Monthly Archives: November 2007
Collaborators Wanted
Deng Xiaopeng didn’t care if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice. What Mao’s successor meant was it isn’t important whether China’s economy is centrally planned or market based. What matters is that it creates … Continue reading
“I wanna, I need it”, the Rights of Man & Global Warming
The toughest thing about business travel is the time away from my daughter. On average, I spend three months of the year out of the office. I’ve been doing this since she was born and she’s now four. My time … Continue reading
Jacking Cars & Heisting Economies
An ex coworker’s father was off to work one early morning in his shiny red buckie (truck) when three black youths tried to car jack him. Ahead of him by 30 meters, they blocked the road waving guns and signaled … Continue reading
Speaking Out
Joesph was the 50 something black gardener in our old office in Jo-burg. He came by weekly to tidy the lawn and wash the company car. Like usual he was unfailingly polite and smartly dressed in crisp slacks and a … Continue reading
