Friday, March 12, 2010
Mighty in IT 11 Mar 10

WillyGovender_optGovender talks to Leadership on music to megabytes

March 2010 Issue - On Sale Now!

Over a period of 25 years, Durban businessperson Willy Govender has worked his way up from being a data capture clerk to owning a diversified group of information technology companies with an annual turnover of more than R250 million –...Full Article

a Tour de Force 11 Mar 10
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Armstrong is living strong in the Cape of Good Hope

March 2010 Issue - On Sale Now!

Can there possibly be anyone in the civilised world who has not heard the name of...Full Article

Succession battle 09 Mar 10
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Zuma now sure to be one-term president only

In December 2007, South Africa observed with keen interest developments at the African National Congress’ national policy conference in Polokwane. Not quite halfway to...Full Article

World Cup finances 09 Mar 10
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Is Fifa practising clever spin or Chinese bookkeeping?

This year’s Fifa Soccer World Cup in South Africa is set to generate the highest commercial revenue ever for an edition of the event,...Full Article

Corruption watch 09 Mar 10
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Tensions in the ANC Alliance sharpen focus on corruption

If anything good is to emerge from the current worsening tensions within the ruling Alliance consisting of the African National Congress (ANC) and...Full Article

Rugby non-management 09 Mar 10
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Springbok 2010 itinerary is a recipe for 2011 failure

With a decision that leaves many South African fans – and quite a few sport scientists – flabbergasted and bemused, South African rugby...Full Article

An airport nightmare 09 Mar 10
AirportsFinding your way at major airports is no joke

The Airports Company South Africa last week claimed that it is 90% ready to deal with the demands of the 2010 Fifa...Full Article

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Media Releases

  • New Legislation Makes Business Travel Allowances not Worthwhile 16th February, 2010 – New legislation effective 1 March 2010, involving major changes to business travel rules, will make the payment of a travel allowance no longer worthwhile. This is according...
  • SOUTH AFRICA SHINES AT DRINKS BUSINESS GREEN AWARDS South African wine companies dominated the results of the inaugural Drinks Business Green Awards, last night. Dr Paul Cluver, founder of Paul Cluver Wines, received arguably the highest accolade, winning...
  • Top 10 Tiger Trouble Spots in 2010 Introduction The year 2010 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar and will be celebrated beginning February 14 in many parts of Asia. Since the last Year of the Tiger in 1998 tigers use...
  • SA’s Heartbeat Pledges Active Participation in Millennium Development Goals Johannesburg, 8th February, 2010 – Heartbeat, a non profit organisation that exists to alleviate the suffering of orphans and Vulnerable Children by facilitating change in communities, has become a member...
  • Milpark Business School Memorandum of Understanding between Milpark Business School, South Africa and Harbin Normal University, China Milpark Business School (MBS) recently entered into a formal Memorandum of Understanding...

Ja, bitte! 08 Mar 10
motoring_optThe People’s Car takes another stab at becoming the Executive’s Car, with the VW CC

 

Volkswagen has tried before to make a car that competes in the same mind space as the...
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Flashpoint of a global war 08 Mar 10
flashpoint_optAre US efforts in Afghanistan indeed making the West safer?

 

In early December 2009, United States President Barack Obama gave the order to his military to begin a troop surge in Afghanistan...
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Secrets of the forest 08 Mar 10

secretsoftheforestoptHas Gareth Patterson found a host of Knysna elephants?

 

Within minutes of meeting Gareth Patterson, I am aware of his affinity for nature. Sometimes called an “environmental activist” (a term increasingly losing...
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Gold pioneer 08 Mar 10
GF_CEO_BG_only_optNick Holland braves new frontiers in the mining industry

 

 

When Nick Holland’s tenure as Gold Fields’ chief executive officer began in 2008, the company had been forced into the defensive by a...
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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall 08 Mar 10
mirrormirror1_optThe essential role of feedback for the leader

 

"Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” So goes the question embedded in the fanciful world of a children’s tale...
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Don’t joke! 08 Mar 10

Dont_Joke_Cover_optThe changing face of South African cartooning

 

Edited by Andy Mason and John Curtis, Don’t Joke! The Year in Cartoons is a collection of some 400 political cartoons published in South African...
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Road to recovery could be bumpy 08 Mar 10
Roadtorecovery_optAvoid the numbers-focused survivalist trap

 

2010 heralds a new year and a new decade, with the promise of a fresh start as South Africa works its way out of the recession that...
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Top Gear to South Africa 08 Mar 10
TGL_-_The_Team_optThe power of the Clarkson effect

 

Of whom are you most envious? The usual suspects are, of course, the Hollywood celebrities and the world leaders, but I can guarantee that the person...
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Big response from Tomorrow’s Leaders 01 Mar 10

tlc_block2Hundreds of young executives, selected by their organisations  as future CEOs, will meet at the Sandton International Convention Centre on 18 March to attend the Tomorrow's Leaders Convention 2010, the third... Full Article

Poverty alert 01 Mar 10
PovertyReport highlight growing inequality within Black group

With their flashing high flying lifestyles, that have been so prominently in the spotlight off late, the African National Congress (ANC) alliance’s governing elite and... Full Article