In the west of the vast Indian Ocean, the tropical island of Mauritius sits as a last stead for vessels crossing from Southern Africa to the East. More than 700 miles from Madagascar, Mauritius is a critical stop in shipping routes between the...
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BIDTRAVEL: Traveller Confidence and Demand Continue to Skyrocket
A proudly Bidvest company, BidTravel, through its 11 companies, provides industry-leading travel management services to corporate businesses and leisure travellers through an extensive local, regional, international, and online network. The return...
NOMAD AFRICA TOURS & SAFARIS: Nomad Team Keeps the Dream Alive for Real African Tourism
The race is on in southern Africa’s tourism game. Once a darling of the region, with millions of foreign visitors flooding in to witness Africa’s beauty first hand, the Covid-19 pandemic slammed the doors shut. International visitors were forced to...
XENIA PHARMACEUTICAL: Trustworthy, Superior Quality, Affordable – Fuelling a Healthy Future in Africa
Southern Africa's veterinary medicine sector serves as a pivotal contributor to the domestic economy and holds significant importance to crucial industries, notably the agriculture and retail sectors. Unprecedented growth in the pet industry,...
MCWADE PRODUCTIONS: Sparking a Local Manufacturing Revolution
Last year, in the wake of the pandemic, as all industries struggled against the backdrop of a weak South African economy, insight from Pan-African Investment and Research Services suggested that just a 10% increase in manufacturing investment in...
LINK AFRICA: Open Access to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa
With the pandemic and the swift life-changes that came in 2020, a new workplace culture and a different way of doing business drove innovation. Life online became more important and increasingly critical for South Africa’s resilient business...
SA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Positive Future Prognosis After Pandemic Turmoil
Time have never been tougher for the National Department of Health. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, and re-emergence of the economy after some of the world’s strictest lockdowns, there is a hangover, with the virus still in circulation (South...
NEW AGE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS: Where Quality is Not the Exception, it is the Rule
Founded in 2003, New Age Engineering Solutions rapidly approaches its 20th anniversary having become recognised as one of the top and most trusted structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping (SMEIP) construction companies in...
G4S KENYA: Technology Transition Toughens G4S Kenya
Security on the continent remains big business. Global and local companies compete for a share of a large pie, and those that can deliver enjoy considerable spoils. The largest private company in Africa is G4S, globally recognised for securing...
KAMOA COPPER: Modern Mining Exemplified in the Heart of Africa
Copper is commonly known as the king of ‘green metals’, and with the sizeable and urgent global shift towards decarbonisation, demand will most likely increase markedly in line with the transition towards clean energy and transportation...
TRI-STAR CONSTRUCTION: Sparkling Tri-Star Thrives Through Tough Term
A quarter century ago, Tri-Star was purchased by Derek Wheals and Billy McNeil. A decorating and renovations business, founded in 1979, Tri-Star underwent a period of change at the hands of the new owners. Wheals, a Quantity Surveyor, and McNeil, a...
WANAWAKE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES: Powerful Player Provides Purposeful Progress
Sean and Saretha Sandham have created a leading import and distribution business for the industrial products sector. Coming out of a challenging set of circumstances, this enterprise has boomed, seeing fantastic growth while others have scaled...
CHEMICAL PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES: Innovation and Combined Capacity Leave CPT Uniquely Positioned
Established in 2001 and now consummately staffed by 74 permanent employees, Chemical Process Technologies (CPT) is a private chemical synthesis company within the animal health industry, also supplying fine chemicals to various other industries....
BUILD IT: Quality Materials Ensure That No Place Is Like Home
Supplying quality building materials and supremely serving communities has been Build it’s purpose for more than 35 years. Born of humble beginnings, the Group has enjoyed an explosion of growth in this time to now preside over 404 stores across...
COLCOM: 80-Year-Old Colcom Looking Forward to Bright Future
Colcom has developed a strong blueprint for operating a quality-focused food production business in a challenging economic climate…
CLIMATE NEUTRAL GROUP: AgriCarbon to Grow Ambition in Genuine Climate Change Projects
There is both a problem and opportunity across the agricultural heartlands of the world, where our food is grown and our emissions can be absorbed. The problem – the soil is quickly becoming inept and unproductive, and the amount of carbon being...
NOVA PROPERTY GROUP: Developments Continue at Super Nova
At its heart, explains CEO Dominique Haese, Nova Properties is a specialist management company that itself owns a packed portfolio of residential, commercial, and mixed-use property, and fulfils a particular and specialised rental collection and...
EDUVOS: An Education to Unlock Your Future
Eduvos has a long history in South Africa as a credible private Higher Education institute in South Africa. After many years in different shapes and forms the choice to settle on today’s moniker for the institution came as the result of a change of...