August 2015

We’ve been spending a long time this month looking at the effects of good as well as poor management of people – it’s so often the topic that either directly or indirectly defines the success or otherwise of a company. Without wishing to turn this page into a blog discussing in depth the rights and wrongs of the situation, the current unrest in the mining industry is far from a new topic and undoubtedly has a major negative impact on the economy, whilst strikes at MTN ultimately cost the CEO his position.

On the other side of the coin, wireless carriers new CEO has helped to end the strikes and pledges to restore unity to the company – it will be interesting to read more about this in coming months. On another positive note, a company making a real show of successful staff management is Ukhuni Business Furniture, whose co-founder speaks to us this month in an exclusive interview to tell of growth across the business.

Other features include a look at the quite frankly breath-taking SKA & MeerKAT project, exploring South Africa’s leader in leisure holidays Jurgens CI, as well as many other fascinating case studies of industry leading companies.

As always, we thank you for taking the time to read our publication which we take great pride in putting together and bringing to you every month. If you would like to get in touch, feel free – we welcome your comment!