The Daily Insider: Wise words worth repeating from SA’s famous novelist
This one was written shortly after Alec Hogg had interviewed SA’s famous novelist Wilbur Smith, 78 and “feeling immortal”, then still at the top of his game.
The Witness
Iqbal SurvĂ©: SA media’s Walter Mitty who got R900m from State pensioners
Ed Herbst looks at the life and times of Iqbal Survé, and how he’s using a R900 million loan (of state pensioner money) for his own personal gain.
Achievement despite adversity: Man receives degree after paralysis by bullet
Paralysed by a stray bullet in the midst of a hijacking, Bright Nzuza thought he would never finish matric, let alone complete a degree in marketing.
Timothy Wood: Gold – the ultimate Rand Hedge
By Alec Hogg It’s exactly a year today that Biznews first appeared. My first call this morning was to my friend Andrew Trench, editor of The Witness. It was only right. Andrew spent hours over weekends guiding me through the complexities of WordPress, replicating the Grubstreet look and feel built in his spare time for his … Read more
ANCYL’s unpaid booze and party bill
From SAPA Owners of a Durban night-club are R80,000 out of pocket as the bill for a two-day party, purporting to be an official ANC event organised by the youth league, remains unpaid, The Witness reported on Friday. The planners of the election party, Emmanuel Bongumusa Gumede and Themba Dlomo, reportedly left the bill, which … Read more