Editions

In this, the biggest edition of Enterprise Africa ever to be released, we talk to some of Southern Africa’s industry captains to find out how they are steering their businesses towards a thriving 2017. Just a few of our exclusive interviews come...

In the past, we’ve learnt that people are the foundation of any business and building structures and cultures around your people is one of the only real proven methods of growing and expanding. However, developing people is different from creating...

As another month comes and goes, we talk to another set of the country’s biggest and best and we hear the same thing we’ve been hearing all year – a successful business is built on people. The way management interact with employees is changing;...

This month we learn about company culture and ‘the way we do things around here’. Obviously, the culture in one business is totally different to the next, and each organisation has to sculpt its own identity through the development of a value...

This month our focus turns mainly to the travel and transportation industries and we hear from some of the country’s biggest and most important companies in this space. Transnet and CEO Siyabonga Gama tell us more about a pleasing set of financial...

This month we follow the theme of ‘international expansion’; growing beyond the borders of South Africa and the African continent; building relationships and markets in countries that are different and not what we’re used to. While many of the...

There seems to be a lot of ‘doom and gloom’ talk when people mention the state of the South African economy right now. “Growth rates are slow, unemployment remains high, the currency is in turmoil and ratings agencies are uncertain over the future...

This month, our lead feature comes from Shell South Africa, one of the country’s leading petroleum companies. But we’re not talking about the rising fuel cost or the tumbling global oil price. We’re not even talking about fracking. We are talking...

Last month we had the opportunity to taste some fine South African wine and needless to say it didn’t disappoint. The country is blessed with some of the finest winemakers and wine making conditions in the world and it shows in the quality that...

The big news from last month was of course President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). There were big announcements in the business sector and when Finance Minister followed up with a budget speech that also announced spending, it looks...

We have two distinct topics up for discussion this month: fast food and financial services. In an eye-opening exchange, I spoke to MD of South Africa’s Banking Association, Cas Coovadia who explained that the country needs to start sending out a...

December has so far been quite an unusual month and we have witnessed the problems that result from indecision. Following the sacking of Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister and the appointment of the relatively unknown David van Rooyen, the Rand hit...

This month, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some true industry leaders, figures that are helping to shape the markets in which they operate and grow South Africa’s economy in a really positive way. One remarkable story comes from Cross Fire...

One of the big stories of last month was the release of the annual Brand Finance SA list of the country’s 50 most valuable brands. MTN sat atop the pile with Vodacom, Sasol, Standard Bank and FNB making up the rest of the top five. With two...

In May, international business magazine, Forbes - ‘the capitalist tool’, released its annual list of the world’s 2,000 biggest publicly-traded companies and this year 13 South African companies made the cut. Among the front runners, and part of the...

We’ve been spending a long time this month looking at the effects of good as well as poor management of people – it’s so often the topic that either directly or indirectly defines the success or otherwise of a company. Without wishing to turn this...

This month has been fascinating viewing from a business perspective – troubles across the Eurozone persist which of course has a knock on effect when it comes to investment across countries in Africa. Combined with the landscape of the...

In many ways the past month has been turbulent for South Africa; rolling blackouts, talk of unrest at the mines, and news of the economy slipping further. However, as a whole, the continent of Africa still provides fantastic potential for growth...