Vuslat Bayoğlu

Fin24 | Mining is central to Ramaphosa’s stimulus package – so business must support him

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on October 8, 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s undertaking in his stimulus package to restore confidence in the mining sector, after former Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane nearly destroyed it, is a welcome development. South Africa’s economic fortunes have always been linked to miningWhenever mining boomed, the rest of the economy was in better shape. Continue reading “Fin24 | Mining is central to Ramaphosa’s stimulus package – so business must support him”

Desire to grow can turn things around

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on September 12, 2018

TWO years ago, just over 1 300 workers in KwaZulu-Natal were about to lose their jobs.The workers who faced this gloomy future were employed by the Zululand Anthracite Colliery and the companies contracted to the mine. Continue reading “Desire to grow can turn things around”

News24 | A thriving SA is not a ‘government only’ job

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on June 8, 2018

You have to be made of stone not to be touched by the piercing questions posed by the “lowly newspaperman” in his piece “We need to stop spitting on our legacy”. Continue reading “News24 | A thriving SA is not a ‘government only’ job”

Business Day | Leaders must inject hope into mining to unlock jobs and investment waiting in the wings

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on May 25, 2018

In the late 19th century, when reports emerged of the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand, Paul Kruger, the president of the Transvaal in colonial South Africa, was dismayed. Continue reading “Business Day | Leaders must inject hope into mining to unlock jobs and investment waiting in the wings”

The Star | Mnangagwa needs a delicate balancing act to revive Zim economy

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on March 26, 2018

The ascendency of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the president of Zimbabwe has rekindled hope among the country’s resilient neighbours for a future anchored on human rights, democracy, economic growth and jobs. Continue reading “The Star | Mnangagwa needs a delicate balancing act to revive Zim economy”

The Star | Entrenching business ethics

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on December 19, 2017

STATE capture has hit South Africa like a ferocious hurricane. The storm – I can find no better way to characterise the magnitude – has swept away reputations of big international and local firms as well as some of their managers. Continue reading “The Star | Entrenching business ethics”

Sowetan | Innovation helps uplift the poor, ensures real radical economic transformation

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on October 15, 2017

January 16, 2014. Harvard graduate Siyabulela Xuza has developed micro fuel cells that can be used to power small devices like cell phones. Continue reading “Sowetan | Innovation helps uplift the poor, ensures real radical economic transformation”

The history of mining starts with an apple

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on July 25, 2017

The apple in that well-known old story. Human beings living in opulence in the Garden of Eden bite this apple and are banished from heaven on earth. When we were launched into the world, we neither had a suitcase or a backpack. We had nothing. Continue reading “The history of mining starts with an apple”

Minerals of the Horoscope

By Vuslat Bayoğlu on July 4, 2017

Prepared by – the Menar Corporate Communications Team

ARIES – COAL (21 March – 20 April)

Aries is also among the forefront of the signs. It is at the first place. It is a leading sign. Coal is one of the oldest minerals in human history. Coal is the best mineral that reflects the energy and the leadership of Aries because eras are named after it, it melts metals, it is the motor of the industrial revolution and it is the coal which operates the steam engine. Continue reading “Minerals of the Horoscope”

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