Chris Moerdyk

The arrogance of credit card companies

2013-05-20 08:18

Credit card companies don't give a toss about things like customer service but make things as inconvenient as possible for the people who use them, says Chris Moerdyk.

Time to fight dirty to save the rhinos

2013-05-13 07:38 54 comments | 3041 views

Every time I see a car coming towards me with a plastic rhino horn stuck to its bonnet I want to weep, says Chris Moerdyk.

Guptagate and protection of State information

2013-05-06 08:05 17 comments | 3291 views

Chris Moerdyk suspects that the media coverage Guptagate would have been completely different had the Protection of State Information act been in place.

Moral guardians hoodwinked us

2013-04-29 07:55 21 comments | 1786 views

I am pretty sure government knows full well that banning advertising is not going to solve the substance abuse problem, says Chris Moerdyk.

Are prisons for criminals or VIPs?

2013-04-22 09:35 12 comments | 2076 views

When you are found guilty if a crime against society and sentenced to a term of imprisonment that you should have fewer rights and not more, says Chris Moerdyk/

Actually, blacks are more beautiful than whites

2013-04-08 07:00 25 comments | 4069 views

The UCT student who conducted a survey among 60 of her fellow students about SA's most beautiful people was not so much involved in a research exercise but fraud, says Chris Moerdyk.

Insurance predators stalking consumers

2013-03-25 08:20 48 comments | 3454 views

While there is certainly a huge amount of corruption in global government today, there is probably even more in the business sector, says Chris Moerdyk.

The naked truth about TopTV and porn

2013-03-11 09:19 30 comments | 10618 views

I am in favour of letting TopTV show porn programmes if they want to, says Chris Moerdyk.

Petrol price fuelling anarchy

2013-02-25 08:06 59 comments | 12338 views

Next week the petrol price in some parts of the country will break through the R13 barrier and nobody in government seems to be the least bit concerned, says Chris Moerdyk.

ANC should pay for the SABC

2013-02-11 08:28 13 comments | 2583 views

If the ANC wants to control the SABC they should pay for it, says Chris Moerdyk.

Sugar coated chaos

2013-01-28 07:35 18 comments | 2884 views

I have to wonder why those people, who lobbied so passionately to have health warnings on cigarettes and alcohol, ignore sugar, says Chris Moerdyk.

Right on, Ramaphosa! Hopefully

2013-01-14 11:02 14 comments | 4041 views

For many years now I have been secretly hoping that Cyril Ramaphosa would get back into mainstream politics, writes Chris Moerdyk.

Doomed to be doggone racists forever?

2012-12-31 11:29 106 comments | 7998 views

Quite apart from President Zuma's ludicrous comments about owning dogs being a "white" thing, there are daily comments by politicians banging on about skin colour, says Chris Moerdyk.

Sex and air travel doesn't work standing up

2012-12-17 07:54 17 comments | 6449 views

It would be interesting to see whether frequent commuters in Europe would choose to stand in a plane for an hour, hanging onto hand-straps like those you get in buses, says Chris Moerdyk.

Thanksgiving - South African style

2012-12-03 08:31 7 comments | 1417 views

It would be great to have a public holiday in South Africa that could capture that same sense of unity as Thanksgiving does in the US, says Chris Moerdyk.

 
Chris Moerdyk is the former head of strategic planning and public affairs at BMW South Africa. He was listed in a 2006 Markinor corporate survey as one of South Africa's top 10 marketing thought leaders. He now spends his time as a marketing analyst as well as commentator on marketing and branding for newspapers, magazines and online.

Govt departments stealing ideas for friends

2013-04-15 08:34 16 comments | 4259 views

The theft of intellectual capital is widespread and it's mostly a question of the big guys ripping off the small guys , says Chris Moerdyk.

Poor join the army to protect the rich

2013-04-01 08:06 34 comments | 4074 views

I am at a complete loss to understand why SA's opposition parties are insisting on an inquiry into what South African soldiers were doing in the CAR, says Chris Moerdyk.

Stop complaining and do something

2013-03-18 08:52 12 comments | 1841 views

If bitching and moaning were an Olympic sport, I reckon South Africa would win the gold medal by a mile, says Chris Moerdyk.

'Stop rape,' we say, but do rapists hear?

2013-03-04 08:13 32 comments | 1884 views

Isn't it great that South Africa is united in shouting "Stop Rape"? But, are the rapists listening? Can rapists hear, asks Chris Moerdyk.

Would you put your money on Oscar?

2013-02-18 08:28 28 comments | 14045 views

I am not sure whether I admire Nike for their bravery or for their obviously very deep pockets, says Chris Moerdyk.

Can Julius Malema really bounce back?

2013-02-04 08:26 42 comments | 14867 views

On the face of it Julius Malema is well and truly up the creek without a paddle, says Chris Moerdyk .

My kingdom for a parking garage

2013-01-21 11:14 11 comments | 2889 views

When you think about it, owning a parking garage at an airport has got to be the easiest way on earth to make money, says Chris Moerdyk.

A bonzer idea from Oz

2013-01-07 12:14 17 comments | 2501 views

Instead of taking up an entire page of your passport with an Australian visa, they simply registers the fact that you have a valid visa online. Chris Moerdyk is impressed.

Conservative Christians should come to terms with commercial Christmasses

2012-12-24 07:00 42 views

Just how would He react to hearing the plaintive cry about putting Christ back into Christmas drowned about by the cacophony of commercialism? asks Chris Moerdyk.

Insurance companies believe we are all idiots

2012-12-10 08:25 35 comments | 7399 views

Any insurance company that notices that they have had a customer who has been with them for five years or longer will fall over backwards to keep them happy, says Chris Moerdyk.

 
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