The Clientele Group has been providing South Africans with affordable insurance products for over 25 years. The company’s goal is to be South Africa’s most reliable and valued financial services partner and, calling on a strong history and a...
Profiles
Pioneering: The Pain And The Gain
For Eqstra Fleet Management the benefits of radical strategic transformation were decisive and alluring. But the scale of the accompanying IT upscale was to prove unexpectedly challenging. Now, months after its implementations, EFM has a “unique...
Hilux and Fortuner Drive Investment in South Africa
Toyota South Africa is one of the industry’s leading organisations. Topping sales charts, employing thousands of South Africans, and bringing major investment into the country, this is a business that is changing perceptions of an industry that has...
The Leading Lights in South African Retail
Woolworths has been setting the standard in retail right from the outset, when it first opened its doors to the public in Cape Town in October 1931. Founder Max Sonnenberg won over the public with his dynamic store policies that sought to set...
Continental Growth Strategy for SA Software Developer
MIP Holdings is developing new products to go with a new strategy that will see it aggressively target expansion on the African continent. An industry leader in software development for the financial services industry, this proudly South African...
Project Managers Growing Despite Tough Times
Completing major projects - all over Africa - on time, on budget and to top quality specs, GHC Africa is a project management firm with a glowing reputation. Director Mike Woodruff tells us more about how the company will be growing outside of SA,...
The Show Must Go On
When it comes to event planning in South Africa, the name on many people’s lips is Gearhouse South Africa. Gearhouse is a leading business in the events industry, supplying lighting, audio, electrical, stage, sets and much more, to large and small...
First For Freight Into Africa
As the logistics industry in sub-Saharan Africa becomes more and more complicated thanks to rising fuel price, security and infrastructure concerns, it pays to partner with a reliable and experienced company that can deliver quality service,...
Making Light Work of Surface Mining
Established in 2004, Close-Up is a mining company with expertise in every facet of mining projects, from establishment of new box-cuts right through to undertaking mine rehabilitation. It is based in Mpumalanga, South Africa, and specialises in...
Investments Secure BBF Safety’s Industry Status
BBF Safety Group is home to some of the most recognised PPE brands in Africa. After its formation in 2014, following a challenging period for the industry, this business is now stuck on a growth path and is implementing a strategy that will see it...
Maintaining and Raising African Banking Standards
No matter the business, individual or situation, one thing does not change: money is key, which makes keeping it secure all the more important. The Banking Association South Africa is an industry body representing all registered banks in South...
“We Want To Be Known For Family And Quality Food”
As the Panarottis franchise business, part of Spur Corporation, approaches the milestone of 100 outlets, Enterprise Africa talks to COO Tyrone Herdman-Grant about what makes this much-loved Italian eatery so special....
A Mark of Distinction
Having traded for more than 15 decades, the Birch’s name has been stitched into almost every distinguished South African fraternity in the last century, providing everything from academic robes, to clerical, municipal and legal attire....
Driving Business Forward
2017 looks set to be a bumper year for Pretoria-based Afrirent. With an ambitious expansion plan under way, this 100% black-owned fleet management specialist is hoping to finish the year as one of the leading names in vehicle rental and management...
KANSAI PLASCON – Creating a Pan-African Paint and Coatings Business
After being acquired by Japanese company Kansai Paint in 2011, South Africa’s Plascon paint brand is now aiming for market leadership across the entire African continent. Kansai Plascon Africa CEO, Farid Masood, tells Enterprise Africa that the...
Drinks And Mortar
With radical new laws set to hamper South Africa’s drinks industry, Peter Coutsourides, Managing Director of leading wholesaler Big Daddy’s Liquor Stores, sets out the urgency for developing the entrepreneur mindset in a country of high...
SA’s Trusted Mining Systems Supplier
Becker Mining South Africa CEO, Ken Quick tells Enterprise Africa that the company is experiencing growth despite challenging conditions in the local industry and local economy. Developing new products, and offering a portfolio of tried and tested,...
Breakthrough For SA’s ‘Hounded’ Doctors’ At Risk
With rocketing medical liability cover premiums driving obstetricians and other specialists from their professions, Randburg-headquartered Constantia Insurance has launched South Africa’s first home-grown medical indemnity insurance product. “We...