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EX MENTE:  Growing SA Metallurgical Business Steeled for Future

EX MENTE: Growing SA Metallurgical Business Steeled for Future

According to the World Economic Forum, the international steel industry accounts for around 8% of total global CO2 emissions. With most countries and companies around the world looking for opportunities to decarbonise and drastically reduce...

PENBRO KELNICK: Tailormade Solutions to Optimise Performance

PENBRO KELNICK: Tailormade Solutions to Optimise Performance

Renowned for tailor-made solutions assisting its doting customers with often niche, specialised requirements, Penbro Kelnick has a long operational history dating back to its foundation in 1951 and is now a fully autonomous, leading, and...

STORM MOUNTAIN DIAMONDS: Precious Pinks from Kingdom in the Sky

STORM MOUNTAIN DIAMONDS: Precious Pinks from Kingdom in the Sky

High in the Maloti Mountain Range – home to some of the highest peaks in southern Africa and some of the most remote communities on the continent – economic activity thrives in amongst the lush and peaceful crests. This is diamond country, a...

CASLAD: Building Bigger and Better

CASLAD: Building Bigger and Better

As 2020’s brutal lockdowns came into force, many entrepreneurs feared the worst. Consumers stuck at home, businesses closed, site activity ceased, investment crashed, and every penny being covered away for a brighter time. Negative sentiment was...

TRENCON CONSTRUCTION: Building for the Long Term

TRENCON CONSTRUCTION: Building for the Long Term

South Africa’s construction industry, like its economy, is unpredictable and challenging. To make it here, you have to truly understand the market and appreciate the local conditions in the country which presents significant opportunity alongside...

STADIO HOLDINGS: STADIO Invests in Future of the Nation

STADIO HOLDINGS: STADIO Invests in Future of the Nation

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” is how the famous Mandela quote goes. Ramaphosa agrees, saying: “It is through education that we can realise the goal of a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic...

GAIA GROUP: New Gaia Funds Accelerate Ethical Opportunities

GAIA GROUP: New Gaia Funds Accelerate Ethical Opportunities

Changing public attitude, increased demand from investors, and a firm realisation of growth opportunities have seen Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues climb the priority list for asset managers. There is an expectation from PwC that...

EDUPOWER SKILLS ACADEMY: EduPower Bets on BPO to Close Skills Gap

EDUPOWER SKILLS ACADEMY: EduPower Bets on BPO to Close Skills Gap

In South Africa, the official unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2022 sat at 37%. The situation was worse for women where stats suggest 47% of women are economically inactive – almost half of all women of working age in the country. For...

DOGON GROUP PROPERTIES: The Fynbos Takes Root in Cape Town

DOGON GROUP PROPERTIES: The Fynbos Takes Root in Cape Town

In December 21, Alex Horne, Managing Director at Dogon Group Properties, told Enterprise Africa that the company was thrilled to be involved in Africa’s first ever biophilic building. As the lead agent, the company would sell modern, beautiful...

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO: 120 Years at the Top of the Tobacco Tree

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO: 120 Years at the Top of the Tobacco Tree

Founded in 1902, the BAT Group today is a truly global company employing more than 53,000 people worldwide, with operations in over 180 markets and factories in more than 40 countries. “We’ve been around a long time, and have evolved into one of...

ACKERMANS: Vision of Value at Ackermans’ Heart

ACKERMANS: Vision of Value at Ackermans’ Heart

Family comes first, and always will: this is the central doctrine shared by South Africa’s value retailer, and that which originally inspired founder Gus Ackerman to cut the ribbon on his historic first store in Wynberg; immediately, he succeeded...

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