ANC chair Mbete among four Limo-chauffeured Geneva Gravy Trainers
Instead of walking or using public transport like everyone else, Mbete and the other three ANC bigwigs each commissioned chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benzes.
Undictated
Alec Hogg’s regular column covering investment, economics, moneycraft and, occasionally, something very personal.
Undictated: The upside of social media’s mainstreaming
Our social media obsession is having a predictable impact on the art of conversation. But an upside is how it also frees up information channels. In this highly connected world, one propagates untruths at your peril.
Undicated: How Zuma would turn SA business into investors, not capital exporters
I got to thinking about how all of South African could do with a hefty dose of Reagan’s common sense. And then wondered what changes Jacob Zuma would have to make to get business to hear his plea that they bail out the economy
UNDICTATED: What Zuma must do to win back SA business (incl Reagan’s tips)
Watching “The Speech” got me pondering. What would Zuma have to do to soften hearts of SA’s capital exporting business execs so hardened by his cohorts?
Zuma Camp prevails in battle for e.tv – not a peep from Rupert, Remgro
Jacob Zuma Supporter’s Club celebrated another media sector victory yesterday. With the SABC tied up, Independent Newspapers and Gupta TV and newspaper in very friendly hands, the next target was the 12m viewers of e.tv
Futuregrowth bets R2bn on rejuvenation of Johannesburg CBD
Futuregrowth’s Paul Semple explains why his company has made a R2bn bet in a district others have shunned. With 15% yields on offer, who wouldn’t be?
Undictated: Avoid the twin monsters – Arrogance and Complacency
After my 6pm radio show on a wintry evening in 2003, I drove to Magaliesburg for dinner at the inaugural Sanlam School for Financial Journalists.
The ousting of eTV chief Marcel Golding – Team Zuma strikes again
Marcel Golding is fighting attempts to oust him from HCI, the company that controls eTV and Tsogo Sun. The conclusions are obvious. Despite all that lip service to an “independent media”, friends of the Zuma Administration want Golding out.
Sun breaking through just when clouds look darkest
I was reminded yesterday the sun often breaks through when the sky looks darkest. After a nervous start, new Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene grew in confidence during his maiden Mini Budget Speech
Effort and rest – the real secret to achieving supremacy
“All life is based on the consumption of energy to achieve supremacy, and then rest to recover the energy before beginning again the struggle for supremacy