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We are losing the war against climate change
We are losing the war against climate change. I recently had the privilege of delivering my first ever TedX talk looking at ways of accelerating better climate outcomes. Capitulation is not an option, so we need to find new strategies with which to combat the devastating pace of climate change. There is a…
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The power of bloody-minded persistence
I saw a wine farmer friend the other day. “How’s the harvest going?” I asked, concerned about the impact of the unseasonably wet summer in the Western Cape. “I wouldn’t be a proper farmer if I didn’t complain about something,” he replied, “if you talk to farmers and you are not complaining, they don’t treat…
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How to break SA’s deeply damaging own-goal streak….
This time last year, the Rand was the world’s best performing currency, today, just 12 months later, it’s the worst. It’s a demonstration of how fast things can change in a competitive global environment. Investors with better options quickly move money to where it delivers the best, lowest risk returns. Countries that provide…
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This is who should run Eskom
South Africa’s biggest single crisis right now is to stabilise energy supply. Without sufficient energy, there can be no growth and no economic recovery. The power crisis, foreseen a quarter of a century ago, and in full force for the past 15 years, is contributing significantly to loss of domestic and international confidence in…
