Feb 17 2012
It’s the internet, stupid
Sometimes one must shake the head in disbelief and frustration with the South African government and its inability to unlock the job-creating capacity of the economy. [Read on]
Feb 09 2012
SA’s property bubble – another rejoinder
Twenty-five percent and five years. Those are the key statistics for property owners in South Africa as from now. [Read on]
Jan 30 2012
The world according to Koos
Here’s a nice read. It’s fresh from Davos. And it features Koos Bekker, the boss of Naspers.
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295053?oid=560713&sn=2009+Detail
Jan 30 2012
Ringier to buy Zattoo?
I recently wrote (here) Naspers should be looking to buy Swiss-based Zattoo.com, since it’s such a nice web TV solution. Zattoo could be a winner for Naspers in Africa, I thought, where it could be set up to dovetail (compliment) Naspers’ subscription TV service (which is going to come under increasing pressure from mobile TV, on a continent sold on mobile (and where smartphones and tablets are gaining ground fast). [Read on]
Jan 13 2012
Now everyone can play bank to the poor!
We’ve all heard the uplifting stories of down-and-out, poor people getting small chances and turning them into magical escapes from poverty for themselves and their families. I’ve often wished I could give a down-and-out, poor guy the lifeline out of his misery. But, then I would quickly shake myself out of my dream, because I thought it was just that – a dream I’m not able to act upon. [Read on]
Jan 13 2012
You can take a man out of Africa, but you can’t…
I’m back from a sunny holiday in my birth country South Africa and wondering what I’m doing in the grey world of Europe. This morning I stumbled on a piece about the Karoo I wrote a few years ago and I liked it so much, I thought I should point readers to it. Here it is.
Jan 12 2012
Some have it, others not
I’ve written (complained) before about the lack of entrepreneurial spirit among young South Africans, specifically when it comes to the internet.
At the time, some readers might have thought I was just being “old, negative and pessimistic”. But now, you all…read this and tell me honestly that South African students could do the same (when they are not playing rugby or chasing girls).
Dec 14 2011
Has Windhorst done it to the Hersovs again?
With a little luck it didn’t happen. Chances are, it did: Lars Windhorst might have lost money for the Hersov family yet again. [Read on]
