Coalition “Do you agree that we should do that, my brother?” “What is in it for me?” “I will channel a million Rand monthly into your son’s business account. Treasury will not know.” “Ay, I agree we should do that.” “Good, my man. Then we can discuss everything well tomorrow.” …

What is imposter syndrome? The first time I heard about the imposter syndrome, I thought some psychologists wanted a theme for the thesis he needed to complete for his master’s degree. Was I right? Did you ever have to do a task you felt you could not do? When someone…

What if the sky falls? What if Putin started the third world war? What will happen if China helps Russia? When I worried about things, my mother asked: “what if the sky falls?” I did not know but worried it would be extremely dark and fearful. …

The Power of Power The story Many years ago, a young boy, Joe, lived in a small farming community. When he grew up and started working, he decided he would only work for the most powerful. According to him, that was the farmer. Therefore, Joe worked for him. Soon Joe realized the farmer was not the…

The complaints. The first complaint. The first complaint I received from the tenants was the leaking roof. I investigated and agreed with them. The roof needed urgent attention. I requested quotes from the professionals and realized they wanted enough money to buy a new house, doing what I already did unsuccessfully. I had to do…

Are you involved with the Pied Piper? Never! Really? And anyway, what has the Pied Piper to do with vaccines? Who was the Pied Piper? It does not matter if the Pied Piper is real or mythical. What matters is what he did. According to Google, the Pied Piper was a man wearing multicolor (or…

Do you want to start your own business? Andy asked: “can I start a business after forty?” My answer: “Please do not!” Did I give good advice? Was my advice good? Starting a business has nothing to do with age. If you are concerned about your age, you should invest…

Which make good government officials. A south African perspective. According to Wikipedia good governance is the way of measuring how public institutions make decisions regarding public resources and the implementation of those decisions. This should also apply to the South African government. There are eight important components for governance. A…

“Did you know a person can bleed to death without knowing?” My friend Jack was telling me about the period a day or two after his operation while in intensive care and he could not sleep. “The hours came dragging their feet behind time. I thought half an hour or…