One of the most shockingly bad public relations case histories ever developed over the past few days courtesy of Britain’s Prince Andrew. The Duke of York’s interview with the BBC, in which he intended to refute claims of all manner of sexual shenanigans, did nothing but make things worse for him and proved conclusively that […] Read more
It’s a crying shame the Black First Land First movement has now been officially deregistered as a political party. Read more
A couple of months ago research was released that showed more than 51% of South Africans did not trust the news. The thought occurred to me recently that perhaps it was not the news they don’t trust, but rather the people who are in the news. Politicians, business leaders and celebrities…My guess is that far […] Read more
[COMMENT] Allegations that Sunday Times associate editor Ranjeni Munusamy had her car paid for out of a crime intelligence slush fund raises a lot more questions than what appears to be an isolated case of an allegedly unethical journalist. [Munusamy was not working for the Sunday Times at the time.] Munusamy, by the way, has […] Read more
I get the feeling that the media does not play a particularly important role in Cyril Ramaphosa’s life. Which is a pity... Read more
Frankly, proposing an increase in licence fees is nothing more than grabbing at straws in an environment devoid of strategic thinking. Read more
