đź”’ Premium: RIP JKB – a giant in SA liberal thinking and a BizNews tribesman to boot
An email this morning from John Endres informs that John Kane-Berman has passed away after a short illness.
Bobby Godsell
Business great Bobby Godsell shares his philosophies, defining moments
Business leader Bobby Godsell shares insights on his decision-making and the people and events that have shaped a highly successful career.
Bobby Godsell: Oppenheimer’s unlikely mentee urges perspective, new GNU, offers message of hope
At 68, Bobby Godsell’s passion for his homeland hasn’t dimmed. In this rare interview, he proposes an approach to living in SA that works.
đź”’ Alec Hogg: Time for perspective in South Africa
Alec Hogg shares his thoughts on ex-mining CEO Bobby Godsell, who had the ‘ability to retain balance no matter how trying the circumstances.’
Sara Gon: Business needs more voice. Silence assumes nothing.
Sara Gon thinks that South African business leadership in general is out of touch with ordinary people and obeisant to the politicians.
BRILLIANT: John Battersby unpacks Nenegate, Jacob Zuma’s greatest blunder
John Battersby analyses the reasons for what he describes as President Jacob Zuma’s greatest blunder, exposing the personalities who played the key roles in taking the country to the edge – and those who helped drag it back from the abyss.
Lindiwe Zulu: Blame business, not Zuma, for the Van Rooyen finmin disaster
Being effective runs a poor second in the Zuma Administration to unquestioning loyalty behind Number One. A fact reflected in Lindiwe Zulu’s contribution here, where she makes the outrageous claim that the business community must carry blame for massive losses inflicted by Zuma’s appointment of his “weekend special” Finance Minister.
Thanks to Gwede, Cyril, top bankers, SA dodged a big bullet last weekend.
The biggest banks know better than to publicly take on South Africa’s ruling African National Congress. So when President Jacob Zuma sent markets plunging by replacing the finance minister with an obscure lawmaker, they rushed to lobby the ANC behind the scenes.
LIST: Sunday Times Top 100 companies – Property leads the way
The Sunday Times Top 100 companies awards track the best performing business listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange over a five year horizon. The 2015 prize went to Fortress Income Fund
Chris Yelland: Understanding the electricity sector drama and moving forward
Chris Yelland unpacks the turmoil in the electricity sector in plain language, addressing the details and finding the light in a messy situation.