Hands up (okay, blogs up) anyone who can tell me in one sentence what Cherryflava is all about. I thought so. “Trends and innovation”. You mean like Sasol’s human resources strategy or the new Merc? “Seriously passionate about fresh thinking.” You mean, like new ways of using sex to sell groceries? Or how about, “a […]
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Posted inSport
Give ’em the finger, Steyn!
My faith is restored. Francois Steyn’s citing for biting has been thrown out by the IRB. Hell, yeah. I mean, the whole thing was a farce to begin with. Surely he could not have been that stupid. It’s not like he was risking just the World Cup, no matter how huge that is; he would […]
Posted inBusiness, Tech
The problem with e-commerce and online payments in Africa
A lack of true online payment options is crippling African e-commerce, and South Africa is no exception. The inability to accept payments for products and services on equal footing with the rest of the world means that many viable business options are not available for merchants in Africa. The few options there are for African […]
Posted inTech
South African Facebook at 300 000
The Facebook phenomenon is still with us. The South African regional network on Facebook reached the 300 000 mark on September 25, and is still growing at close to 3 000 members a day. In Australia and Sweden the picture is even more intense: 12 000 new members a day in Australia (now at 556 000 in the regional […]
Posted inBusiness
Mboweni’s dictum
Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni poured scorn on the labour “left” in a speech at Rhodes University today. He was speaking to the issue of whether the “Washington Consensus” was dead. Though he didn’t say in so many words: from where he sits, it’s not only alive, it ought to be kicking. The concept refers […]
Posted inNews/Politics
Entrance fees at universities :(
On registering (once again) this year for my master’s degree, I was told that a requirement of my registration was paying R4 500. Should I not be able to pay this “initial payment”, I would not be registered for the course. I could afford this as I am working and earning. But, had this been a […]
Posted inNews/Politics
A contrarian view on Jacob Zuma
I always enjoy looking at a contrarian point of view that challenges the status quo of opinion in order to round out a debate on an issue, especially one that is largely emotive. Over the years, contrarians have often proved to be right in the face of a majority that builds a collective consensus through […]
Posted inGeneral
Dear Boet
Dear Boet Well, if it’s a letter from you, it must be September. The same thing, year in, year out. You get miserable, maudlin and generally the moer in with the prospect of another winter in Europe and start pining for South Africa’s sunny summers. Frankly, I don’t know why on earth you don’t just […]
Posted inNews/Politics
Close the United Nations
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s talk at Columbia University was a wonderful comedy show. But while his reception at Columbia is one thing, the respect the United Nations accords him is quite another.
Posted inLifestyle
Swimming upstream
I am not officially part of the mainstream party crowd! This revelation comes after being told that I was the “insider ” on all underground happenings around Jozi. Underground, I suppose, is all that happens in Newtown and downtown Jozi, where your typical (this here is subjective) party people don’t usually find themselves. You know, […]
Posted inLifestyle
Masters of our domain
In the days before mass communication and globalisation and extremely fast air travel turned our world into a shoebox (metaphorically speaking, of course) it was easy enough to be master of your domain. Kill a few wild animals. Perfect the art of the slow-cooked pheasant. Tell a particularly good fireside tale. Hell, even make fire […]
Posted inLifestyle, Tech
Spending online, safely
Personally I think online shopping is one of the more valuable additions the internet has made to my life. I don’t always like shopping malls, and I absolutely hate not finding a specific product I’m looking for, never mind finally tracking down that product only to arrive at a store with depleted stock levels. Thankfully […]