Hello This month’s newsletter will include reference to two individuals. The first will not be a name I expect most of the readers to know while the second should ring a bell at least. Nonetheless, their stories are of the same determination, and winning in the face of adversary. On 19 March 2023, 32-year-old Alex […]
Continue ReadingHello It is said that there are two sides to any story, maybe three in this case. Eskom’s story, the Government’s story and Andre’s story. Somewhere in there is the absolute truth, but I am hesitant to say its anywhere close to the middle… SONA ended up being a declaration of a State of Disaster […]
Continue ReadingAs a joke I wanted to just write “No content due to Load Shedding” for the Newsletter, but then thought if you made the effort to access the newsletter you deserve more than some dark humor. Get it? Dark…Humor… Not that anyone is laughing as it seems that 2023 will be the year of load […]
Continue ReadingIt’s done…well almost. Last minute work, last minute shopping, last minute whatever. Some newsletters are more difficult than others, but I’ve been presented with 3 interesting items early in December already that will be covered over the next three months. In a video posted on LinkedIn Gary Vaynerchuk (Vayner Media) discusses why he think competition […]
Continue ReadingHello As the end of the year (and for many people seemingly the end of the world) approaches like an 18- wheeler without brakes we are all doing our best to keep things together. It’s not just work that is busy, it is also what I call the “peripherals”. Staff parties, school plays and prize […]
Continue ReadingHello Remember that I said in Newsletter #43 (last month for those with short memories) that No 10 has a new occupant? Well, it has another one! Rishi Sunak replaced Liz Truss after a disastrous few weeks as the UK PM, and she left, quietly, knowing she did some damage. That does not sound like […]
Continue ReadingHello September 2022 appears to have been a difficult month all over. In SA we faced another interest rate hike and probably the worst run of load-shedding since its start…more than a decade ago. But it seems that Europe faces the same crises going into the winter, albeit not from continued infrastructure failure. The UK […]
Continue ReadingHello We are in the middle of tax filing season for individuals in South Africa and seeing that Tributum is a tax consulting firm allow me to touch on tax for some part of the newsletter. Firstly, I hope that if you expected a refund that you have already filed your return and received the […]
Continue ReadingHello It seems like dark times. Inflation is creeping up, so are interest rates, There is war in the Ukraine, conflict elsewhere. There is/was a pandemic. Crime is bad and of course, load shedding. It can definitely be better. But, it also was a whole lot worse. Following the infamous “Rubicon” speech SA’s inflation peaked […]
Continue ReadingMidway through the calendar year! I can’t believe it either. It seems like yesterday… During the month I was asked by one of the readers whether I write these newsletters myself. He clearly heard me butcher the Queens language in my Afrikaans accent before, so it was quite a confidence boost that he thought I […]
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