Whispers of an entrepreneur

I continually tell people that I am not political – contrary to comments and thoughts I share. Politics in their essence do not interest me, but I cannot help being intrigued from a business perspective. My knowledge and understanding, underpinned by years of tutelage and experience in business have made me acutely aware of promises made to clients, customers and/or voters. I find fascinating the whole concept to telling people anything under the sun in order to garner votes, to ‘serve’ the people that have put you there. False promises and advertising is undergone with little to no consequences. If a business/brand made similar assertions without delivery, they would cease to exist or die a very public and costly death. This is not the case in politics. Having grown up in Cradock in the 80s, at a very politically charged time, I have fond memories of meetings and general gatherings – where the subject of the gathering was to spread information and pray that the ANC l...

I am an admirer of Julius Malema… This may come as massive surprise for everyone who knows me – but before you think any differently about me, let me outline why I am saying this. Julius Malema, our favourite verbal diarrheic – whatever you think of the man, he has done something few of us have. He became a political entrepreneur. These beasts are few and far between, with most notable icons of political entrepreneurs being George Washington of the USA and Mahatma Gandhi of India, just to name a few. These are men who had a dream, a vision and had the ‘balls’ to take the proverbial bull by the horn. Remembering, Business Management 101 – he saw the window of opportunity and entered the market before the window closed. Timing, playing a crucial role in achieving success and exposure, something AGANG SA could learn something about. (On my next post I will write something about my swipe at AGANG SA). So now, Mr Malema is conducting business, and garnering support from a...