“Land reform” should focus on the 7 to 10 million council-owned township houses in urban areas where the vast majority of South Africans reside and not on 40,000 farms.
Initiated in 2010 in Ngwathe (Parys), Free State, the FMF’s land reform project serves to convert land currently held under a complex...
Posted on Dec 1, 2013 in
Opportunities
If South Africa truly seeks to achieve growth of 5% or more a year, should we be listening to advice from the likes of Germany, the UK and Sweden, or perhaps listen to the likes of Nigeria and Ghana, which are among the fastest growing countries in the world?
I suggest we listen to the latter, at least...
AfricaPositive’s UK director, Tony Granger, helped pioneer the UK’s successful Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) which has generated £12billion (R144 bn) in private investment funds into the SME sector. Ted Sceales discusses the huge positive impact that an EIS could have on wealth...
Posted on Feb 12, 2012 in
Opportunities,
Technology
South Africa’s Paramount defence and aerospace company has unveiled South Africa’s fist home-built aircraft, capable of performing tasks currently performed by wing aircraft and helicopters. Designed by Paramount Group Chairman Ivor Ichikowitz , the Advanced High Performance Light Aircraft
is a...
Posted on Dec 22, 2011 in
Innovators,
Opportunities
During her speech at the COP17 event, Anglo American Chief Executive, CYNTHIA CARROLL highlighted that South Africa has the potential to be a leader in the fuel cell
industry through a technology partnership between government and the private sector.
South Africa has the potential to be a leader in...
Posted on Nov 29, 2011 in
Innovators,
Opportunities
Dubner is best known as the co-author of the international bestseller Freakonomics which spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold more than 4-million copies around the world, in more than 35 languages.
Freakonomics is remarkable for its off kilter view of modern day...