The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) gave Eskom the go-ahead in February to raise its tariffs by 25% from 1 April, which in most municipalities is being passed on to electricity consumers. Add to this the new water tariff, and the monthly burden adds considerably to the consumers household bills. With the new

A long standing interest of mine has been the evolution of the newspaper industry. I’ve tracked the demise of the classified ad Industry on this blog in the past and the woes of the newspaper industry are constantly analyzed across the blogosphere and web. With the recent news of a 31% annual decline in total…

Cinco de Mayo (“5th of May”) is a celebration of the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. It is a common misconception that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 16th (“Dieciseis de…