Do Scare Tactics Work?

In my opinion the news is the best entertainment on TV right now, especially Sky and CNN. The game of ‘insulting ping-pong’ is in full swing – and not just here at home or in the USA. It seems to be the ‘in-fashion’ political pastime throughout the UK and Europe as...

Pete’s Pen July ’16

Brexit and South African Business I think Economists should be renamed Pessimists. They are great theorists, that is unquestionable, but they don’t seem to know or understand how business works. Just like the weatherman, they get things wrong time and time again, but...

Pete’s Pen May ’16

“It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key” These were the words of Winston Churchill in 1939 when referring to the actions of Russia at the beginning of the Second World War. But those words are equally appropriate in...

Pete’s Pen Mar ’16

Just like many South Africans, the poor governance in this country, the lack of economic growth and the violent protests by the impoverished, has made me very concerned about our future. We see our turnovers dropping, we see competitors entering our market and eating...