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This has been the annual siren call of Professor Willie Basson, the Saru transformation and development consultant, to Saru for eight years. And still Saru persists with an archaic approach to developing and growing rugby in SA. With the Springboks having won two, drawn two and lost two (and our coach Heyneke Meyer, regaling us […]

E-business is growing in all possible areas – network connections, consumer numbers, transaction volumes, revenues, and the range of digital content and services on offer. But as the industry continues to bloom, it is also diversifying. The addition of mobile and social platforms to traditional web channels is making the market more accessible than ever, […]

The idea of having my own column would have, some years ago, sent me into a frenzied panic of mindboggling excitement. Reason 1: My once delusional belief in the transformative power of newspapers. I figured that a written opinion is an official record, and if it’s in black and white, someone, somewhere must take notice, […]

The World T20 in Sri Lanka begins soon, and with it the continuation of South Africa’s odyssey to vanquish ghosts of tournaments past. When the World T20 was first held in South Africa in 2007, there was as much scepticism as there was anticipation among the purists whether the new T20 format (at that time […]

With the Southern Kings primed to take their place in the Super 15 next year, the team they are replacing, the Lions (and their primary union the Golden Lions) are having another solid season in the Currie Cup. With the Springboks absent, the result pendulum has been rather unpredictable which has made for an exciting […]

Possibly the most significant thing about our new National Development Plan (NDP) is that the overview begins with a quotation from the White Paper on Reconstruction & Development. Back in 1994 this white paper gave us our very first national development plan which was supposed to be implemented through the Reconstruction & Development Programme or […]

A budget is one of the most important decision-making tools in any business, providing guidelines that steer the future of your enterprise. It goes without saying that if your budget is slowing down your business, it may be time to invest in specialist tools to make things faster and easier. There are three clear signs […]

Occurrences happen in threes, and with the retirement of Andrew Strauss on Wednesday from all cricket, South African Test skipper Graeme Smith claimed his third England captain trophy to mount on his imaginary wall. Three England tours as skipper have shown Smith to have the skills of an assassin as Strauss’ departure from the cricket […]

Listening to Nick Mallett, Naas Botha and Ashwin Willemse in the SuperSport studio following one of the worst and most inept Springbok performances in recent memory on Saturday night against Argentina in Mendoza, the problems in the Springboks’ game became more apparent. A Springbok team which exists in the 21st century seems to be incapable […]