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The origins and the board

I started this blog because I found myself in a position where a business relationship that had been going rather well was summarily terminated.  I don’t have the best knowledge of html and...

Come on Theo

I got a phone call from an irate person the other day about self-rating.  She was pissed off that my client had submitted a self-rating certificate and that she would probably have to accept...

White of entry is reserved

The question that begs to be asked about the Forum of Black Journalists' (FBJ) decision to host a function that excluded whites is; is it racist?   I think it is.  And seeing...

The Nation’s in a state

I started out this year like everyone else, feeling very optimistic.  And I think that this year would have started with an incredible bang had there not been any load-shedding. ...

She SED, she SED

I was invited by Obed to join an email debate with Mel Lewis of the Third Line.  The subject matter related to socio economic development (SED) beneficiaries.  I have learned over the last...

Eskom is an example of BEE’s failure

THIS IS A SENSATIONAL HEADING, I am hoping it will sell more copies of my book.  It is totally false, but I think there are a lot of people out there who would love it to be true.  The Eskom...

Owning’s up

I made the Star Workplace last Monday.  The article said that BEE deals should dry up  until the new power base in the ANC is known.  Stuff I have mentioned before on this blog...

Starr Kraven Madd

I remember reading the Financial Sector Charter for the first time and hating it.  The definitions were all over the place and they conflicted completely with the various drafts of the...

A director’s life

  We all know that  the generic management and EE codes are more concerned with the levels of managers as opposed to employing black people.  The QSE EE code does award points for...