by Richard Veal | Feb 28, 2016 | News, Pete's Pen
We’re in trouble, there’s no doubt about it. While Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech was most welcome, behind the scenes there’s an unexploded bomb. You will probably have heard that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan threatened to resign over a clash with SARS commissioner...
by Richard Veal | Feb 1, 2016 | News, Pete's Pen
“In 1994 we were standing on the edge of a precipice; since then we have taken a major step forward”. I first heard that one-liner about 10 years ago but it came to mind again during December when we saw the Rand plummet following Zuma’s ridiculous decision to fire...
by Richard Veal | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Pete's Pen
If you’re a regular reader of my posts, you will know that this is the follow-up of my first post of this year where I boasted about my resolution theory. As I’m now tapping on my keyboard, it is proof that I have managed to keep to my resolution so far. How are...
by Richard Veal | Jan 2, 2016 | News, Pete's Pen
And your new year’s resolution is? You will already know that about 5 million South Africans will have made at least one resolution, and by the end of January 4,900,000 will have given up. Most of the rest will have given up by the end of February. Will you be one of...
by Richard Veal | Dec 21, 2015 | News, Pete's Pen
“The downward slide to doom and gloom”. It seems that each month when I tap this blog out on my keyboard I start off by commenting on some stupid thing that the idiot Zuma has done or said during the month which hurts everyone in our country except for him and his...
