Chesney Bradshaw
Chesney Bradshaw is a South African journalist and business and lifestyle writer with a career spanning newsrooms, freelance feature writing and non-fiction publishing. He began as a cadet reporter with South African Associated Newspapers, working on titles including the Rand Daily Mail, Cape Times and Financial Mail. He later served as a business writer at Financial Mail and editor of Supermarket & Retailer magazine.
His freelance and feature writing has appeared in publications including Men’s Health, Farmer’s Weekly, Health News, Leadership, Financial Mail, Africa Geographic, Cape Times, Beeld, Drive, SA Boating and The Fly Fishing Journal. He was a columnist for Bizcommunity.com and has contributed to professional and academic texts on corporate reputation and communications. He has written more than 1,000 posts on his long-running business ideas blog, Idea Accelerator, and is the author of several practical guides for small businesses.
Journalistic Ethics
Alongside his journalism, he has held senior communications and sustainability roles at Standard Bank, Tiger Oats and ABB South Africa. His work has included technical writing, op-eds, executive ghostwriting and corporate publications. He holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and a BA in Communications from Unisa.
Bradshaw’s work is guided by the principles of accuracy, fairness and independence. He distinguishes clearly between reporting, analysis and opinion, and aims to provide context that helps readers understand complex business, technology and sustainability issues. He does not hold shares in the companies he writes about or comments on, avoids conflicts of interest, and does not accept payment or incentives in exchange for editorial coverage. Errors are corrected transparently when identified.
Contact Me
Email: chesney.bradshaw@tiscali.co.za
Website: ideaaccelerator.co.za
