Bloomberg View: Why I hate the idea of SABMiller buying Meantime
SABMiller, responsible for such tasteless brews as Coors Light, Fosters and Peroni, is buying Meantime, the purveyor of Yakima Red and London Pale Ale.
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Jes Edgson: Stop! Panic time
Budding journalist Jes Edgson tumbles swiftly from the Comfort Zone into Fear of the Unknown. A struggle every freelancer or entrepreneur knows all too well.
Like good wine, new NY play shows Athol Fugard (82) just gets better
Post-apartheid SA is the subject of Fugardâs brilliant new play, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, which opened this week at New Yorkâs Signature Theatre
Herman Mashaba: Solidarity Shadow Report
“It is ironic that the compensatory mode and restorative justice of race-based legislation has become the leading instrument in racial disharmony.”
Maya Fisher-French: We shouldn’t fear money
Maya Fisher-French chatted to Ruda Landman about small change, big change, the power of money, and how to turn your financial fears into vast opportunities.
Nematodes, multi-trunked aliens and the scourge of the Earth
In another deliciously warped satirical piece, Peter Wilhelm speculates what the other side of the Extraterrestrial search may be thinking of our efforts.
Trophy negotiations
Cees Bruggemans discusses trophy negotiations: Outsized demands, inviting fundamental restructuring of economic activity – favouring the few.
The big new risk for business: Being KFC’d on social media
Getting a âroastingâ from the eye-witness consumer is a growing risk for business, a warning on the implications of social media on businesses.
Zuma wrong on household electricity. About 50% of homes had access in 1994
SA President Jacob Zuma claims that 34% of households had access to electricity in 1994. Available data suggests he is wrong.
The IRR’s Anthea Jeffery: Ignoring the writing on the wall
For a nation so impressively invested in our politics, we would surely want to place more focus on the legislation side of things. Anthea Jeffery discusses recent constitution-shaking Bills being enacted.