Business rewards the rational, punishes the emotional. Like Iqbal Survé
Business rewards those who allocate capital efficiently. Doing so requires keeping a clear head under pressure and taking the rational approach to challenges.
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RW Johnson: Imperialism heads South, 2016 sees it end. Roll on 2017.
Former Oxford University don RW Johnson has yet again applied his mind to what could happen in 2016, this time looking for the good news story.
James Myburgh: How independent is Surve’s Independent with R900m PIC debt?
James Myburgh asks how independent can Independent Newspapers be with almost a billion rand in growing debt to the State Pension Fund.
Cape Times editor supported after dismissal
The furore around the dismissal of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois has taken a new turn as the Right2Know Campaign drafted a strongly worded Memorandum to Iqbal Surve’ new head of Independent News & Media SA. It describes Surve’s response as “spinning the incident as a labour relations matter rather than owning up to your … Read more
Activists stepping up to defend Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois after her firing by new CEO Iqbal Surve’
Journalism is an interesting business. It is simultaneously a profit-making enterprise and a crucial support structure for democratic governance. Journalists seek to please audiences, but their salaries are paid by advertisers and they answer to owners who are sometimes subjects of the stories they write. All in all, it’s an awkward business, as the recent … Read more
Honour? SA, led by Jacob “Nkandla” Zuma, must have lost it when we mislaid our collective moral compass
The study is my favourite room. Mostly because it houses books accumulated over decades. Old friends and new. Treasure chests of knowledge with the power to change lives. Mine included. We learn much from reading. But not everything. Some things you need to actually do. Especially in the field of Leadership. Books, especially biographies, offer … Read more