ET Carbon Disclosure Leader Award for Kumba

by Manelesi Dumasi | Feb 7, 2017 | Profiles

Kumba Iron Ore, part of Anglo American, has been named as a Carbon Disclosure Leader for 2016 by Engaged Tracking (ET) Index Research, a company that ranks the world’s largest companies according to greenhouse gas emissions and disclosure....

Creating a Pan-African Paint and Coatings Business

by Manelesi Dumasi | Feb 7, 2017 | Profiles

After being acquired by Japanese company Kansai Paint in 2011, South Africa’s Plascon paint brand is now aiming for market leadership across the entire African continent. Kansai Plascon Africa CEO, Farid Masood, tells Enterprise Africa that the company hopes to more...

An Original African Outfitter

by Manelesi Dumasi | Feb 7, 2017 | Profiles

Alongside a myriad of other factors, increased urbanisation is helping to drive retail in South Africa. From its foundation in 1947 in Johannesburg as a family owned men’s outfitter, John Craig has grown to now encompass 60 stores nationwide, a local brand which...

Sustainability is Key in Walker Bay

by Manelesi Dumasi | Feb 7, 2017 | Profiles

One of South Africa’s prominent abalone farming operations is built on respect for the environment and sustainability – both environmentally and economically. Because of this, it is a business that is growing, creating jobs, bringing in foreign exchange, and...

A Lifestyle In Paradise

by Manelesi Dumasi | Feb 7, 2017 | Profiles

A famed leisure and lifestyle destination, Fancourt South Africa’s leisure complex near George in the Garden Route is also celebrated for its world-class golf courses. And while focused on growing the golf business and hotel occupancy rates, CEO Georgie Davidson tells...