It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
Continue ReadingHello This month’s newsletter was almost done when news broke about the jail sentence for past president Jacob Zuma. Onety five months…he probably would not be in his orange jumpsuit by the time its published, but here’s hoping we get a picture of that early in July. While there are a lot of things wrong […]
Continue ReadingHello Thanks to everyone that responded to Newsletter No 26 and its message. Firstly, I am glad there are so many of you that read the Newsletter, and secondly, I am blessed by the fact that I could make you stop and think. Hopefully that one did not set this Newsletter up for failure. There […]
Continue ReadingHello This month marked the 11th year anniversary since I flatlined from a near drowning in the 2010 Corporate Iron Man swimming leg. Fortunately, I triggered a heartbeat when all seemed lost and was eventually resuscitated. Waking up from an induced coma the next day and spending 3 more in hospital gave me a lot […]
Continue ReadingHello As Tributum entered its 3rd year I was a bit uncertain whether we were exiting or entering the “terrible two’s”. But here’s hoping for a “third year lucky”. Whatever the outcome, at this stage I have joy. Joy…why not happiness you may ask? Spending some time on the internet I came across a speech […]
Continue ReadingHello SONA 2021 was boring as I predicted on Linked in, but at least the Budget turned out less scary than many of us thought. For now. The good – Apart from sin taxes and the fuel levy the tax rates have remained largely unchanged. SARS’ capacity will continue being improved which should be good […]
Continue ReadingHello Welcome to 2021, and all the best. Hopefully you had a good festive season break and did not have to deal with too many IDIOTS as per Newsletter #22. A lot has changed in the almost 7 weeks since the previous newsletter. Internationally there was a Brexit deal, and the USA has a new […]
Continue ReadingHello Can you believe it, the end of 2020 is in sight? That means that the start of 2021 is also in sight and the question is, what will be different next year? I don’t mean just COVID, I mean what are you going to change? Let’s face it, we all have something that needs […]
Continue ReadingFollowing on last month’s final comments about Getting Things Done (GTD) rather than being busy the following line I read on LinkedIn was a real good summary: “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all”. The line is attributed to management guru Peter Drucker […]
Continue ReadingHi there American comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said that if you are looking for a detergent that can take blood out of your laundry then laundry may not be your biggest problem. In my view the Medium-Term Budget Speech (“MTBS”) delivered by Minister Tito Mboweni is an attempt to contain the bloodstains in our economy, […]
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