November 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of the death of rock star Freddie Mercury, 'the Great Pretender.' Back then the stigma of an AIDS death was such that not enough was made of the horror that is the slow and painful death from AIDS (even if you have all the money in the world!) Only now do we see internet documentaries on terrible end of Freddie. Watch them! Feel them! Know them! South Africa's AIDS death rate may have declined from just below 50% to 28% today. BUT THERE ARE … [Read more...] about Budget 2017/18 – The Great Pretenders?
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The Future of Tourism
Quite a massive statement from the NMBBC as they gathered diverse players in the tourism market together for 'talks about talks' last week on Wednesday. As a sideline observer of the tourism industry for many years my abiding observation has always been that the local tourism industry is fragmented and totally unable to rally around the simple fact that Port Elizabeth needs to be unselfishly marketed by all role players chanting a specific mantra with one voice. It is an inescapable fact that … [Read more...] about The Future of Tourism
