From SA Press Association: Employees at the SABC have been instructed not to broadcast any reports on calls for President Jacob Zuma to step down, the Right2Know (R2K) campaign and SOS Coalition claimed on Tuesday. This was simply the latest case of politically-motivated interference in editorial independence at the public broadcaster, R2K spokesman Mark Weinberg said … Read more
Two days after Nelson Mandela died, I bumped into a well-networked who warned now Madiba had passed, unflattering things about his past would emerge. It has already started with the claim that the young Mandela received his military training from the Israelis. The Nelson Mandela Foundation wasted no time in denying the report, issuing a … Read more
From SA Press Association: Whistleblower Edward Snowden said his mission has been accomplished, a report said Tuesday. Snowden was speaking to a Washington Post reporter in Russia, where the former National Security agency contractor lives at an undisclosed location under temporary asylum. “For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,” he said. … Read more
By SAPA-DPA Malta, the European Union’s smallest member, on Monday raised the price it will charge well-heeled foreigners for citizenship from 650 000 euros to 1.15 million euros (R16.25m). The scheme, which effectively offers work and residency rights within the 28-nation EU bloc and the passport-free Schengen area, has been rejected by the opposition and … Read more
From SA Press Association: Four airport staff were injured when a British Airways Boeing 747-400 hit a building at OR Tambo International Airport, in Kempton Park, shortly before taking off for London, the Airports Company of SA (ACSA) said on Monday. The pic on the right showing the damaged wing was taken by a passenger … Read more
Here’s an article that will put you in a great spending mood for 2014: fortunes are looking up for many businesses around Africa, with abundant opportunities for investors. Investment expert Mike Browne of Seed Investments highlights some major trends that could turbo-charge revenues for companies servicing the growing middle classes beyond South Africa’s borders. Mike … Read more
By Beth Harris of Associated Press Fans crowded into Betfair Hollywood Park for the last time Sunday. The track closed for good after the day’s 11 races, ending 75 years of racing that featured such thoroughbred stars as Seabiscuit, Triple Crown winners Citation, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, and Zenyatta. The first Breeders’ Cup in 1984 was … Read more
Everybody knows they need to be creative and innovative in business, but few people know how to tap into inner resources to come up with ideas that no-one has thought of before. A notable exception is popular South African and international speaker Andrew Horton, who has extraordinary insights into how to do business better. In … Read more
Tim Cook has achieved something his company’s founder Steve Jobs couldn’t get right. The company has tied up a deal with China Mobile which with 740m subscribers is comfortably the biggest cell phone business on earth. The new relationship has the potential to add more than 25% to Apple’s iPhone sales. It sells around 34m … Read more
