Profiles

The African fintech space is a hotbed of innovation. As the continent looks for solutions to meet its very unique demands, invention and creativity have been widespread as ideas help customers across Africa to carry out all manner of financial...

In May 2019, Tarsus Technology Group CEO Miles Crisp told Enterprise Africa that the pace of change in the IT sector was increasing quickly as the group looked to incorporate more cloud-based service in its offering. But with the onset of the...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe, leaving more than a quarter of the world’s populations locked inside their homes, governments and big businesses are coming together like never before to find solutions to the raft of...

Perhaps one of the most challenging and difficult business tasks in existence, wholesale organisational culture shift is not to be taken lightly. Today, a positive and considered approach to company culture is widely accepted to have major benefits...

Perhaps more so than at any point in recent history, science and technology is now more lauded and expected to deliver results. South Africa, and the rest of the world, desperately looks to the scientific community for a solution to the coronavirus...

The Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion still rates Lesotho poorly in terms of access to modern financial services. Less than half of the population (over the age of 15) have a formal bank account. Less than 40% made or received digital...

It is safe to say that water, and its security, has rarely ever been so crucial as it is at this moment in time. A vital resource and one whose provision is often taken for granted, it has taken on an unprecedented importance as the spread and...

Choppies is one of the leading supermarket chains in Africa, a supermarket retail offering which includes leading international food brands and fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) products, as well as Choppies’ own private label for value-minded...

Of all the developing countries in the world, few would have welcomed the coronavirus pandemic like Namibia. Already facing an economic slowdown that is seriously hampering conditions in the country, this new threat is set to further entrench...

Crime, long a threat in the daily life of the ordinary South African, continues its fearful climb; robberies with aggravating circumstances up 39% since 2012, and murder cases and home robberies up by a third. And as the crime stats soar, public...

For Sandton-based software and third-party administration company, Silica, 2020 looks set to be an exciting and prosperous year. The company, owned by Investec Asset Management, is pushing an exceptional new product while planning further...

It’s a new era for Jawbone – South Africa’s leading brand activation and experiential marketing business. Established in 2008, Jawbone began life in Durban, as a one-man-band, handling outsourced marketing activities for some of the bigger agencies...

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...

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...

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%...