Archive for July, 2009
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Africa still perfectly poised for a golden age
July 29th, 2009
By Sanjeev Gupta
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently stated: “It is not just Wall Street or Main Street that is hurting; people with no streets are suffering too.” And amid all the turbulence that has engulfed the world of high commerce and haunted the major global economies, one can be forgiven for asking whether the dawn [...]
Meet Al Caphone, capo de tutti capi of SA’s telecommunications cartel
July 23rd, 2009
In the past six months Vodacom made more than R14 billion, 12.2% better than it performed previously. While millions of South Africans suffer the very worst of the global economic crisis, it seems counter-intuitive that a telecommunications company can bask in that kind of profitability.
This should spark great admiration. Until you come face to face with [...]
BS baffles brains — why using jargon makes you look like an idiot
July 9th, 2009
Ask the average business executive or key government official precisely what their company or department does and their brains fall out of their head and jargon springs to their lips. Frothy meaningless terms might be fine when you fall in love or during strong economic growth but they impede growth during economic downturns.
And what we [...]