Latest Blog Posts

• Still standing at the SABC
  SABC chief financial officer Robin Nicholson has managed to survive the purges, politics and scandals that led to the axing of both Peter Matlare and Dali Mpofu as CEO of the state broadcaster. Un...
  by Matebello Motloung
  
• BBDO CT: SABC/ Good Hope FM – Kinky Afro Campaign
  by Matebello Motloung
  
• Wine tasting
  Sauvignon Blanc, Pinotage, Cabernet, Chardonnay and Shiraz - after two years of attending the Soweto Wine Festival, I still can’t tell the difference between the various wines. But unlike before, ...
  by Matebello Motloung
  
• Ad agencies hesitate to tell
  If there’s one thing that advertising agencies like, it’s money. But who the money comes from can be a “secret” if the source is a political party - with the exception of the ANC, which is seen by ...
  by Matebello Motloung
  
• Fury at Sasol’s AGM over price-fixing fine
  As a mechanical engineer, you wouldn’t expect Sasol CEO Pat Davies to break a sweat too often. But perched on a bare stage in a theatre in Johannesburg’s West Rand at Sasol’s AGM, Davies’ was clear...
  by Rob Rose
  
• CSIR in the dock for pandering to politicians
  The CSIR (the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) is meant to pursue scientific and industrial research for the good of the country, not pander to politicians by banning its scientists ...
  by Rob Rose
  
• An unhappy ending for Nampak’s John Bortolan
  A CEO couldn’t hope for a more inglorious exit than leaving a company with a 51% drop in earnings, a R601m write-off of goodwill and a shrinking share of its market. Though this might seem a tricky...
  by Rob Rose
  
• Maria Ramos and Absa: policy and perception
  Absa chair Gill Marcus had clearly prepared a script to read when she was asked about the possibility of a conflict of interest in appointing Maria Ramos, whose partner is finance minister Trevor M...
  by Rob Rose