Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: The Smart, Creative and Developmental City.
Ekurhuleni is a Metropolitan Municipality with the largest concentration of industry in South Africa (and in Africa). The Municipality covers a wide area from Germiston in the west to Springs and Nigel in the east. It aims to provide affordable, sustainable and people-centred services across its housing, transportation and industry sectors. Ekurhuleni is one of […]
Transnet: Distributing South Africa’s growth potential
The rate of growth for any nation’s economy is intrinsically linked to its transport infrastructure. In South Africa, the weight of burden lies at the feet of Transnet, an organisation which can trace its roots back to the mid-19th Century. Today Transnet operates as the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain […]
PetroSA: Developing Partnerships
PetroSA is a South African based oil company. They have supplied the country with energy for over 50 years. This year, the company struck a $400-million deal with Rosgeo for oil and gas developments. PetroSA made an agreement with Russian firm Rosgeo in the presence of Ministers of Energy at the 9th Annual Brics Summit […]
Profert Holdings (Pty) Ltd: Expanding Horizons
The old saying purports that success breeds success, no matter what business you are in. It is a philosophy that has been adopted, adapted and applied with spectacular results at Profert Holdings (Pty) Ltd. The company has in recent years undertaken a remarkable strategy of diversification through acquisitions and a quick look at the Group’s […]
Mouldings and Frames International: Picture perfect
Transition can be a challenging time for any company. At Mouldings and Frames International (MFI), the need for a succession plan has been smoothly delivered and the business is moving from a family-run affair to a privately-owned entity. MFI is the country’s leading exponent of picture frames having grown from a small, family-owned 3-man business, […]
AMIC Trading (Pty) Ltd: Converting success into child’s play
Back in 2012, one of the world’s leading toy brands was involved in a takeover, with ambitious new owners vowing to grasp the opportunity to expand across Africa. Toys ‘R’ Us and Reggies passed into the hands of Mohsin Mia and Christian Larsen, who saw the opportunity of moving from the distribution of toys and […]
Aspen Nutritionals: Merging expertise for a sustainable future
In late December 2013, the proposed merger between Aspen Nutritionals and the local infant nutrition business of Pfizer Nutrition was approved by the Competition Tribunal. The tribunal imposed no conditions on the deal as it could find no evidence that the merger would prevent or lessen competition in the domestic market for baby milk. The […]
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality: Planning for an exciting future
Recent elections have cast an air of uncertainty over several important metro zones and town councils, where no political party has gained a majority of seats. These areas, at the time of writing, have two weeks in which to form a coalition or risk their local authority being taken over by the national government. There […]
Naledi Rail Engineering: Grasping Fresh Opportunities through Transformation
The combination of transformation and infrastructure development are creating a landscape of opportunity for a new generation of entrepreneurs in South Africa. One such venture is Naledi Rail Engineering, established in June 2008, as a 100 per cent Black owned and controlled company. The company was formed with the express goal to become the first, […]
Electronic Toll Collection: The green light for e-tolling
Hot off the press is the timely news that the South African National Assembly has passed the bill that would provide the legal framework to e tolling. However, this bill has not yet reached the end of its journey, as it still needs to go via the National Council of Provinces after which it is […]