Following on last week’s article on Systemic collapse Sanjay Khanna this week takes a look at the experiences of our ancestors, which offer us wisdom for surviving today's crises.

Evidence is mounting that the weight of international economic dominance over the next few decades will be shifting away from the US and Europe towards the developing world as China makes an offer to buy some of Greece’s sovereign debt and provide a $5 billion credit facility.

South African monetary authorities have their work cut out for them to try and manage the strength of the rand in the face of competing domestic interest groups. On the international front even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the face of the complexity of threatening currency wars, this past weekend was struck by paralysis.

Western Province will host the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup semi-final on Saturday at Newlands, hopeful that there won’t be a repeat of the nightmare of 2009. The Bulls on the other hand will be aiming this coming weekend to repeat the form shown against Griqualand-West on super Saturday.

Watching TV the other night there was this wonderfully charming tour-guide on Stellenbosch’s ghost trail telling a delightful story about the origins of the expression being stinking rich. It sounded, almost literally, like a godsend for a column like this one.

It was somewhat difficult to grasp the reasons for recent media hype after the publication of two articles written by British journalist Andrew Malone, Mugabe's darkest secret: An £800bn blood diamond mine he's running with China's Red Army and by Phil Boehmke, Robert Mugabe’s bloody diamond deal with China. In many ways it was old news, which the world-at-large seems intent on ignoring – including the role played by the rising super power, China.

Corrie van Zyl was scratching his head in disgust in Kimberley on Sunday over what has happened to South Africa’s fast bowlers, while, on the other side of the globe, a former Australian coach might have been vindicated.

Was the terror alert issued last week by the United States about al-Qaeda plots to attack targets in Western Europe based on a real increased threat and on credible new information or aimed at achieving broader political and strategic goals in the war on terror?

With the co-operation of the The LR Management Group, we can now bring you the leadership training tool 50 Lessons, which is a powerful force in the world of corporate learning. 50 Lessons is the worlds premier multimedia business resource, offering more than 1 000 personal and authentic video lessons from internationally respected business leaders. It can assist you to increase the utilisation and return on investment of your learning programmes immediately!

The declaration by the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) that it is at war with the ANC government in rejecting the recent wage offer is a clear indication that the battle for the heart of the ruling alliance, consisting of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is far from over.

The Golden Lions Rugby Union recently announced the signing of an agreement with two of Africa’s leading entrepreneurs paving the way for an investment in the future of Lions rugby to ‘awaken the Lions pride’. There are possibilities and pitfalls.