May 18, 2012
Jan 30 2012
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
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
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
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
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]
Dec 13 2011
Dec 13 2011
If Naspers still thinks European mobile TV is something it should be invested in, it really should be looking at Zattoo.com. Assuming Koos & Co. can (and want to) convince the board the R500 million loss of the last unsuccessful attempt to get into mobile TV in Europe won’t be repeated. [Read on]
Dec 09 2011
As the drama around the euro and Euroland unfolds in Brussels this morning, with the U.K. already out of the game and in the wilderness, a few observations can be made. [Read on]