The new political elite as well as the emerging black capitalist class are often indicted for having committed or been accomplices in the commission of the crime of ”cronyism”. But what is ”cronyism” and why should we live in mortal fear of it? Also, is the South African version of ”capitalism” worthy of being defended against so-called ”cronyism”?

There is an old saying that if you do not know where you are going then any place you are at is the destination. Over the decades change management pundits have been unanimous, in demanding that any effort to change should have a well-defined plan for the future, an assessment of the current state and a clear idea of how to move from the present state to the future.