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We must be very concerned

Actually we need to be a little more than a little concerned.  This ArcelorMittal-ICT thing could be the face of how business is going to be conducted in the future.  I am so sickened by...

Gone fishing til the ’11th

Literally.  I'm off to Kariba for a week to fish and read and play an incredible amount of guitar.  I'm back on the 11th of August...

Don’t use Jetline Hyde Park

Don't use Jetline Hyde Park That's right. I went in there to get a document scanned and emailed to me. A man, who didn't look up at me, says it'll be R2.50/page – which I thought...

On how the BMF is an inherent danger to society

The title is loosely inspired by either AA Milne or Kenneth Grahame – I can't be sure.  The terribly relevant Black Management Forum has issued a little notice about the PPPFA. ...

More on the mining charter

Two articles caught my eye on the mining charter.  Tim Cohen wrote a piece yesterday on the mining charter and how the industry has descended into a corrupt mine field. In the new South African...

HILARY JOFFE: Could SA’s BEE billions have been better spent?

From today's Business Day.  Joffe is referring to the latest BEE book – "Jenny Cargill: Trick or Treat : rethinking black economic empowerment".  Cargill points out...

Caird’s letter to the Prime Minister of Namibia, HE Nahas Angula regarding TESEF

(Betcha you didn't know I could be this formal). I am writing to you, not as a citizen of Namiba, but as a keen observer of the South African broad-based black economic empowerment system. I have...

Constitutionally Speaking – Pierre De Vos

Constitutionally Speaking is Pierre De Vos' blog and is vital reading.  I think I'll see if I can have a chat to him about BEE and the constitution at some stage.  I have certain...

More grants than jobs – lifted content

I don't like lifting stories wholesale but this is a very important story.  I've editied down a bit.  It comes from the Business Report. South Africa has more people receiving...