Barrie Terblanche

Books are a good tool to see into the minds of great men and women, and here on the African continent, numerous African businessmen and women have taken time out to document their thoughts and experiences navigating the business terrain. For anyone looking for the how-tos of business success, these books are a great resource. They serve as guides for knowing the investment environment, outlining the risks, and identifying key solutions to business development in Africa.

Sometime in the next few days President Cyril Ramaphosa will come to an agonising decision whether to extend the Covid-19 lockdown or lift it. Agonising, because in a way it is a choice between protecting those most vulnerable against the virus — the elderly — and protecting the futures of those most vulnerable to the severe economic conditions resulting from the lockdown — children.

After years of waging a low-key campaign to be recognised as black under South Africa’s laws of redress, local Chinese are squaring up to the government in the High Court. The Chinese Association of South Africa (Casa) wants to seek a declaratory order for South African Chinese to be treated as coloured and benefit from the Employment Equity Act and the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act.