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MARK BARNES: Leadership in crisis
Effective retaliation won’t come from reciprocal tariffs; to fight a bully you find his soft spot and hit hard
MARK BARNES: Sinister forces take the place of principles
Once principles of free market are broken, other, more sinister, forces step up to take their place
MARK BARNES: Popularity rules, not okay
Cadres promoted for their loyalty, not their ability, are calling the shots at a precarious time for SA
MARK BARNES: Capital call — why we have to fix our finances
To remain in charge of our destiny we’d best attract capital into long-term growth
MARK BARNES: Time to reset the deal that delivered the miracle in 1994
Day of reckoning is upon us and we have to actually do deals, not just make promises
MARK BARNES: The grand-scale fraud of liars and beguilers
Listed company shareholders have regular reporting but not so in the public sector
MARK BARNES: DeepSeek-Nvidia dynamic offers legacy firms a lesson in innovation
Value is created when there is a deep understanding of purpose and a fanatical focus on delivering
MARK BARNES: Forget degrees, put supply and demand for skills first
Where titles are more valued than achievements, failure is inevitable
MARK BARNES: Time to roll up sleeves and get the job done
We’ve survived the dawn of the GNU and there is reason to feel more confident about our future
MARK BARNES: Presidential pardons should not extend to immediate family
If nothing else, it flies in the face of the principle that everyone is equal under the law




















