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Greg Gordon

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Greg Gordon

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Preacher man: Gavin Mitchell delivers his sermons in front of City Hall

Africa’s limited skies

Economic inhibitors, a drop in tourism and the absence of a united African airline network are just some of the problems confronting SA aviation

Elon Musk remains the poster boy for innovative South Africans

Innovation for Africa

South Africa is likely to remain Africa’s innovation powerhouse, particularly as growth in mobile technology provides significant opportunities

An organic approach to growing business

An organic approach to growing business

A family’s search for organic produce led them to start farming their own – and a hugely diversified and expanding business is the result

One vocal section of the crowd

Investing in the hard rock business

Stonemason Nicholas Tshabalala says that managing growth is a juggling act, especially since his business is seasonal

Abe Seema

Surviving the changing tide of the music business

The music business, like many others, was turned on its head by the advent of online trade. Abe Seema witnessed – and survived – the shift

Reinventing the brand

Companies are shifting their brand strategies to accommodate new challenges brought about by mobile technology and social networking

Phillip du Plessis has made his iPad a vital part of his business

Ditching the office for good

When contractor Philip du Plessis fell into the swimming pool at a client’s house recently and damaged his iPhone, it wasn’t business as usual.

Vodacom chief executive

4G slow to local shores

South African businesses and consumers are being denied full access to world-class high-speed mobile data facilities, writes Greg Gordon.

Turbulence over Africa

Turbulence over Africa

Although open-skies policies on in Africa bode well for the airline industry, ageing fleets and tight margins are significant challenges.

Dodging the audit bullet: relief for small businesses

The Companies Act is remarkably lax for small companies managed by their shareholders.

Putting the customer in control

Putting the customer in control

Weighing up the rights of consumers versus those of the businesses that provide them with goods and services is a delicate balancing act.

Tuning in to the digital age

Traditional broadcasters have to rethink their business strategy in the face of online challenges.

Charting software’s changes

Desktop financial software is here to stay — for the moment, writes <b>Greg Gordon</b>.

Navigating a brave new world

Navigating a brave new world

Small business are adrift in a sea of new technology, writes <b>Greg Gordon</b>.

Cloudy with a chance of downtime

Cloudy with a chance of downtime

Opinion is divided about whether web-based financial services have come of age, writes <b>Greg Gordon</b>.

Making way for rapid transport

Making way for rapid transport

Relatively new in the South African public transport mix is the bus rapid transport (BRT).

Africa sky’s the limit

Africa sky’s the limit

Regulation is on the way out and there’s a big demand for cheap flights.

Planespotters taste the ‘aviation action’

Move over trainspotters, there’s a new breed of transport stalker about — planespotters.

Pay-back time for air travellers

Pay-back time for air travellers

They are going to be saddled with the huge costs of Acsa’s ‘unnecessary’ airport upgrades.

Wizardry has taken off

Wizardry has taken off

Aircraft have had a technological make-over.