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This is the future: Google’s Larry Page shares his radical view of tomorrow
In Davos this year, many of us were treated to a glimpse of the future through The Second Machine Age, a brilliant new book by two MIT professors. Erik Brynjolfsson and Andy McAfee admit they got the idea for the book after visiting the Google Campus where they were staggered by driverless cars that have … Read more
Port Harcourt Epistles: Living with Ebola. Fear is everywhere.
Meet Chris Duncan (right), the newly appointed manager of a five star hotel in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Chris is a typical South African male who has been transported to a very different world. A member of the Biznews community tipped us off to a blog he’s been writing since arriving in Africa’s most populous nation … Read more
An insider look at the SA taxi industry from taxi financier Transaction Capital
For all that we talk about small business in South Africa, we often overlook one of the most prominent small business sectors in the country – the informal taxi industry. Although minibus taxis are a familiar sight on South Africa’s roads, the inner workings of the business are not generally well-known. In this interview, Transaction … Read more
The tech bubble is real, and it might affect your investment strategy
Just last week, I wrote a piece on the question “are tech stocks overvalued?” I came to the conclusion that there isn’t a bubble in the tech sector, but that there doesn’t seem to be much value either. In this interview, Vunani Capital’s Gary Booysen argues that the tech sector is, in fact, looking pretty … Read more
Group Five margins need to improve – CEO
Although Group Five has grown revenues sharply – revenue was up over 55% in the six months ended December 2013, compared to the previous period  – the growth in operating profit has been more modest. G5 reported that operating profit from continuing operations was up 27.5% in the six months ended December last year compared … Read more
The Big Interview – From All Black to University Coach. When it’s time to start giving back.
His record as All Black coach is truly impressive. With an 86% success rate his only failing was not winning the Webb Ellis Cup. One of the most highly-pressured jobs in world sport, coaching the All Blacks is not for the faint-hearted nor those who accept mediocrity. But when the number one team in the … Read more
What’s Mauritius doing right? How one African country is succeeding in a competitive world
Mauritius has been one of the unsung success stories in Africa for many years. While everyone has been swooning over the size and growth of Nigeria, and the oil explosion in Angola, Mauritius has been swooping along below the radar, building the beginnings of a truly competitive, skills- and knowledge-based economy. According to Afsar … Read more