FIFA scandal: Blatter likely to field more questions today on $10m SA bribe
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to face the media today, as the scandals that surround him widen at a seemingly relentless pace.
Alec Hogg’s regular column covering investment, economics, moneycraft and, occasionally, something very personal.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to face the media today, as the scandals that surround him widen at a seemingly relentless pace.
Another day in London, another inspiring story of a talented young South African.
It’s an obvious sign of growing sophistication in other areas of life when citizens trade quarts for cocktails or begin developing a nose for wine.
Alec Hogg enjoyed a couple hours with young London-based South Africans. They were eager to get the “back story” about their homeland.
Entrepreneur Douw Steyn’s South African operations have done well. But the billions now being invested in his massive Steyn City project near Johannesburg were mostly generated from outside the country
Malcolm Gladwell’s most recent book, David and Goliath, explains quite logically that despite the apparent mismatch, the little shepherd herd boy with the sling was always going to win that fight. Goliath, the 6 foot 9 inch giant, was afflicted with acromegaly, a benign tumour on the pituitary gland that promotes growth but badly affects … Read more
Springbok rugby players have a reputation for giving every ounce they have, for wearing their hearts on their sleeves. They deserve the country’s full support.
Visiting Investec’s managing director Bernard Kantor yesterday was a tonic in a typically wet London. There were pearls aplenty.
Meeting with SA’s one-time retail king, former Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers, in his London base got me questioning a cherished business belief.
Halfway through our UK adventure it’s easy to see why money pours into this small country where cranes seem to be everywhere.