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Is entrepreneurship dying?
Perhaps I am being melodramatic, but let’s take a look at some numbers.. Data that tracks the total entrepreneurship activity of some countries has shown that South Africa is waning in terms of...
View ArticleOf big “egos” and muddy debates
Introducing his presentation on financial reporting, mining journalist David McKay said: “the egos have landed.” Image after image, he showed face shots of mining magnates including Cynthia Carol,...
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Nationalisation debate – merely chickens coming home to roost
Mining community (Photo – Bench Marks Foundation) To understand the reasons for the nationalisation debate presently raging in forums across the country, one need only read the Department of Mineral...
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Economic Codesa: no more cosmetic talk shops
Calls for an economic Codesa come at a time when business seems vulnerable to talks about the nationalisation of strategic economic sectors and the expropriation of land without compensation. A debate...
View ArticleWhere are the female entrepreneurs?
While writing this piece, I racked my brain trying to think of some prominent South African female entrepreneurs. Powerful, wealthy women who have achieved immense success in the business world, but I...
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Businesswoman of the year award
By Moyagabo Maake and Siphiliselwe Makhanya Business heavyweights descended on Vodacom World in Midrand last week to witness two women being awarded the title of the Businesswoman of the year. The...
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Metal that will not bend – National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa...
Kally Forrest tells a lengthy story of metal workers: “These soldiers of metal unions freely shared with me their experiences, struggles, sufferings, victories, jubilations, thoughts and analyses of...
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When Europe sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold
“But we don’t have any money, ma’am.” IMF chief Christine Lagarde and Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos. Photo: AP There is a saying: “When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a...
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Attached to technology and paying the price
We have become too dependent on technology, says the writer By guest blogger Mulaifa T. Sigubu Millions of BlackBerry users across the world were infuriated when there was an outage of internet service...
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Sanity at last?
Guest Post by Mulaifa Sigubu Julius Malema. Photo: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko On November 4, I read an article about how mining giant Anglo American will gain a controlling interest in De Beers. The...
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