Bongani Masuku of Cosatu recently addressed a meeting at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. This followed somewhat of an uproar caused by Cosatu’s recent protest march into a residential Jewish area a few weeks ago (see the Jobless Cosatu marches against Jews cartoon). So to be clear, according to Bongani and possibly Cosatu, […]
Bongani Masuku’s News for Jews
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)I wanna be a BBBEE cartoon
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)After the commentary on the incompetent blacks cartoon which was certainly very apt and heated, it is still interesting to note the number of idiotic race-based HR appointments that are made, further perpetuating the bad taste in the mouths of all race groups in South Africa about the implementation of employment equity programmes. The only […]
Too black, too white: Quarter bunny on the side – Indians in South Africa
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)One area where HR has been particularly useless is in the effective implementation of employment equity programmes in South Africa. When you put people you can’t place anywhere else in the organisation in HR, you also put morons unable to distinguish between form and substance in a position of power. We have seen a number […]
South African jobs – White Rhino Survival Guide
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)There is an interesting lesson to be learnt from the corporate world – one that the mobile telecommunications industry in particular learnt the hard way. The cost of acquiring a new customer is usually substantially more than retaining one you currently have. Successful mobile companies having learnt this lesson, focus on reducing churn as a […]
White is the new black
May 31st, 2026 (Updated)It’s interesting to see how the views have changed towards hiring based on race. The people now complaining about affirmative action were the ones benefitting from it in the bad ol’ days – they may not have agreed with the practices but they certainly benefited from it. While it is understandable that many non-whites feel […]