This is the final instalment of the Rational Alternative, a column I have been writing for the Financial Mail over the past few months. I will also be stopping my weekly writing for Business Day. There are a few reasons, but mainly because Biznews.com’s growth has been beyond expectations and it requires more of my … Read more
Around the world, the pattern is the same – as incomes and education levels rise, birth rates fall. What’s happening now, however, is an even more marked . In rich countries around the world, birthrates are falling below replacement level fertility – people are no longer having enough kids to replace themselves. In this interesting … Read more
August 17, 2009 Working in the media has its benefits. By the nature of news, you get exposed to the exceptional. That uniquely positions you to think. To absorb. Pity it’s taken me a couple decades to work this out. Only recently did the penny drop that actually understanding what interviewees are trying to communicate … Read more