Francois BadenhorstTop of the Pops: BusinessZone’s year in hits!It’s a big compliment to our many contributors that when we collated this retrospective, BusinessZone’s managing editor, Chris, was…Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016
Francois BadenhorstParadise LostHow Utopia epitomises bankruptcy of the utopian ideal.Sep 28, 2014Sep 28, 2014
Francois BadenhorstThe Cost of ConvenienceIt was in 2011 that the Silicon Valley pioneer Marc Andreessen wrote “software is eating the world” in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.Sep 23, 2014Sep 23, 2014
Francois BadenhorstOne of the real voyeuristic thrills of Facebook is when people fill in the political views section…All of my friends on Facebook who fill the political views section class themselves as liberal. And that’s not weird, in the West…Sep 9, 2014Sep 9, 2014
Francois BadenhorstYou Should Be Watching “The Strain”Let me tell you, there are so many worthwhile intellectual endeavours you could be pursuing right now. You could be reading War and Peace…Sep 9, 2014Sep 9, 2014
Francois BadenhorstThe King MakersSouth Africa’s poor are the A.N.C.’s life blood. What then does the party have to gain from their economic empowerment?May 12, 2014May 12, 2014
Francois BadenhorstGermany and Generation WarSixty-nine years on, interest in World War II among Germans has blossomed. It’s everywhere: On TV, in magazines, in books — and it’s aiding a nation in its attempt to have it’s final reckoning. May 6, 2014May 6, 2014
Francois BadenhorstWhat the Poor “Want”When my dad lost his job and the money dried up, I had epiphany: Poor people’s struggle for economic and social betterment are intrinsically tied to everyone’s fate. Apr 29, 2014Apr 29, 2014