The Biznews story: Five years old today
In order to know where we are going, it’s important to know from where we came. This is the Biznews story so far…
Human Interest
Refresher in what makes great editors – human beings, too.
Over the past couple days I’ve been interviewing people who were close to or worked for legendary financial editor George Palmer.
Ronnie Apteker: The many lessons of golf – Compete within, not outside
Ronnie Apteker uses the analogy of golf, and how one should rather strive to beat themselves than the competition. He looks at a concept called stretch.
Gone fishing. Why it trumps pillow talk, or does it?
What is the difference between sex and fishing. Let’s find out, because one thing is for sure, laughter is always the best medicine.
Mastering social media – 12 tips to stand out amongst the crowd
When it comes to social media, Brendan Jack suggests having fun and creating a strategy that works for you, as there is no definitive, correct way.
Guptas threaten legal action against Biznews over Bloomberg story
Alec Hogg’s seen some strange things in three and a half decades of financial journalism. But the Gupta-initiated legal letter republished takes the cake.
Zuma removes Nene as Finance Minister. MP David van Rooyen steps in.
South African president Jacob Zuma removed finance minister Nhlanhla Nene from his position on Wednesday, saying the minister would be redeployed.
Value of dumping decisions into the “too tough to call” file
Warren Buffett offers a simple guideline: unless he totally understands the opportunity with a high degree of certainty of what he will get in return, it gets dumped in the “too tough to call” file.