The panic that is accompanying the so-called slide of the Rand at the moment is typical of the short-term mindset that bedevils South African business. It shows lack of foresight and future focus.Â
The press has also adopted its typically hysterical approach to reporting - when the Rand is strong, then it is too strong, and […]
The new advertisement being run on South African television by the Department of Home Affairs is hypocritical in the extreme. The advertisement calls on South Africans to be more welcoming to refugees. It hints at the similar hardships that struggle heroes who left South Africa went through.
In itself, the advertisement is commendable, but the reality […]
Vuyo Mvoko’s article in Business Day, ‘Intolerance and slaughter: the dry white heart of SA�s suburbs’ (30 June), is an interesting insight into the challenge we face going into the future as new South Africans. To move forward positively as one nation, and to complete the as-yet-unfinished process of reconciliation, what we need more than […]
(Published in Business Day, June 2006)On 30 May South Africa’s Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, was quoted in a Reuters interview as saying that South Africa would support Zimbabwe in the event of an economic meltdown. Now I don’t know if “meltdown” was the word that she actually used or if that was journalistic licence, but […]
(Published in the Cape Times, May 2006)
Bringing up children teaches one a tremendous amount about setting boundaries. One learns very quickly that if a boundary is set and the child is then allowed to step over it, they will do so again in future. If one allows this to happen on several occasions, […]
(Cape Times, March 2006)Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Tsotsi on winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. And congratulations must also go to the South African film industry for producing a string of world-class feature films recently. With Yesterday being nominated for the same award a year ago, it becomes clear that […]
(Published in Business Day, June 2006)The leader article “Expansion into Africa too costly – Vodacom” (Business Day, 6 June) is disappointing. It reflects a misplaced Afro-pessimism that is at odds with the optimistic climate displayed at the recent World Economic Forum on Africa, with its focus on opportunities.CEO of Vodacom, Alan Knott-Craig is quoted […]