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African Growth: Who’s Investing, at What Price? By Matthew Campaigne-Scott
Africa for so long a collective of querulous bankruptcies and killing fields has seen its coffers increasing and democratic advances reaping peace and prosperity. The International Monetary Fund predicts sub-Saharan Africa growing at 5.4 per cent this year compared to 1.4 per cent for developed economies. READ ON [..]
George Clooney - the man has a conscience. By Matthew Campaigne-Scott
If we asked you to identify a celebrity who started out selling ladies shoes, whose face was paralysed with Bell’s palsy in high school, dropped out of two Universities, whose mother was a beauty queen and whose maternal great-great-great-great-grandmother, was the half-sister of Nancy Lincoln, mother of President Abraham Lincoln you may be a tad flummoxed.
READ ON [..] As people around the globe eye Africa for potential investment and South Africans head north there is some encouraging news to feed those ambitions, worrying reports to temper our enthusiasm and some mistakes to learn from.
READ ON [..] Urbanisation: slower than expected, but no room for complacency. by Matthew Campaigne-Scott
Over a hundred Years ago, it’s estimated that 95% of people living south of the Sahara were engaged in cattle nomadism, hunting & gathering, farming and fishing, leaving 5% of Africa’s population in urban settlements. Prior to the growth of independence movements in the 1950s, 15% had become urbanised. According to UN figures of 2002 that increased to 37.2 with a projection of approximately 3.5% per annum the figure will look more like 45.3% by this year. READ ON[...}
Offshore Property Investment - not for the faint-hearted by Matthew Campaigne-Scott
Timing is everything, and if it isn’t then learning from history is. Continuing to make the same offshore property investment bungles could be the result of a combination of emotional frustration, Afro-pessimism and a Moby Dick like obsession with the Rand. READ ON[..]
Onshoring in the USA with lessons for SA
by Matthew Campaigne-Scott Onshoring is seeing a resurgence in manufacturing in the United States. The knock on effect for industrial and commercial real estate is debatable. What lessons, if any, are there for the South African market?
Firms like Ford, Carlisle Tire and Wheel Company, Otis Elevators, General Electric and Whirlpool have relocated some jobs back to the U.S. or opted to upgrade existing U.S. plants rather than resort to off-shore operations. This was in the wake of the World Financial Crisis. READ ON [..] Flying Into the Sunrise - Airport retail in a 'recessionary' market
In the old Westerns, people galloped off into the west as the sun set to get away from all their troubles. Well if current stats are correct, people may want to fly off into the east into the rising sun instead. Since shopping and traveling are human ways of escaping cold hard reality, it may explain why emerging market countries’ airports are doing a roaring retail trade in the aftermath of the world financial crisis. More [..]
Read about Miss Cara the cat a very beloved pet to a family of Waterfallers among a an array of your favourite cat quotes by famous cat lovers. Read On [..]
The Landlord Strikes Back
by Matthew Campaigne-Scott READ ON Read OnIf anyone thought bricks & mortar retailers were going to lie down in the face of an online invasion they are very much mistaken. Likewise any retail landlord who hasn’t heeded the ‘adapt-or-die’ writing on the wall, is in for a shock. South Africa’s traditionally big names have learnt to have an online presence to supplement their physical shop experience. Woolworths and Pick n’ Pay have online shops. While Look n’ Listen, for example, has become so integrated online it’s basically a hybrid retailer... READ ON Someone has to Wear the Green Tights by Matthew Campaigne-Scott Read On Have you ever witnessed one of those moments at a glittering event, where the company envoy ostentatiously hands over the enormous polystyrene dummy cheque to the suitably grateful charity representative. The cameras flash, the recipient’s knees bend a little, the company boss swells and flashes a self-satisfied smile. People clap and everyone swoons in awe at the selfless generosity of business. Onlookers declare: “They do have a heart.” And “It’s not just about the money.” Let’s not pretend that business doesn’t need positive affirmation from the community. Face it; we all like a good pat on the back. To view the plans of the new Watercrest Mall click Here
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Matthew Campaigne-Scott Read articles about Pre Approved Bonds; Bond Affordability; Bond Protection Insurance; Negotiating a Better Price for your Home; Ten Practices of Picky Purchasers and so on. Click Here
While I spend my professional time now as a career success coach, writer, and leadership trainer, I was a marriage and family therapist in my past, and worked for several years with couples, families, and children. Through that experience, I witnessed a very wide array of both functional and dysfunctional parenting behaviors. As a parent myself, I’ve learned that all the wisdom and love in the world doesn’t necessarily protect you from parenting in ways that hold your children back from thriving, gaining independence and becoming the leaders they have the potential to be.
I was intrigued, then, to catch up with leadership expert Dr. Tim Elmore and learn more about how we as parents are failing our children today — coddling and crippling them — and keeping them from becoming leaders they are destined to be. READ ON[..] Waterfall Artist, Yvonne Lovie exhibits at the The Cape Gallery.
Click Here to see more Click Here to read about Yvonne. Local artist Yvonne Lovie can be found most days alternating work between two to three canvasses indicative of her high work ethic and perpetually expressive creativity.
But there’s far more to Yvonne than painting. Read an interview with Yvonne HERE. Carey's Cats - All About Cats
Do you have cats? Then read the monthly Cat-Blurb By Carey's Cats Cats and Hibernation
In Northern climates the long and extremely cold winter season is no picnic for some animals. Aside from the freezing temperature, the frozen ground makes it very difficult to find food. To survive the rough and tough condition, animals hibernate. Animals that live in areas with very cold winters are most likely to hibernate. Cats have become one of the most popular pets and can live in areas with freezing temperatures. Do cats in these locations hibernate too? The short answer is no. With an ample supply of food and adequate shelter, there is no need for cats to hibernate. READ ON |