Having just celebrated its 110th birthday, Defy Appliances today finds itself Southern Africa's largest manufacturer and distributor of major domestic appliances. From its head office in Jacobs, Durban, Defy offers to the consumer the full range of...
Profiles
DU ROI LABORATORY – Yielding Significant Results
Du Roi Laboratory specialises in the production and distribution of disease-free, virus-indexed tissue culture sugarcane and banana plants. These are multiplied from superior selections obtained from the Du Roi Laboratory foundation block and...
SKA PROJECT – A Giant Leap for Telescope Technology
The SKA Project is an international endeavor to build the world's largest radio telescope, with a collecting area and ultimately sensitivity that will be orders of magnitude higher than any other instrument that exist today. South Africa has...
CARATCO – A Diamond Is Forever
From its beginnings in 1985 as a small wholesale company, Caratco has grown through innovation and business expertise to become one of the largest diamond, gem and jewellery groups in South Africa. It is the sole distributor in the country of the...
JURGENS CI – The Key to the Outdoors
With caravans enjoying an ever increasing popularity across South Africa, Jurgens Ci is well placed as the largest manufacturer in the country. Established 62 years ago, it has gone on to command a 90% share of the local caravan market and operates...
ADDAX – Sierra Leone’s Sustainable Future
Addax Bioenergy is one of three energy subsidiaries through which AOG Energy pursues a strategy of diversified investment. Since its foundation in 1987 it has been investing in energy, and has gone on to be regarded among the most agile, principled...
SASRIA – Protecting South Africa Against Extraordinary Risks
Having celebrated 35 years of protecting the country’s assets in 2014, Sasria’s core business is the provision of short-term insurance for riots, strikes, terrorism, civil commotion and public disorder to a range of corporate and individual...
UKHUNI BUSINESS FURNITURE – Sitting Pretty at the Desk of Success
Founded in 1993 by Norman and Michael Stein, Ukhuni have constantly striven to cater their wares to the diverse needs of office-based businesses, designing, manufacturing, delivering and installing a range of innovative, bespoke office furniture...
AVENG DFC – Joining Forces in Valve Production
The founding in 2001 of Dynamic Fluid Control Pty Ltd brought together seven of the most well known and established brands in the local and international valve industry. Some of these date way back to 1958, and under its new name DFC seeks to...
NANDO’S South Africa – Building a Global Chicken Empire
Now a ubiquitous sight in 35 countries across the world, the Nando’s story began hundreds of years ago, with Portuguese explorers setting sail for the East in search of adventure and the legendary spice route. It was in Africa they discovered the...
DARK FIBRE AFRICA – Connect and Conquer
Over the past seven years as one of South Africa’s leading providers of telecommunication cables, Dark Fibre Africa has grown significantly. With their open access business model allowing small and large businesses alike to connect to high speed,...
MONTIGNY INVESTMENTS – Leading the Drive Toward Sustainable Forestry
Montigny Investments started life in 1997 as a small sawmilling and timber trading business, supplying just one mine, and has since grown into a diversified international organisation with an annual turnover in excess of R800 million. Committed to...
SHELL – Shell in the driving seat for future energy
When you're sat on the fifth largest reserve of shale gas in world, it helps to have experts like Shell South Africa on your doorstep Since their arrival in 1902 to supply paraffin and kerosene to help light and heat communities, Shell South Africa...
AFRISAM – Leading the Way In Sustainable Construction
AfriSam has been at the heart of African infrastructure development for the past 80 years, having established itself as a leading supplier of the highest quality construction materials and technical solutions guided by its core values of people,...
TRANSNET – The Key Link In the Chain
Delivering efficient, safe and reliable services to South Africa, Transnet is both the largest and most crucial aspect of the freight logistics chain, ensuring the safe passage of thousands of tons of delivered daily to each and every one of the...
ISOWALL – Industry leading insulated panel specialists
Decades of experience and an enviable national reputation are serving Isowall Group well as the insulated panel specialist goes from strength to strength amid tough economic conditions. Thanks to Isowall’s panel technology, precious stocks of food...
BOTSWANA INSURANCE COMPANY – Hassle-Free Insurance
The Botswana Insurance Company's history is steeped in local ownership and investment, ever since its incorporation on the 12th August 1975 for the purpose of dealing in general and life assurance business. Following new management BIC aspires to...
SA SHIPYARDS – Sailing Towards Success
As Africa’s largest building and repair company for commercial ships, naval vessels and a range of other marine structures, Southern African Shipyards is at the forefront of the growth and development of the African shipbuilding industry. Although...