At the close of 2020, as South Africa finally began to settle into lockdown level 1, the property sector, and particularly the residential side, was feeling strangely buoyant. Yes, a renewed sense of optimism was beginning to pervade the air, with...
Logistics and warehousing real-estate has emerged as a high growth sector across the African continent with investor appetite for industrial stock across, attracted to the sector’s strong income profile and positive market fundamentals such as...
Since the dawn of Visa’s history in 1958, the year that Bank of America launched the first consumer credit card programme for middle-class consumers and SMEs in the U.S, innovation and growth have been two operative words that have defined its...
Operating throughout Africa, FNB is universally recognised as one of the most respected and most powerful brands on the continent, making available the best financial services in line with international standards. Not limited to financial services,...
Established by the Companies Act 2008, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is a vital agency of the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa, coming into effect in May 2011. A dual office integral to the registration of companies, co-operatives, and intellectual property rights, CIPC seamlessly transitioned to not only maintain but improve standards and turnaround times as the pandemic took hold, with a policy of ceaseless innovation at the core of its efficacy.
WHY REAL ESTATE? According to Tony Clarke, MD of the Rawson group, few industries can beat property for ease of access and earning potential. In every economic climate, in times of high interest rates and times of low interest rates, there will...
Stark facts still detract from successes in the South African economy. There are fantastic examples of world-leading organisations that realise monumental accomplishments that are not just financial, but the country is the most unequal in the world...
Reinsurance is often more commonly known as ‘insurance for insurance companies’. A vital second layer of protection, it drastically reduces the risk for major insurers of suffering dangerously high losses as a consequence of payments for large...
In the listed property sector, and the busy property management industry in South Africa, there has been a shift in recent years as technology advances have changed expectations for clients, and transformation and revolution have created new...
“Our purpose,” explains the DBSA, “is to build Africa’s prosperity by driving inclusive growth and securing innovative solutions that drive socio-economic development in emerging economies in sub-Saharan Africa.” The company fulfils this ambitious...
Supported by:A proudly South African, multifaceted and fine-tuned solution provider, at its core Curo sets out to provide administration services that cover the entire lifecycle of an investment. Two overarching ideas have guided Curo in its...
“We can sell anything,” smiles Jacqui van der Riet, Managing Director of UDM International, a leading South African direct marketing business. “It’s incredible what you can sell over the telephone with the right incentive structures for your staff,...
The past five years has seen Broll – one of Africa’s leading commercial property services groups - actively seeking new opportunities, sourcing growth strategies beyond the traditional, and focusing on IT capability while it became ever closer to...
Attacq is firmly positioned as one of South Africa’s preeminent Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), supported by one of the most comprehensive and diverse real estate portfolios in the country worth over R28 billion in total asset value. “Attacq...
With 128 years of know-how, experience and calibre to draw on, RMA expertly undertakes the administration of claims for occupational injuries and diseases according to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA), with...
After a devastating economic blow, dealt by the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa is regaining GDP and clawing back fiscal position in the toughest conditions of a lifetime. In 2020’s second quarter, GDP sat at a total of R947 billion, falling from...
For Stadio Holdings, everything is centred around facilitating access to higher education, through a quality teaching and learning ethos where student success is the top priority. “The time to do something great for South Africa is now,” begins CEO...
With five out of seven failing within their first year, and 100% Black-owned businesses notable victims, South Africa has one of the world’s highest SME failure rates. The consequences are stark. With their higher capacity to absorb labour, and a...