2008

It was one of those brilliantly clear days in early summer. I came within sight of the aloes of Jansenville. This dusty town lies about fifty odd kilometres from Graaff Reinet, near Kalkkop. I went there to inspect the crater left by a meteorite quarter of a million years ago. This day, no crater interested […]

How do I love Google? Let me count the ways. I love that they’ve kept their simple homepage while all around them have transformed into overwhelming portals. I love their ingenuity. Their ability to solve problems that we didn’t even know we had is unmatched. I love their search engine with all its patented algorithms, […]

In the last couple of days, xenophobia reared its very ugly head in South Africa. Senseless violence and atrocities are being committed against other human beings. There was an outrage in the media, and blogging individuals made their opinions heard. It was especially multimedia by The Times and the Mail & Guardian that had the […]

Let me start by unequivocally stating that I reject in the strongest terms the violence that has been unleashed upon defenseless foreign nationals in the townships and shanty towns of our country lately.,African on African violence reminiscent of the divide and conquer strategy mastered by the old regime. But – and there is a very […]

With the massive demand for web services versus the terrible lack of hire-able skills in industry, companies find themselves in a position of only being able to outsource work to companies that have the necessary resources to meet their client’s demands. As one company outsources work to another, the receiving company is likely to outsource […]

Vodacom CEO Alan Knott-Craig’s imminent retirement opens up one of the most sought after executive positions in the country. Speculation suggests that Vodafone wants to appoint a new CEO as a matter of urgency, fuelling the debate as to who will take the reigns at Vodacom. Knott-Craig founded and led Vodacom from its launch in […]