The nation woke up in a foul mood the day after finance minister Nhlanhla Nene’s maiden budget speech. Everyone hated the man who delivered his budget speech to a waiting nation. Although he was affable and very exciting in the way he delivered the budget,the fact is he delivered bad news. Nene, unlike most of his predecessors, […] Read more
The noise and personal attacks that characterised the recent debate about whether journalists should publicly nail their political colours to the mast have made it nearly impossible to reflect on the possible implications of it all. This debate is neither new nor unique to SA or Africa. South Africa. In some African countries in particular […] Read more
It is now common cause that Tshepo Kgadima has been fired as chairman of PetroSA, SA’s state-owned petroleum company. What if Business Day had got its facts wrong? Rams Mabote takes a look. What if Kgadima is an honourable gentleman, a great businessman and a good director who is not guilty of any of the […] Read more
Stop and ask anyone to identify political leaders holding executive office in South Africa and you will be shocked at how many blank faces you will draw. Rams Mabote on the importance of (visible) leadership. Outside President Jacob Zuma, his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa and a few high profile ministers, many cabinet ministers exist almost completely […] Read more
It is not easy to predict how Judge Thokozile Masipa is going to consider all the evidence led in mitigation and aggravation in the famous Oscar Pistorius case. Rams Mabote looks at how PR could influence the case ahead of sentencing today. The court of law is always intriguing. For instance a considerable amount of […] Read more
Fact: Generally, journalists – at least those that still take their trade seriously – have a love-hate relationship with public relations. At best, the media tolerate PR because sometimes it is their only source. At worst, they regard PR as a pain in the backside. Another fact: PR people do not do themselves or their […] Read more
