FRIEND OR FINANCIER?

How did you meet Jacob Zuma? I met him through my father, who was the estate agent who sold him and Nkosazana their apartment when they returned to SA. How often do you meet up? Every time he travels through London we mee...

CONFERENCE IN NUMBERS
By Carol Paton
16 December is the starting date of the ANC's national conference. 4 075 is the number of delegates who will vote at the conference. 6 000 is the number of people who will attend. R25m is what it will cost. ...

SPOILING FOR TURF
By Amarnath Singh
For politicos, certainly, the place to be this week has to be the Limpopo capital, Polokwane - more specifically the ANC's national congress being held at the University of Limpopo (UL) from December 15 to 20. This is where de...

ANAMAZING SUCCESS STORY
By Matebello Motloung
A chance meeting eight years ago led to Isabelle Rorke and Dumi Gumbi pooling their R20 000 savings to start their own digital animations outfit, aptly called Anamazing Workshop. Last weekend they celebrated the release of 13 five-m...

WINNERS & LOSERS

LOSER Jimmy Manyi BMF president and Tiger Brands corporate affairs head, for BMF's "shock" at Tiger CEO Nick Dennis's retirement in the wake of the bread price-fixing scandal, when they should have called for his head instead. ...

GREEN WITH A STING
By Jacqui Pile
Despite her approachable manner, director of enforcement at the Green Scorpions, Melissa Fourie, has a no-nonsense attitude when it comes to environmental crime. "I've always had an inclination to stand up for the underdog," says Fo...

COMINGS & GOINGS

Monty Hilkowitz Replaces Laurie Dippenaar as Discovery Holdings chairman. A veteran actuary, Hilkowitz (68) was CE of Liberty Life and Australia's Westpac Life and has much experience in investment management. ==li2=...

FROM IDION TO VISION
By Duncan McLeod
Many investors will remember Nicolaas Vlok, the bookish founder of Idion, one of the companies that listed in the IT boom of the late 1990s. Idion was one of the hottest stocks on the JSE before the dot-com crash sent the share price h...

WHISTLEBLOWERS' HAVEN
By Duncan McLeod
Whistleblowers have a new outlet to share government and corporate documents anonymously with the world. Wikileaks.org, launched earlier this year, uses cryptography and other techniques to ensure the anonymity of those wanting to leak...

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"You have no right to turn this organisation into something that serves your ego. The task of building a deep and durable democracy that impacts on the lives of all South Africans is incomplete. Do not destroy the only vehicle capable of deliver...