Archive for October, 2010
October 8th, 2010
So Who on Earth Wants to be a Billionaire?
I’ve been quite captivated by the latest edition of Forbes 400 wealthiest people in America.
A few names were predictable; Bill Gates keeps number 1 spot with a cool $54billion. What I didn’t know is that the retired Microsoft founder is also the world’s most generous person, having given away $28billion of his own money to [...]
October 5th, 2010
A Post World Cup 100 Billion Rand Shopping Trip?
Hell’s teeth. I thought that a couple of Germans would snap up an Atlantic seaside chateau or two after the world cup. I was hoping that, at best, English fans would forget about their soccer prowess (or lack thereof) and would willingly sink their Anglo Saxon teeth into a couple of local golf resort plots. [...]




