Business Day (South Africa) articles from November 2008

Business Day (South Africa) archives from November 2008

Channel planning top of the creative agenda.
November 29, 2008... Byline: JOCELYN NEWMARCH Channel planning top of the creative agenda THIS is going to sound so bad. Renee Silverstone pauses, with laughter in her voice. The CEO of the Jupiter Drawing Room doesn't consume any media in the evenings! But...

Bio-Oil brothers win award.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Edward West Bio-Oil brothers win award EDWARD WEST JUSTIN and David Letschert, the owners of Union-Swiss, were named the winners of the Emerging Entrepreneur Category at the South African chapter of the Ernst & Young World...

Listening to the ad sector.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jocelyn Newmarch Listening to the ad sector Despite a good show in terms of ads made and revenue created, problems still persist in the industry, writes JOCELYN NEWMARCH ALTHOUGH 45% of commercials are shot in Gauteng, the...

Credit data cast doubt on quick rate cut.
November 29, 2008... Byline: MARIAM ISA Credit data cast doubt on quick rate cut Off-target private sector credit extension may affect decision, writes CREDIT figures released on Friday failed to back the case for a quick cut in interest rates. This was...

Roots of Angloplat acrimony.
November 29, 2008... Byline: STEPHAN HOFSTATTER Roots of Angloplat acrimony looks at the deals at the heart of the unhappiness of communities moved to make way for Potgietersrus Platinum MUCH of the conflict over Anglo Platinum's relocation of 6000 villagers...

US marketing group plans Joburg agency.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jocelyn Newmarch US marketing group plans Joburg agency JOCELYN NEWMARCH MOST media companies are experiencing tough times financially but at least one company is thinking of expanding. According to Jeremy Pagden, chairman of...

World declares war on the terror that is deflation.
November 29, 2008... Byline: David Lascelles World declares war on the terror that is deflation IT HAS been estimated that the world has now committed $5-trillion (that's 5 followed by 12 noughts) to resolving the global economic crisis. The number is so...

Outdoor liquor advertising on the way out.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jocelyn Newmarch Outdoor liquor advertising on the way out Plan to ban alcohol ads in public spaces draws flak from liquor and marketing sectors, writes JOCELYN NEWMARCH NEW draft regulations banning the display of liquor...

Want to get ahead? Rip yourself off.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jocelyn Newmarch Want to get ahead? Rip yourself off JOCELYN NEWMARCH WHAT happens when a true-blue, distinctively South African clothing label finds itself the object of blatant counterfeiting? Much indignation ensued when local...

Tackling the wrong end of the problem a possibility.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Renee Bonorchis Tackling the wrong end of the problem a possibility IT WAS a bad week internationally but a good week at home. It started with the bail-out of Citigroup and then there were the awful attacks in Mumbai. But here in...

Terrible like a Zinger burger.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Alexander Parker Terrible like a Zinger burger Land Rover's Defender 90 is a character with oodles of soul, and its owner can look a Rolls owner in the eye without blinking LAST week, on another page, I drove a Rolls-Royce...

Investors grill Sasol directors over huge EU fine.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Siseko Njobeni Investors grill Sasol directors over huge EU fine SISEKO NJOBENI SASOL directors faced a barrage of questions from shareholders on Friday about collusive activities, moments after announcing a decision to appeal...

Conflicting statements over cause of diarrhoea outbreak.
November 29, 2008... Byline: MLUNGISI ZONDI Conflicting statements over cause of diarrhoea outbreak MLUNGISI ZONDI THE Albert Luthuli Municipality's ignorance of the state of infrastructure in Carolina is responsible for the outbreak of chronic diarrhoea in...

You don't want to let a crisis go to waste.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Bryan Rostron You don't want to let a crisis go to waste NOW is not the time to talk left, several of SA's leading economic gurus recently warned very sternly. Well, one knows what they mean, but It's almost comic, really. In the...

Rare meeting with a young Verreaux's eagle.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Carmel Rickard Rare meeting with a young Verreaux's eagle WE were pushing and shoving a new 10000l tank into place near the downpipes a gesture of hope that rain would eventually come when local farmer Willie Swanepoel drove in...

Heavy weights, not dead weights.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Heavy weights, not dead weights BARACK Obama's approach to the selection of his cabinet and his handling of the transition has some interesting lessons for SA's new government next year. For now I think it is safe...

Some advice for ANCYL leaders.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Some advice for ANCYL leaders I knew Julius Malema would come right. I mean take a look at the guy does he look like a killer to you? Having grown up in the township, and having seen some real killers out there,...

P.S.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Apparently, former president Thabo Mbeki sent another jeremiad to Morgan Tsvangirai about how the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) distrusted the leadership of the Southern African Development Community. Mbeki...

Commission a counter-movement.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Commission a counter-movement THE question of cabinet selection raises problematic issues. If you load your cabinet with influential people who may not even share your vision, then what was the point of a campaign...

Divergent views should have space.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Xolela Mangcu Divergent views should have space I MAY be alone in this but I am really tired of the argument that there can be no policy innovation in this country because the markets will punish us. And then of course they will...

Hero-rated. Anthony Turton.
November 29, 2008... HERO-RATED Anthony Turton THE Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) justified its suspension of researcher Anthony Turton on the grounds that his (politically incorrect) conclusions couldn't be justified scientifically and his...

Belt-tightening to follow Thanksgiving feasts.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jacob Dlamini Belt-tightening to follow Thanksgiving feasts ON THURSDAY millions of Americans sat down for Thanksgiving dinner. The Thanksgiving holiday is bigger and more popular than Christmas, no small feat in a country that...

RAF not waging war on road accident victims.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Jacob Modise RAF not waging war on road accident victims The article, Fund is against accident victims (November 15), refers. It is a pity your legal affairs columnist Carmel Rickard did not contact the Road Accident Fund...

DBSA offers sensible prescription for ailing public healthcare.
November 29, 2008... DBSA offers sensible prescription for ailing public healthcare Development bank's report contains workable suggestions let's hope the next government will implement it thoroughly THAT something is terribly amiss with SA's healthcare has been...

MDC poised to sign power-sharing bill.
November 29, 2008... Byline: DUMISANI MULEYA MDC poised to sign power-sharing bill HARARE ZIMBABWE's main parties involved in power-sharing talks will next week formally endorse the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill agreed in Pretoria this week. ...

Zuma seeks end to legal battle.
November 29, 2008... Byline: ERNEST MABUZA Zuma seeks end to legal battle If prosecutor's appeal against Nicholson ruling succeeds, ANC president will take matter to Constitutional Court, writes THE Supreme Court of Appeal will on January 12 pass judgment on...

Ranch owner to sue state.
November 29, 2008... Byline: CHANTELLE BENJAMIN Ranch owner to sue state AFTER the Johannesburg regional court this week acquitted Andrew Phillips owner of the infamous Sandton gentlemen's club The Ranch both he and state prosecutors immediately began...

SA denies hiring Blair sidekick.
November 29, 2008... Byline: WILSON JOHWA SA denies hiring Blair sidekick FORMER British government spin doctor Alistair Campbell says he is consulting on communications for the South African government. Previously a close aide of former prime minister Tony...

SAA managers to get bonuses.
November 29, 2008... Byline: JULIUS BAUMANN SAA managers to get bonuses SENIOR managers at South African Airways (SAA) are likely to cash in more than R5m in restructuring bonuses in the next six months, despite the airline reporting a R1,09bn loss for the...

Owning a piece of Mandela.
November 29, 2008... Byline: MICHAEL BLEBY Owning a piece of Mandela Who owns our heritage? probes the sale of Rivonia Trial documents NELSON Mandela smiled. Nicky Oppenheimer smiled. Pallo Jordan smiled. Everyone applauded. It was like signing a peace...

Difficult task of reclaiming documents.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Michael Bleby Difficult task of reclaiming documents THE Percy Yutar collection contains a copy of Nelson Mandela's famous Rivonia Trial speech, but it is not the copy he read in the dock. After speaking, Mandela handed his copy...

Nuclear family on the wane as domestic dynamics shift.
November 29, 2008... Byline: SARAH HUDLESTON Nuclear family on the wane as domestic dynamics shift THE nuclear family is on the decline in SA, and most of the country's children are not raised in homes with a mother and a father, research shows. The...

A driver in the works.
November 29, 2008... Byline: WYNDHAM HARTLEY A driver in the works Geoff Doidge's fairness and organisational skills make him well suited to manage his public works portfolio, writes PUBLIC Works Minister Geoff Doidge has in 30 years gone from being a car...

Imagine a year of responsible behaviour.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Rehana Rossouw Imagine a year of responsible behaviour DECEMBER makes me grumpy. There's two anniversaries in the month guaranteed to set me off: World AIDS Day and the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and...

Thought of the week. Civil Aviation Authority CE Colin Jordaan on the reasons behind the recent spate of aircraft crashes.
November 29, 2008... THOUGHT OF THE WEEK We have in South African society these days a tendency towards lawlessness. People disregard road regulations every single day without even batting an eyelid. Civil Aviation Authority CE Colin Jordaan on the reasons behind...

From the mouths of political babes.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Tim Cohen From the mouths of political babes SOUTH AFRICAN politics is suffering a crisis of eloquence. Until the past week all the criticism was flowing one way against the African National Congress (ANC). But now it is becoming...

Quite correctly calling a spade a big fat hoe.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Katy Chance Quite correctly calling a spade a big fat hoe RECENTLY, I heard of a TV newsroom that had a bit of a meltdown. It wasn't about politics; not about crime; not about the price of petrol or rampant cost of living; not...

Downsizing wealth on TV sitcoms.
November 29, 2008... Downsizing wealth on TV sitcoms WORKING class Americans may soon steal Hollywood's spotlight as US TV writers consider how to appeal to viewers in tough economic times. The buzz is that shows portraying over-the-top wealth such as Dirty...

Zero-rated. Anele Mda.
November 29, 2008... ZERO-RATED Anele Mda WHEN Congress of the People (COPE) youth leader Anele Mda burst onto the South African political scene shortly after the national convention that led to the party's formation, she was a breath of fresh air compared with...

Fletcher rounds out SA's coaching staff rather well.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Daryll Cullinan Fletcher rounds out SA's coaching staff rather well DUNCAN Fletcher's involvement in the South African cricket team brings together quite a comprehensive coaching structure for coach Mickey Arthur. Englishman...

Boks turn the Twickenham fortress into a playground.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Garth Wright Boks turn the Twickenham fortress into a playground THE Springboks eventually found their feet last weekend, and in the process delivered a humiliating blow to English rugby. The Twickenham fortress collapsed around...

Get ready to give hospitality to 2010 World Cup visitors.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Edward Griffiths Get ready to give hospitality to 2010 World Cup visitors EVEN today, with just 548 sleeps left before the opening match, a staggering number of South Africans have yet to understand the sheer scale of the 2010...

Far from the gunfire.
November 29, 2008... Byline: NEIL MANTHORP Far from the gunfire Seven cricketers are lucky they were in Joburg when Mumbai exploded, says SEVEN members of SA's 15-man Test squad to play against Australia next month were due to fly to Mumbai either on Sunday...

Steyn seeks clarity at Sharks.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Craig Ray Steyn seeks clarity at Sharks Players are getting offers from Europe, where they can make more money in one season than they can in five in SA, writes CRAIG RAY SPRINGBOK golden boy Francois Steyn is set to demand...

All Blacks rivals have right of reply Brooke.
November 29, 2008... All Blacks rivals have right of reply Brooke WEEKENDER SPORTS REPORTER IF THE All Blacks start thinking that opposition teams don't have the right to respond to the haka, they may as well stop doing it, says All Blacks legend Zinzan Brooke....

Even Old Farts know the house rules.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Leigh Page Even Old Farts know the house rules LATE one summer afternoon, Lenny the Cowboy rides into town after weeks out on the plains. He's hot, tired and thirsty so he heads straight for the saloon where he orders himself an...

Real beauty, fat rolls and all.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Alex Dodd Real beauty, fat rolls and all POSSIBLY the only thing more mad, complex and confounding than women's relationships with men (or other women), are their relationships with their bodies. Frequently way out of whack with...

Fairy tales get a modern if somewhat cheesy makeover.
November 29, 2008... Byline: TAMMY BALLANTYNE Fairy tales get a modern if somewhat cheesy makeover ROCK-a-Tutu, first performed in 2004, is billed as a fantasy fairytale pop ballet directed by Ian von Memerty. The South African Ballet Theatre's revival of...

Joburg choir on song for festive season.
November 29, 2008... Joburg choir on song for festive season CELEBRATE Christmas with conductor Richard Cock and the Symphony Choir of Johannesburg accompanied by the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra Brass Ensemble. The choir, established in 1980, was...

Dance company's South African take on favourite proves a cracker.
November 29, 2008... Byline: TAMMY BALLANTYNE Dance company's South African take on favourite proves a cracker MZANSI Productions' version of The Nutcracker seeks to appeal to a young audience. The story has been updated, modernised and South Africanised....

Surfboard art exhibition is sure to make waves.
November 29, 2008... Surfboard art exhibition is sure to make waves SA's top young artists are involved in a unique exhibition that brings surfers and sharks together in a nice way at the Wavescapes Surfboard Art Exhibition in Cape Town. They're showcasing...

Andrean history brought to life in The Boy in You.
November 29, 2008... Byline: LAUREN DE BEER Andrean history brought to life in The Boy in You Marguerite Poland talks to about the school and province she loves THE BOY IN YOU: A Biography of St Andrew's College, 1855-2005 Marguerite Poland Fernwood Press IN...

Readable, informative arms deal reference.
November 29, 2008... Byline: AMANDA LORENTZ Readable, informative arms deal reference THE ARMS DEAL IN YOUR POCKET Paul Holden Jonathan Ball PAUL Holden is a historian and it is fitting that someone in his profession writes about the arms deal since it seems...

Car lovers will love debating these choices.
November 29, 2008... Byline: PETER TAYLOR Car lovers will love debating these choices 25 CARS TO DRIVE BEFORE YOU DIE Alexander Parker Two Dogs I CAN imagine the extent of the agonising over which cars to include in this book. As the author The Weekender's...

Quietly rattling bigwigs' cages.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Sarah Hudleston Quietly rattling bigwigs' cages Zapiro tells SARAH HUDDLESTON why he is fascinated by Madiba and talks about the process behind his irreverent cartoons PIRATES OF POLOKWANE Zapiro Jacana Media THE MANDELA FILES...

An outsider's insight.
November 29, 2008... Byline: PHILLIP ALTBEKER An outsider's insight looks at Jihan El-Tahri's documentary that deconstructs SA's recent political history WHETHER by accident or design, Behind the Rainbow, a documentary made by Jihan El-Tahri, comes at a...

APPLETISER GIVEAWAY.
November 29, 2008... APPLETISER GIVEAWAY M-NET's hot new television series, Cashmere Mafia, launches on December 3 and Appletiser is proud to be sponsoring it. It deals with a group of female executive friends who turn to each other for guidance as they juggle...

Recession hardly features as politicians start speaking freely.
November 29, 2008... Byline: Edward West Recession hardly features as politicians start speaking freely AS ANTICIPATED, third-quarter gross domestic product figures were a bit of a shock and featured sharp contractions in mining, retail sales and...

In brief. Money & Media Review.
November 29, 2008... IN BRIEF Standard's Myles the Butler takes electronic media by storm STANDARD Bank's Myles the Butler Achiever Campaign has reached into online and electronic media, generating feedback from thousands of young adults, the target market for...

A most fabulous tea for two or more.
November 29, 2008... FOOD FIND A most fabulous tea for two or more THE archetypal Afternoon Tea still, sadly, conjures up images of floral flocks, Royal Albert china and genteel discussions by middle-aged gals, fresh from a busy morning learning macrame at the...

What happens if terrorism halts Indian cricket?
November 28, 2008... Byline: Mark Smit What happens if terrorism halts Indian cricket? HOW does international cricket respond to the increasing inroads being made into its activities in the sub-continent by unrest and terrorism? The brutal fact is that two...

Taking the 'taxing' out of tax a global trend.
November 28, 2008... Taking the 'taxing' out of tax a global trend TAX authorities around the world are making efforts to reform their tax systems. Research carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Bank in the past four years recorded 126 reforms...

On a wing and a hedge.
November 28, 2008... On a wing and a hedge OIL prices have caught many airlines off guard. Prices exploded in the first half of the year, reaching $147 a barrel in July, before collapsing to about $51 a barrel. One tool airlines have to protect themselves is...

Brilliant bet by Sasol.
November 28, 2008... Brilliant bet by Sasol SOMEONE at Sasol is obviously a good forecaster; or they have been fantastically lucky. When the oil company presented results earlier this year, it disclosed that it had lost about R1,1bn because it had hedged about...

In Brief - Company News.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Siseko Njobeni; Business Day Reporter Engen invests $10m in Zambian unit to meet state requirement PETROLEUM group Engen will invest $10m in petroleum facilities in Zambia to comply with government stockholding targets. Engen said...

Rudra looks spot-on for R1,25m win.
November 28, 2008... Byline: David Mollett Rudra looks spot-on for R1,25m win Kevin Shea may end the year in style Racing Editor RUDRA a horse led out unsold at the 2006 National Yearling Sales could pocket R1,25m for his owners by winning tomorrow's R2m...

Laissez faire the scapegoat of the crisis.
November 28, 2008... Byline: MICHEL PIREU Laissez faire the scapegoat of the crisis THERE is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people. Adam Smith The name of Scottish philosophy professor...

Xstrata in rights row with former minister.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Stephan Hofstatter Xstrata in rights row with former minister Hendricks denies miner's claim that husband's company got unfair gain Contributing Editor WATER Affairs Minister Lindiwe Hendricks has been implicated by global mining...

THE INSIDER.
November 28, 2008... THE INSIDER Statistics SA gets its years mixed up THERE was a bit of embarrassment for Statistics SA's manager for consumer prices, Patrick Kelly, yesterday. As he was unveiling dates for the release of revamped indices next year, it was...

New take on terror.
November 28, 2008... New take on terror US PRESIDENT-elect Barack Obama's vow to extricate US forces from Iraq and place greater emphasis on fixing the mess his predecessor left in Afghanistan can't be translated into action soon enough. The horrific events...

Price-watching.
November 28, 2008... Price-watching ONE of the most encouraging aspects of the latest consumer price index figures is the evidence that the theory works that when demand falls, prices really do respond. That's not always been a given in SA, where competitive...

Accounting for the gentle dedication of a pioneer.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Sanchia Temkin Accounting for the gentle dedication of a pioneer As founding member and president of the African Women Chartered Accountants forum, Sindy Koyana is on a mission to inspire, writes SINDY Koyana, president of the...

Prince, Boucher salvage SA's pride.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Mark Smit Prince, Boucher salvage SA's pride Spirited Bangladesh held early sway, as De Villiers' first Test duck typified worryingly lacklustre SA Chief Sports Correspondent CENTURION Ashwell Prince's 10th Test century and Mark...

FILM.
November 28, 2008... Arts& Leisure FILM CHARLIE Kaufman is regarded as Hollywood's cleverest screenwriter but, on the evidence of his SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, his ingenuity needs to be controlled if it is to be effective. Spike Jonze directed Being John...

Gazing back through the crystal ball at America.
November 28, 2008... Byline: SIMON BARBER Gazing back through the crystal ball at America PREDICTIONS are often more useful for what they say about the predictor's state of mind than for what they tell you about the future. That's certainly the case with the...

Complaint over 'lookalike' maths paper.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Sue Blaine Complaint over 'lookalike' maths paper Education Correspondent A TOP independent Johannesburg school has complained to Education Minister Naledi Pandor about the similarity between this year's matric mathematics exam...

Water paper 'offensive to struggle'.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Neels Blom Water paper 'offensive to struggle' Agriculture and Land Affairs Editor COUNCIL for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) water politics specialist Anthony Turton's water crisis presentation was suppressed partly...

CPI changes due out before monetary policy meeting.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Mariam Isa CPI changes due out before monetary policy meeting STATISTICS SA would unveil the monthly changes for its new consumer price index (CPI) measures a week ahead of next year's first Reserve Bank monetary policy meeting...

Concern as Icasa seeks to hike licence fees.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Lesley Stones Concern as Icasa seeks to hike licence fees Telecoms companies face huge increases under proposed regulations, and phone users will ultimately pay the bill Information Technology Editor TELECOMS companies are facing...

SA does not expect recession for now Mboweni.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Mariam Isa SA does not expect recession for now Mboweni Economics Editor DESPITE an inevitable slowdown in growth, it was unlikely there would be a recession in SA at this stage, Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni said yesterday....

Industrial policy faces funding squeeze.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Linda Ensor Industrial policy faces funding squeeze Political Correspondent CAPE TOWN The world economic crisis and its effect on the local economy could limit the resources available for the implementation of the government's...

Mbeki application 'misconceived'.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Franny Rabkin Mbeki application 'misconceived' Staff Writer FORMER president Thabo Mbeki's application to intervene in the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA's) appeal of Judge Chris Nicholson's judgment in the Supreme Court...

Zuma seeks religious leaders' blessing.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Karima Brown Zuma seeks religious leaders' blessing ANC president tells summit 'I believe no one can argue SA is not based on the principles of God' Political Editor AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma did a fine...

First batch of Cisco students graduates.
November 28, 2008... Byline: Sue Blaine First batch of Cisco students graduates Education Correspondent THE first batch of students to graduate from a training academy run by leading internet equipment networking and network management provider Cisco is...