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The furore around the dismissal of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois has taken a new turn as the Right2Know Campaign drafted a strongly worded Memorandum to Iqbal Surve’ new head of Independent News & Media SA. It describes Surve’s response as “spinning the incident as a labour relations matter rather than owning up to your … Read more
Graham Mackay, 64, who took SABMiller from a geographically-bound, sprawling industrial conglomerate into the world’s second biggest brewer passed away surrounded by his family. Mackay, an engineer, joined SA Breweries in 1978 , became MD nineteen years later and CEO in 1999. He was appointed non-executive chairman earlier this year. Read Bloomberg’s excellent obituary here.
The bogus sign language interpreter at former president Nelson Mandela’s memorial service on December 10 has been admitted to Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital, The Star reported on Thursday. According to the report, Thamsanqa Jantjie’s wife Siziwe took her husband to the hospital in Krugersdorp for a check-up on Tuesday, where it was suggested he be admitted … Read more
Hi there, Just after Biznews.com launched, mining entrepreneur Bernard Swanepoel wrote us a piece lamenting how hostile takeovers are so difficult under South African law. Swanepoel, of course, spoke from experience. He was Harmony’s CEO when it launched that hostile bid for Goldfields Limited – but failed because of a system that allowed Goldfields to drag things … Read more
Hi there, There are worse ways to spend 90 minutes than watching The Internship. Especially once you accept it’s really a long Google advert masquerading as a movie. At R25 through Box Office, it’s money and time well invested. The movie is mostly fun with lots of jokes. But a serious message does emerge: just how … Read more