Profiles

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...

Since manufacturing its very first aluminium products back in 2001, CT Aluminium’s combination of extensive technical expertise, outstanding project management and its state-of-the-art Western Cape manufacturing facility have seen it become the...

The cut off your nose to spite your face scenario plays out in marketing departments all too often.   Times are tough and marketing is quickly chopped. The one part of business strategy that is outwardly focussed on bringing in and maintaining...

In 2015, long before Covid and before today’s economic turmoil had become part of the daily discussion in South Africa, one of the country’s leading manufacturing businesses was busy planning its continental expansion. Defy Appliances, part of...

A strong, enduring, and admired titanium beneficiation business is emerging from the ground in KwaZulu-Natal at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ). The product of a decade of hard work, detailed planning, research and development,...

Upholding critical and long-standing safety standards in South Africa is the difficult challenge faced by Safety SA – the powerhouse group established in 2018. “Life is precious” is the company’s mantra, and by employing some of the most advanced...

“Last year was a really hard year,” says Marco Magni, Sales and Marketing Director at Aranda, reminiscing on 2020 and the obvious challenges that covered business.   “It put many of our plans of growth into new areas on hold and we were pretty much...

John Deere’s arrival in South Africa is one of the happiest accidents in the country’s history. In 1878, two Prairie Queen walking plows from a foundered ship were recovered and sold at auction to George Knott of Botha’s Post, Victoria East, South...

A seemingly never-ending year, forever remembered with sadness and frustration; the impact of 2020 remains ongoing. Covid-19 wreaked havoc across the business community, and it continues to rage in South Africa. Re-entering Level 4 lockdown at the...

The unseen backbone of a company’s forward-facing offerings, technology stacks that sit behind the modern, digital shop window are becoming increasingly complex and expensive. The ongoing shift that sees almost all areas of society transforming...

Difficult for all, navigable for some, thriving for few. 2020 and everything ever since has been an untidy and unwelcome mess thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Leaving even the most secure businesses in tatters, this shock to the system looks to be...

Economic growth and urbanisation are driving increasing demand for cement and minerals in improved infrastructure, renewable energy options, electric cars and alternative energy. “Minerals and cement are all around us,” FLSmidth points out, “and we...