GetSmarter Blog

By the newsletter team

The Course Convener for the Random House Struik Creative Writing course, Ron Irwin, was invited to present a talk on creative writing for the Western Cape Writers’ Circle.

By Kate Blake

When writing an article or an email, a simple comma can change the emphasis of what you say; put in the wrong place it can even make you say the wrong thing! This is what Anna Malczyk has taught us.

By the newsletter team

Coba Rohm is absolutely devoted to the hospitality industry and feels no greater joy than serving the needs of her guests and interacting with people from all walks of life. She runs a beautiful boutique hotel in the heart of the lowveld, and took some time out of her busy schedule to tell us a bit about herself.

By Paul Jacobson

I’ve written about the importance of terms of use and privacy policies online a number of times and the contractual nature of those documents. They form an important part of a site’s contractual framework that governs access to and use of a site. Although most people don’t take the time to read those documents, when prepared and presented properly on a site, they are nevertheless binding contracts with visitors to a site. Well, for the most part.

By Gareth Cotten

We all know someone who’s gone into business for themselves – a family member, a friend or an ex-colleague. The amazing thing is that every one of them has their own story about why they did it! Some fell into it, some had no choice, others were hit by a bolt of inspiration. While there are seemingly millions of different reasons for doing it, these can definitely be summed up in a few main themes that come up over and over again.