It is with great sadness that we bring you news of the recent passing of our beloved Chairman, Derek Jacobs. Derek Jacobs M.A. (Oxon.) was a South African born businessman. He received his BA from Rhodes in 1965 and went on to enjoy a prestigous career leading businesses to success in senior roles, including MD [...]
I have just returned from South Africa working on a variety of our initiatives over a few days. All have struck a very serious and disturbing chord: the need for humans to be sorted out in terms of basic needs like food, employment, health, shelter – before we can even start to expect an interest [...]
I have been following the tragedy of the oil spill in the Mexican Gulf with growing frustration. The pursuit of oil seems destined to not go away as we needto keep using non-renewables for the time being, and we squabble over the dilemmas associated with the perils versus the benefits of renewables, as well as [...]