City Power Johannesburg: Meeting the challenge of energy demand
The challenge of delivering a reliable supply of electricity to the city of Johannesburg is anything but straight forward. With power shortages, increasing demand and theft, the role of City Power Johannesburg has been put in the spotlight in recent years. City Power was established in 2001 as an independent municipal entity, wholly owned by […]
Farmgate Dairy: Delivering quality and success
Finding a foothold in a competitive industry is always a challenge for a new business. At Farmgate Dairy, the solution was to focus on quality products to a local market in the early months, when the company formed back in 2010. Today the business, located in KwaZulu Natal, has well and truly established itself as […]
Eskom: Facing the challenges of reliable power supply
The challenge of supplying South Africa with a regular supply of power seems to be highlighted on an almost daily basis in the press. Charged with this huge and complicated issue is Eskom, the national utility, trying to balance challenging finances, an ageing infrastructure and increasing demand. “Eskom generates approximately 95 per cent of the […]
PetroSA: Inspiring a bright future for South Africa’s energy supply
The oil and gas sector is one under pressure and innovation always lurks just under the surface. For PetroSA it has been a busy year, with the opening on its geosciences facility one of the major highlights. That Cape Town-based project became a reality last August for the state-owned oil company, with the site boasting […]
G4S South Africa: Offering peace of mind in an insecure world
The world of security is a complex, highly sophisticated, technological challenge in modern South Africa. The ability to adapt to new threats, to accurately assess risk and to implement successful security systems is an art form of its own and something G4S South Africa has perfected over many years. “We operate in a different market […]
Massmart: Ongoing progress underlines a tumultuous year
Last winter The SA-Mag explored the success and continued evolution of Massmart as the company had embarked upon a major initiative to improve its environmental footprint and work closer with local suppliers. In what has been a tumultuous subsequent year, we revisit some of the key developments to have emerged subsequently. There was a major […]
Merck (Pty) Ltd: Blending old traditions with the modern world
The pharmaceutical industry is dominated by global giants. Increasingly the African continent is becoming home to this multi-national corporations, with a particular focus on South Africa. Merck has business interests across the sub-Saharan region, offering customers a wide range of products – from innovative prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines to life science solutions. The company […]
The Port of Cape Town: The gateway to economic development
The City of Cape Town is undergoing huge infrastructure transformation at present. From improved roads and rail tracks, the local economy and socially deprived areas are now being boosted by better transport links – and the same is very much true at the local port. Cape Town is situated approximately 120 nautical miles north-west of […]
Kloovenburg: A Vintage Way of Life
Among South Africa’s wonderful array of natural resources, the Western Cape plays host to some of the world’s finest slopes for wine growing. Located just an hour’s drive north-east of Cape Town, Kloovenburg has established a fine reputation for hospitality, innovation, olives and of course high quality wines. The wines came first, with the du […]
At Source Handmade Foods (Pty) Ltd: A Marriage of Tradition and Innovation
Pitching a business to the retail giants can be a long, drawn-out affair. Indeed, when Handri Conradie, CEO of At Source Handmade Foods first approached South Africa’s major supermarkets, it would have been easy to have dismissed his hopes as a gamble. However, 2002 was in many ways the beginning of a dream Conradie had […]