Profiles

Foskor is one of the world’s largest producers of phosphates and phosphoric acid, a proudly South African company with international exposure founded over 60 years ago as a crucial supplier to South Africa’s agricultural sector.

Grindrod is synonymous with moving cargo - by road, rail, sea and air. And while its grasp of transportation’s complexities is total and unsurpassed, the Durban-headquartered group is constantly looking at sector diversification as well as...

Group Chief Executive, Andrew Darfoor is transforming diversified financial services giant Alexander Forbes with a radical new pan-Africa business model. “A lot has happened in my relatively short tenure at Alexander Forbes and I believe we are...

In August next year, AVBOB will celebrate its 100-year anniversary. To mark its centenary, the company will invest heavily in projects that will benefit South Africa’s youth. This is a company that is thinking about the past but has its eyes firmly...

Enterprise Africa talks to Nautic Africa CEO, Greg Wessels, about how this Cape Town-based shipyard is positioning itself at the peak of the African shipbuilding industry through constant innovation which earns it the reputation as the leader in...

The Nedbank Group is one of South Africa's four largest banks, and Nedbank Limited stands as its principal banking subsidiary. It specialises in a wide range of wholesale and retail banking services which combine with a growing insurance, asset...

Trading profitably but with major technical, safety and inherited financial issues, Buffalo Coal called in mining heavyweight Rowan Karstel to devise and lead a rescue and recovery strategy. Challenges remain says the reforming CEO, “but things are...

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) represents one of the five operating divisions that comprise the Transnet SOC Ltd colossus. It is responsible for the safe, effective and efficient economic functioning of the national port system, providing...

BluChip Retail Solutions is expanding its reach across Africa and growing into new markets in Europe and the Middle East. This South African success story started life 20 years ago but only kicked into top gear following a change of ownership five...

The goal of African Financial Group is ‘to become a globally competitive and diversified Pan African investment company’. Chairman Dr Gil Mahlati explains that investments into healthcare provision in an underserviced sector of the market will help...

When a company rises quickly to become an industry leader so dominant as Select PPE, it is difficult not to sit up and take notice. Since it was first established in 1998 – just 19 years ago, Select PPE has emerged to become Southern Africa’s...

Nairobi-based Resolution Insurance is looking past the current economic woes in Kenya towards a bright future. It is developing new product lines and investing in new technologies to continue ‘protecting what you value’, with customer service of...

In the year of its 70th anniversary, Sylko is a company going through major changes, positioning itself for a strong future in a new factory and with a new owner. Product development and innovation remains at the heart of the business and MD...

NECSA is growing its market share in the international nuclear medicine industry, and is now ramping up plans for a new nuclear power station in the Western Cape. Site selection and environmental impact reports are complete and DEA approval has...

For more than seven decades, National Ship Chandlers has been supplying the seafaring vessels that dock at African ports with quality goods and services, ensuring that trade keeps flowing across the entire African continent.

Major new investment in a foundry and a strategy that includes expansion into three African states, mark an eventful year for the South African arm of global manufacturer and supplier Metso. “We are a critical cog in the mining industry, and in...

It is 10 years since Petra Diamonds, the London-listed diamond producing organisation, took over at the Free State’s Koffiefontein mine. According to General Manager, Lino Nkuna, the great success of the past decade has been the way in which the...