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MdW.com
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MdW is a writer based near Johannesburg, South Africa. She has no particular claim to fame apart from being able to juggle spectacularly badly. All she can do fairly well is write. This is her blog.
Recent Posts
The Eskom Power Crisis
Eskom's management mess comes as no surprise, given the state of the operation, regulatory rot and the leadership crisis at other parastatals. The leadership crisis that's shaken Eskom is symptomatic of the deep rot that lives within that organisat...
*Have you seen our client\'s new blog?
*AKA: The Buzz Saw Slices into (rhymes with anecdotal but has only two syllables) Media... "Mmmmeeeeeeeooooooooowww!" Ah. Just imagine THE SCENE: A chi chi office some where in the shadow of Table Mountain. THE PLAYERS: Account executives scratching...
A year of writing
As expected Jarred Cinman pulled no punches during his talk at the 24.com's bloggers workshop. Speaking about "the fetishising of reality" Cinman's talk in part explored the epidemic of narcissism that's been fueled by social media. Also great to mee...
The secret to joyful living
I don’t get people who say they don’t want to get hurt. Who close themselves off to pain. Who do this because they maintain the only way to live a life that is scary and dangerous is to find safety in shelter and protection from risk. Who live an...
Free for all brawl
When Chris Anderson launched his book Free – The Past and Future of a Radical Price, it sparked a 'clash of the titans'. The world's top intellects thrashed out the 'freeconomics' debate in what was little more than a civilised brawl. A lot was at ...
Buckland's second act
Matthew Buckland commands envy and respect. Envy because he's created a remarkable career for himself, captured the limelight, and been a driving force behind some of South Africa's more spectacular Web stories. More often he's respected because of a...
