend Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois after her firing by new CEO Iqbal Surve’
Journalism is an interesting business. It is simultaneously a profit-making enterprise and a crucial support structure for democratic governance. Journalists seek to please audiences, but their salaries are paid by advertisers and they answer to owners who are sometimes subjects of the stories they write. All in all, itâs an awkward business, as the recent … Read more