RSA Group Reflections February 2025 Dear friends South Africa’s farmers have been in the global headlines in 2025, for all sorts of reasons. I know I am not alone when I say it has been a pretty strange experience to observe how our community is being represented in...
RSA Group Reflections January 2025 Dear friends The new year is off to a fast start, and I’m sure for many of us that early January feeling of a fresh beginning is already fading. Which is a little ironic, as we work in an industry that is inherently fresh, and...
RSA Group Reflections December 2024 Dear friends The festive season is a special time, for many reasons. In addition to the opportunity we all get to break bread with loved ones, we are also gifted the chance to look back on the year just passed, and start creating...
RSA Group Reflections October 2024 Dear friends According to a recent article in The Atlantic, in 1976 40% of American high school students had read at least six books during a calendar year. In 2024, that number is now 1%. Reading has always played a huge part in my...
RSA Group Reflections September 2024 Dear friends I recently stumbled across a piece of cognitive science that offers an intriguing lens on how we think about the future of RSA Group. It’s called Survivorship Bias. During World War II, Royal Air Force decision makers...
RSA Group Reflections August 2024 Dear friends Last weekend’s rugby game between the Bokke and New Zealand was filled with atmosphere and ‘gees’, at home and abroad. The excitement extended as far as Joburg’s local authorities. In the run-up to the big match, our...