Would you believe it? Amongst exhibitors at the City of Cape Town’s stand at the ongoing World Travel Market exhibition at the Cape Town International Conventional Centre is Mzansi Restaurant, a hospitality business which was launched merely six years Read the full story
By Sanjeev “Mahtma” Gupta The public’s confidence in Eskom’s ability to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to the country is not being done any good by inconveniencing spells of loadshedding, allegedly questionable procurement deals, projects whose completion is way Read the full story
By Sanjeev “Mahatma” Gupta Experts of all stripes have emerged from their hideouts into public platforms to spin theories about the recent (or ongoing attacks) on vulnerable foreign nationals from poor Sub Saharan countries. The theme of economic circumstances dominates Read the full story
Before South Africa looks for women to inspire the girl-child elsewhere, it has to look within itself. And the right place is in ABSA Business Banking Department. There you will find a feisty woman who has paved the path Read the full story
One can’t be sure which statistics on black ownership of JSE listed companies to believe – whether President Jacob Zuma’s observation or ‘arms chair’ analysts who are a regular fixture in business news segments during prime time television in the Read the full story
There is nothing like a one-size-fits-all when it comes to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) deals, observed a CEO of big companies during a workshop on the sustainability of BEE at the Sandton Convention Centre seven years ago. His statement was Read the full story
South Africa’s status as one of the world’s most unequal societies will be sustained for a much longer time than most people think, it appears. Some CEOs of companies’ take home salaries can best be described as unjustifiably obscene, while Read the full story
It is becoming clear by the day that Eskom might not be able to address the growing energy demand by boosting its capacity any time soon, what with its major projects at Kusile and Medupi nowhere near reaching completion. Thus, Read the full story
The provision of free tertiary education is flaunted as the best approach which government can follow to ensure that Historically Disadvantaged Individuals (HDIs) acquire pertinent skills to benefit from vast economic opportunities that are available in the country. But what Read the full story
Overzealousness to address the acute skills shortage particular in technical areas could end up producing unexpected results. Gojimo, a UK e-learning company, has sounded this warning to the government. It argues that the approach that emphasises on e-book faces the Read the full story
