The man who brought global super marketing principles to South Africa has died. Raymond Ackerman bought four small Cape Town stores from entrepreneur Jack Goldin after being fired as MD of Checkers by owners, the Greatermans Group which wanted him to raise grocery profit margins to those of clothing. He had two weeks’ severance pay,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMNKTiwMw9E In this thought-provoking talk, journalist and author Bruce Whitfield examines the “poacher turned gamekeeper” approach pioneered by Rwanda’s former game ranger Edwin Sabuhoro.   Drawing parallels to combat climate change, Bruce suggests incentivising industries for sustainable practices. Edwin’s solution successfully reduced poaching in Volcanoes National Park, and now Bruce proposes that banks can contribute…

My dad’s name was Albert. Bert for short. There was a reason his older grandchildren named him “Bert the Flirt.” He was a good-looking, enormously fit and healthy 90-year-old and while always a devoted husband, was an unashamed flirt. The years were beginning to tell, but he was still playing up to three games of…

My wife’s ability to secure prime parking spots is extremely annoying. She will land a great spot no matter how busy the area where she is parking and will smugly proclaim: “I’m so lucky!” She can drive to within a minutes’ walk of her chosen destination and almost always find a plumb spot. I seldom…