Alec Hogg 
It’s fantastic when a very popular event such as the Absa Cape Epic decides to have the same prize money for men and women. I promised myself many years ago that I wouldn’t participate in leading marathon races where the prize purse for men and women weren’t equal. (World Marathon Champion, Gunn-Rita Dahle FlesjÃ¥) The … Read more
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has denounced FIFA for punishing the La Liga club over a breach of rules on the transfer of foreign under-18 players, saying they are victims of a “grave injustice”. Soccer’s world governing body announced on Wednesday it had banned the Spanish champions from the transfer market for two consecutive windows and fined them 450,000 … Read more
By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton defended Formula One against accusations of being boring on Thursday, suggesting that those raising their voices now Mercedes were on top had kept quiet when their teams were winning everything. Mercedes have won the first two races of the new-look V6 turbo era with Nico Rosberg and Hamilton looking dominant while … Read more
(Reuters) – Phil Mickelson dispelled any lingering doubts about his health ahead of the Masters when he carded an impressive four-under-par 68 in the opening round of the Houston Open on Thursday. A week before the start of the year’s first major, Mickelson recorded four birdies during a bogey-free round in ideal morning conditions at the Golf Club of … Read more
Hi there, Among the benefits of focusing your career in a single area and sticking with it, is the relationships you establish. Give it enough time and people you have worked with tend to drift back into your life in a different shape and form. One of the hidden reasons to strive for integrity in … Read more
Township property fund Safari Investments, listing on the Johannesburg stock exchange next week, has a loyal group of investors that is determined to stay for the long haul. That much is clear in this interview with its CEO Francois Marais, who says the pension fund-like quality of the fund is proving very attractive. The Real Estate … Read more
Most managers would recoil at the very idea of making workplaces more loving environments. Yet for those willing to see it, there’s more than enough evidence to show that  fostering a culture of fear or uncertainty, and constantly putting the productivity screws on your staff, are not the best ways to boost profit margins. When organisations … Read more
Hi there, It was my privilege some years ago to discover the writing of Scott Peck whose books I’ve been turning to fairly often of late. Peck, author of the magnificent Road Less Travelled, was a philosopher/psychologist whose insights into the human condition offer some clarity on this most complex of issues. Among his theories … Read more
Shortly after we listed Moneyweb in 1999, a trio of bright young things came to talk about working with us. They had an idea for a youth-focused website and needed funding. I liked them very much, personally and as potential partners . But my colleagues were put off by their confidence (arrogance?). I wasn’t able … Read more
Although it’s hard to quantify, it is fairly certain that South Africa has a pretty substantial problem with alcohol abuse. While I personally question the 10% price tag (the South African Medical Journal said alcohol abuse costs the country 10% of GDP, which seems very high by global standards, and the study had some methodological … Read more