Profiles

“Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation,” opens the worldwide rail transport giant, whose product portfolio ranges from...

Established in 2008, AWCA Investment Holdings (AIH) is unique: a 100% black women owned and managed investment company. Operating as a holding company investing in companies across South Africa, a wealth of financial skills and strong business...

SLB was rocked by the passing in October 2020 of its CEO Kenrick Cockerill, following a short illness. Following a glittering 32-year career with the Standard Bank group, in which he had held several key leadership and specialist roles in the likes...

“We are your 360-degree insurance solution,” sets out Iemas Insurance Brokers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iemas Financial Services (Iemas) established to focus exclusively on the specialist provision of insurance solutions. “In April 2017 we...

Africa is largely viewed as the continent which has made the most progress with money movement. For not too much longer will cash be able to justify its claim as undisputed King across all territories. Today, digital players and fintechs are busy...

In 1965, Duane Pearsall and Stanley Peterson developed the world’s first battery-operated smoke detector in the USA, prompting, just four years later, South Africans Margaret and Robert Macfarlane to establish Fire Fight, a company catering to...

Essential for our well-being, critical in combating diseases, aid to longevity; fresh fruit is a Good Health imperative. And a massive earner for South Africa. Of the 4.7 million tons produced here, almost 60% is sold abroad, a R22 billion...

Scribante Concrete has established itself as a reliable, safe, high-quality, experienced Readymix supplier with expertise spanning South Africa’s most fundamental industries. “We are a full service, ready-mix concrete producer with experience in...

As one of the truly great South African brands to go international, Ultimate Sports Nutrition (USN) continues to power a generation of athletes and sports enthusiasts with its portfolio of scientifically proven nutrition and wellness products. Now,...

Kwena George Mmonwa is a distance runner from Tembisa. He started working for South African-founded sports nutrition brand USN, in the company’s warehouse, in 2010. At the time, Mmonwa was not an elite athlete. In fact, he had little. By chance, a...

RE – to return to a previous state. The long-held vision of society to reverse the impact of the climate crisis and global heating is characterised by these two letters. Reticent has been the approach of many companies. Rejection of that...

Cherished in South Africa for generations, rooibos has seen its popularity swell worldwide in recent decades and is now exported to more than 31 countries, including the UK, Germany, China and the United States. Loved by tea aficionados for its...

Derek Stanford of Primocane Capital has designed a plan to change the way African agriculture projects are funded and organised. For too long has this undervalued and misunderstood asset class been neglected. The chartered accountant has built a...

Vaccines have long been hailed as a crucial, if not the fundamental, aspect of stopping the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa. They offer vital protection at both an individual and also a population level, reducing the risk of infection or the...

With many sectors across South Africa retaking their first tentative steps after the disarray wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic, insurance is one of a lucky few to be poised for growth. A recent report by McKinsey and Company positions Africa as...

Processing in excess of R80 billion in transactions every year across more than 50,000 active clients, and with 90,000 active card machines dotted across 13 African countries: this is Adumo. “We are not a bank,” Adumo makes clear, “we are South...

Complex, technical, intricate, multifaceted construction and engineering projects are today heavily sought after in Southern Africa. The few remaining tier-one construction industry players have had to reinvent themselves to remain relevant and...