MARC HASENFUSS: I know it’s only stock and roll …
Zahid Group’s offer to buy out industrial giant Barloworld is a timely reminder that scepticism can be misplaced
I detest taking stock of another year gone, being the perennial underachiever across the many traditional gauges of success. I managed to lose more than I won on both the padel and tennis courts, and as soon as I repair one torn muscle another summarily gives way. Even though I don’t have the stomach for it, I now munch anti-inflammatory tablets as if they were Smarties.
My only solace was that my Strava “year in review” showed I managed to clock up 1,513km, which, according to the app, meant I outdid 92% of its users. It’s a hollow victory, though. On more than one occasion, as I traipsed past the outer limits of Kommetjie, the Strava app would veer into a twilight zone — and a 5km stroll would register as a 12km sprint. Very flattering...
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