Zambia’s Cavmont Bank is set to open a number of new branches to help service areas of the country where its reach is limited. It is also set to enter the mobile payments sector in an effort to bring unbanked Zambians into the formal banking...
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France’s Wirquin to Expand Further in South Africa
World leading sanitary equipment specialist, Wirquin, will expand its operations in SA following an extended period of growth. New products will be added to the portfolio, manufacturing capacity will be increased and marketing activities stepped up...
Kit Kat Group’s Impressive Expansion Continues
Pretoria’s Kit Kat Group is famed for its hugely successful cash and carry and Build Mart operations. But now it is focussed on rolling out its model nationwide, despite economic sloth. This is an ambitious business that is doing the right things...
Quality Retail Offering to Grow Across Shell Fuel Network
‘We put the service back into service-station, ensuring you always leave us a little happier than when you arrived’ is the message from Shell South Africa, and by building partnerships with some of the country’s most recognisable brands to deliver...
FormsXpress: Inked in SA History
As your one-stop-shop for any printing related enquiry, Cape Town’s FormsXpress is now one the country’s industry leaders. 25 years old this year, FormsXpress continues to invest in growth and CEO John Donaldson is excited about the future.
People are the Power of Bidvest Prestige
Bidvest Prestige CEO, Jegie Padmanathan says that his 40,000-strong workforce is growing by 6-7% each year; more people are gaining training, development and upskilling; and the company continues to look for expansion opportunities to bring about...
VDMMA Drives Transformation of Silo District
Much-celebrated Cape Town-based architectural practice, VDMMA, is approaching completion with its projects in the V&A Waterfront’s Silo District. The area has been developed into an all-encompassing ‘public realm’ for the entire city to...
50 Years, 50 million Carats and Counting
100 years ago, the Fourth General Conference on Weights and Measures adopted the Metric Carat as the official measurement for gemstone weights. 50 years ago, production started at South Africa’s Finsch Diamond Mine. Today, Finsch has produced...
Quality Retail Offering to Grow Across Shell Fuel Network
‘We put the service back into service-station, ensuring you always leave us a little happier than when you arrived’ is the message from Shell South Africa, and by building partnerships with some of the country’s most recognisable brands to deliver...
30 Years of Protecting SA Industry
After 30 years, Pienaar Bros continues to ‘bring safety to the workplace’ and, with a number of expansion and growth plans underway, its reach looks set to be extended further into Africa. Co-founder and Managing Director, Brian Pienaar tells us...
France’s Wirquin to Expand Further in South Africa
World leading sanitary equipment specialist, Wirquin, will expand its operations in SA following an extended period of growth. New products will be added to the portfolio, manufacturing capacity will be increased and marketing activities stepped up...
Household Giants Eye African Expansion
Established in 1965 with the aim of manufacturing day-to-day household products, Chet Chemicals manufacturing facility in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, now produces between 200 and 300 metric tons of liquids and powder detergents per day. Chet has...
‘Absolutely Unbelievable’ Six Months For Carara Agro Processing
One year on from our last look at the Carara Agro Processing business in the Eastern Cape, Enterprise Africa revisits to find out more about how the company is performing through drought, economic uncertainty and generally unpredictable times.
25 Years and Counting for Zambia’s Cavmont Bank
Zambia’s Cavmont Bank is set to open a number of new branches to help service areas of the country where its reach is limited. It is also set to enter the mobile payments sector in an effort to bring unbanked Zambians into the formal banking...
B&M Garments Remains Stitched in Fabric of Botswana
With times tougher than ever for Shashe-based B&M Garments, the company is looking to add value to its products and improve its range, offering first-class products and service to customers in a time where every order counts.
Atlantis Foundries Forging New Opportunities
After a challenging year in 2016 as a result of the decline of the Class 8 Market in the US, Western Cape-based Atlantis Foundries, global leader in supply of heavy-duty engine blocks, is looking forward to a prosperous future with a number of...
Atlantis Foundries Forging New Opportunities
After a challenging year in 2016, as a result of the decline of the Class 8 Market in the US, Western Cape-based Atlantis Foundries, global leader in supply of heavy-duty engine blocks, is looking forward to a prosperous future with a number of...
Winelands Pork Has the Recipe for Success
In an effort to promote quality, sustainable South African pork, the South African Pork Producers Association has introduced the pork 360 accreditation programme. The first pork business to gain this admired certification is one of the country’s...