In June 2018, Dewald Cillie spoke to Enterprise Africa about the buzzing excitement across the SATIB Insurance Brokers business in South Africa after he took the reins of the company in January that year. This unique and innovative company...
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TSHWANE RAPID TRANSIT – Economic Handbrake Slows TRT Rollout
From Ga-Rankuwa in the west to Bronkhorstspruit in the east, crossing the world-famous Pretoria CBD at its heart, the sprawling Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is one of South Africa’s busiest cities. Almost three million people share this 2500...
PHOENIX AVIATION – 25 Years of Reaching New Heights
Kenya’s buoyant aviation market looks set to fly higher than ever over the net two decades as the industry across the continent continues to boom. According the International Air Transport Association, the African aviation market will grow by 5%...
LITHON HOLDINGS – Positive, Significant, Impactful: The Lithon Way
"Our aim is to make a significant impact in the lives of people and communities.” This is the key driver underpinning Lithon Project Consultants and the main reason behind Adriaan Grobler’s starting the firm in 2002, when he elected to follow what...
FSCA – Regulators, Educators and Innovators
South Africa’s financial services sector is a sophisticated network boasting dozens of domestic and foreign institutions providing a full range of services. These encompass commercial, retail and merchant banking, mortgage lending, insurance and...
VOLVO TRUCKS SA – Innovation, Efficiency, Dependability Results in Market Dominance
The Volvo brand is perhaps one of the world’s most trusted and standout when it comes to delivering on its promise - pioneering innovations that put people first, built on quality, safety and care for the environment. Since 1927, the Swedish...
JUWI RENEWABLE ENERGIES – Hybrid Systems the Future as Energy Opens Up
Innovation in South Africa’s sorry energy sector is a welcome sight for many across the country. The general public as well as the business sector have voiced their dissatisfaction with the performance of Eskom, not for the first time. No longer is...
TALLIE MARINE – Far More Than Just Staying Afloat
South Africa enjoys decades upon decades of experience when it comes to marine manufacturing and boat building, which shows no signs of abating. Since 2014 the country has secured investments worth R30 billion and created over 7000 direct jobs in...
FOSKOR – Employee Wellbeing Top Priority for Foskor
The history of South Africa’s fertiliser industry dates all the way back to 1652, when Dutch settlers are reported to have used manure to maintain the Governor’s Gardens in the Cape, at the time of its foundation as a refreshment outpost. Small...
PHUMELELA GAMING & LEISURE – Continuing to Set the Pace in SA Gambling
Sports gambling revenue in South Africa continues to evidence healthy, yearly growth, with revenues ahead of Nigeria and Kenya. If the industry continues to grow in line with the predictions released by the National Gambling Board (NGB) in June...
WARWICK WEALTH – Invest With The Specialists
To trace the link between an oval ball, a croquet mallet, a four ace bridge hand and high net worth investing, reach back to a period house on an old 17th century wine estate in Constantia, Cape Town. It was here in 2002 that Ian Kilbride and Steve...
JOE PUBLIC UNITED – Growth, Ideas – 22 Years of Creativity
All over the world, marketing agencies can seem like daunting places. Of course, for those that work within, this is something that they would never admit. A lot of the time they present an image of a cool, laid back, relaxed environment, where...
HOUSEME – The New Way to Rent & Lease in SA
In 2019, Cape Town-based specialist residential rental business, HouseME, was recognised by Forbes Africa and Accenture as a top start-up, contributing in a vital way to Africa’s growth. HouseME is a prop-tech business, established in 2016, that...
GLODINA – The South African Manufacturing Phoenix
Supported by:It’s about time South Africa had a positive business turnaround strategy story to tell. Thanks to long-lasting economic and political woe, the business and investment picture in the country has not been pretty. This was highlighted in...
ADAPT IT – Resilient Adapt IT Consolidating for Future Growth
Supported by:The ongoing story that is Africa’s improving status as an IT boom market is bringing hope to many investors and businesses active in the space. Over the past decade, many African nations have established themselves as IT hubs, with...
DIMENSION DATA SA – Humans Driving Digital Tech Transformation
Supported by:In March 2019, Grant Bodley – CEO for Dimension Data MEA – told Enterprise Africa that the number one key driving force behind the major successes that have been achieved at the company is people. Dimension Data is a technology...
SMSA – Keeping SA Venues Packed Out
Supported by:After the injection of positivity that was so desperately needed for South African sport, and South Africa in general, the 2019 Rugby World Cup winning spirit brought back from Japan is now last year’s news. Can the country continue to...
ZANACO – Grow Into Your Greatness
Supported by:With negative economic news seemingly now more prominent than any positive stories to come from sub-Saharan Africa, it is easy to see why many have changed their stance on investment strategy on the continent. A constant wave of...