OFM OFM Business Hour - Read of the week

OFM Business Hour - Read of the week

Book reviews and interviews on publications relevant to the world of business.
Weekly English South Africa Business · Careers
47 Episodes
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Read of the Week: The struggle for size inclusivity

We look at the business of plus-size fashion with writer Holly Kane. Her explainer in Twyg Magazine is our read of the week, it's titled 'the struggle for size inclusivity' exploring the catch-22 of plus-size fashion for both the smaller and bigger players.
18 Apr 9 min

Read of the Week: The Art of Scale

Growth is not the same as scale. In fact, confusing the two can break a business. In The Art of Scale, Edge Growth co-founder, Jason Goldberg shares hard-earned insights from his own startup journey, focusing on how to scale smartly and sustainably. It's our read of the week.
8 Apr 9 min

Read of the Week: A Fair Share (book review)

Sevias Guvuriro, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of the Free State, shares his impressions of 'A Fair Share: Reflecting Essays on Economic Inequality in SA' from a reader's perspective. Sevias attended the launch of the book at Pretty Gardens in Bloemfontein.
11 Mar 2 min

Lees van die Week: A Fair Share

Daar is tans baie gesprekke oor ekonomiese ongelykheid in Suid-Afrika, en toevallig verken ons Lees van die Week hierdie komplekse kwessie. Die boek heet A Fair Share en bevat opstelle oor ekonomiese ongelykheid in Suid-Afrika, hoofsaaklik geskryf deur gesiene akademici van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat. Die redakteur van die…
11 Mar 2 min

Read of the Week: Have I Got GNUs For You

For our read of the week segment, we hear from acclaimed cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro, known as Zapiro, about his latest collection, 'Have I Got GNUs For You'. In this two-part conversation, he weighs in on the state of our Government of National Unity amid rising tensions over VAT increases, the…
11 Mar 11 min

Read of the Week: Manage Your Money Like a Grownup

Sam Beckbessinger, author of the widely popular personal finance guide 'Manage Your Money Like a Fcking Grownup' and its teen edition, 'Manage Your Money', joins the OFM Business Hour to reflect on the impact of the series. As she prepares to update the former book, she discusses key changes in…
11 Mar 11 min

Lees van die Week: Capitec - Stryd met die grotes (die eerste deel)

Hoe het Capitec gegroei van ’n mikrolener tot Suid-Afrika se grootste bank? In Capitec: Stalking Giants onthul TJ Strydom dapper besluite, soos om versekering en lugtydverkope te verwerp as “soos om aartappels te verkoop.” Elsabe Richard-May gesels met Strydom vir die binne-inligting!
2 Dec 2024 6 min

Read of the Week: The One Thing - Small Ideas, Big Outcomes (Part 2)

We continue our conversation with Bruce Whitfield, author of this week’s featured book, The One Thing: Small Ideas, Big Outcomes, A Brighter Future for South Africa. In the book, Bruce speaks to prominent South Africans to uncover their “one thing” that could transform the nation. In part two, he shares…
31 Oct 2024 6 min

Read of the Week: The One Thing - Small Ideas, Big Outcomes (Part 1)

If you had just 30 minutes as president, what’s the one thing you’d change to drive lasting, positive change in South Africa? This week, we're joined by acclaimed broadcaster, financial journalist, and business speaker Bruce Whitfield to discuss his latest book, The One Thing: Small Ideas, Big Outcomes, A Brighter…
25 Oct 2024 6 min

Read of the Week: Small Business – Big Plans (Part 2)

Catherine Black returns to the OFM Business Hour to discuss our read of the week titled 'Small Business, Big Plans, how to use digital marketing to help your South African business thrive'. Catherine wrote this guide to digital marketing aimed at small businesses with her business partner Belinda Mountain and…
10 Oct 2024 5 min

Read of the Week: Small Business – Big Plans (Part 1)

We speak to Catherine Black, one half of the duo behind Small Business, Big Plans: How to Use Digital Marketing to Help Your South African Business Thrive. This guide to digital marketing, co-authored by Catherine and her business partner Belinda Mountain, is our read of the week on the OFM…
9 Oct 2024 5 min

Read of the Week: Orania – Post-Apartheid South Africa's Bogeyman? (Part 2)

Dr Lorato Mokwena, the author of our read of the week, 'Orania: Post-Apartheid South Africa’s Bogeyman' seeks to shatter common misconceptions and misinformation about the Northern Cape community in her extensive research. She shares some interesting insights from her engagement with residents. This is part 2.
18 Sep 2024 6 min

Read of the Week: Upstart (Part 1)

We're joined by Alexandria Procter the CEO and founder of DigsConnect to discuss her book Upstart which tells the story of the successful student housing portal. The business was birthed to address the tumultuous student housing crisis in SA and turned Alexandria into a tech wunderkind.
12 Mar 2024 7 min

Read of the Week: Make Work, Work for You (Part 2)

Author and corporate coach, Judy Klipin discusses the evolution of the corporate environment and South African workplaces in her book 'Make Work, Work for You. It's our read of the week. And this is part 2 of the conversation.
1 Mar 2024 3 min

Read of the Week: A Country of Two Agricultures

Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of ‘two agricultures’. Our read of the week by Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) dissects why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will…
9 Feb 2024 6 min

Read of the Week: Buy Your First Home

Award-winning media maven turned property entrepreneur and podcaster, Zamantungwa Khumalo, uses the lessons learned in her own property journey to carve out a guide for newbies. It's titled Buy Your First Home and it's our read of the week on the OFM Business Hour.
26 Jan 2024 12 min

Lees van die week: Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom/Skatryk

Prof. Johan Fourie, historikus en akademikus van die Universiteit Stellenbosch, sê sy boek Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom se tweede uitgawe sal vanjaar verskyn. Die Afrikaanse weergawe, Skatryk, wat ná die Engelse weergawe geskryf is, is steeds beskikbaar. Dit is ons lees van die week op die OFM Sakeuur.
19 Jan 2024 6 min
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