October 2017

Fantastic news from some of South Africa’s industry leading organisations in the October edition – expansion is on the agenda. The businesses that have been able to look past the short-term economic plight of the country are those that are going to thrive in the future when significant growth returns to the economy.

Transnet Port Terminals is investing in infrastructure to improve its productivity and efficiency – its first female Chief Executive, Nozipho Sithole talks to Enterprise Africa about her plans for the business. The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is expanding its reach across the continent and working on developing new partnerships that will greatly benefit the country’s science and technology industries – SANSA CEO, Val Munsami tells us more. Imperial Holdings continues to invest in international businesses, showing that South African organisations are more than capable of taking their ideas offshore and championing ‘brand SA’ – CEO Mark Lamberti tells us about his ideas for growth. Richards Bay Minerals is planning to expand its mining operation and has recently appointed a new MD, Billy Mawasha, who talks to Enterprise Africa about how this important minerals business will grow in the future.

We also talk to Matus, Airvent, Buscor, Select PPE, Big Five Duty Free and Chas Everitt International Property to understand more about how these proudly South African organisations are experiencing significant growth where their competitors are losing market share. One thing that is common among all of these exciting and growing businesses is strong leadership. Modern leadership seems to be more about a strict people focus – getting the most out of good people and retaining quality for the long-term benefit of the company.

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