Despite big obstacles, AfCFTA viewed as key to weaving new trade and industrial tapestry

In the grand tapestry of international commerce, Africa’s 55 nations have stood as individual threads rather than a unified fabric of economic opportunity. But a new era of collaboration being... 

Rhian Capostagno

This we profile Rhian Capostagno, a partner at Partners in Performance, a firm of management consultants 

Will the Zimbabwe Gold, or ZiG, restore currency confidence?

The heightened sense of urgency within Zimbabwe’s government to act as the country’s currency crashed – losing 90% of its value since the beginning of the year – was there for all to see in the... 

Tertius Zitzke

This week we profile Tertius Zitzke, CEO of 4Sight Holdings, a diversified technology group whose strategic vision is digital transformation for businesses through seamlessly integrating the... 

Fatima-Joyce Packery

This week we profile Fatima-Joyce Packery, CEO of PF Africa Mining, which operates ferrochrome recovery plants 

Rethabile Melamu

This week we profile Rethabile Melamu, CEO of the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association, a not-for-profit industry association that represents close to 700 actors along the solar... 

Pieter du Preez

This week we profile Pieter du Preez, CFO at Blyvoor Gold, a South African gold mining company that operates the Blyvoor mine, on Johannesburg’s West Rand 

Nitesh Singh

This week we profile Nitesh Singh, communications media and technology lead for for Africa at Accenture, a global professional services company that helps businesses, governments and other... 

Schalk van der Merwe

This week we profile Schalk van der Merwe, GM of the industrial water tube division at John Thomson, is involved in the design, manufacture, building and maintenance of industrial and utility... 

Balwin to develop new lifestyle estate in KZN

JSE-listed large-scale residential property developer Balwin Properties announced on Wednesday that it has concluded agreements to develop a 1 260-apartment lifestyle estate in the larger Westown... 

Ignatius Sehoole

This week we profile Ignatius Sehoole, Southern Africa CEO and Africa chairperson at audit, tax and advisory professional services firm KPMG 

Andrew Middleton

This week we profile Andrew Middleton, CEO of GoSolr, a solar systems installation company 

Bulelwa Mhlongo

This week we profile Bulelwa Mhlongo, who is the financial manager at Multotec, a leading supplier of mineral processing equipment 

Akhona Qengqe

This week we profile Akhona Qengqe, GM for Africa at popular chicken restaurant chain KFC  

Ola Oyetayo

This week we profile Ola Oyetayo, CEO of Verto, which has offices in the UK, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and India, and delivers enhanced cross-border payments for businesses all over the world 

Nolan Daniel

This week we profile Nolan Daniel, joint CEO of fintech company Payment24  

Commissioning of Zimbabwe ferrochrome plant under way

A novel smelting plant that produces ultra-low-carbon, high-grade ferrochrome at a fraction of the time it takes conventional facilities is being wet-commissioned at the African Chrome Fields (ACF)... 

Minister highlights Zimbabwe mining sector’s growth potential

By bringing previously unregulated small-scale miners into the formal fold and introducing incentives for established producers, Zimbabwe has boosted its gold output from about 20 t to 35 t a year... 

Andile Africa

This week we profile Andile Africa, CEO of the Automotive Industry Development Centre, which was established to develop and transform the automotive industry in South Africa into a globally... 

Jurie Bezuidenhout

This week we profile Jurie Bezuidenhout, MD of The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts, a hospitality group 

Themba Baloyi

This week we profile Themba Baloyi, MD of Voith Turbo South Africa, which is engaged in the marketing, assembly, service and sales support of engineering products in mining and metals, paper, rail,... 

Matt LiVigni

This week we profile Matt LiVigni, MD of tyre manufacturer Continental Tyre South Africa  

Yolisa Tshabalala

This week we feature Yolisa Tshabalala, co-founder and director of Imizizi, a provider of transformative people management, advisory and consulting services – from hire to retire 

Kennedy Chinganya

This week we profile Kennedy Chinganya, MD of telecommunications company Altron Nexus  

Chris Norton

This week we profile Chris Norton, the Johannesburg-based regional director for Africa at Veeam Software, a global leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions  

Logan Naicker

This week we profile Logan Naicker, CEO of Alstom Ubunye is involved in the manufacturing, servicing and maintenance of rail products and components for the local and export markets 

Carlo Bolzonello

This week we profile Carlo Bolzonello, country leader of Trellix South Africa, a cybersecurity solutions provider 

Pule Mothibe

This week we profile Pule Mothibe, incoming CEO of Entsika Consulting, which provides services ranging from business consulting and advisory to internal audit, engineering and construction, power,... 

Anabel Vieira

This week we profile Anabel Vieira, FD of Octodec Investments, a JSE-listed real estate investment trust with a diversified portfolio of 250 residential, retail, office, industrial and specialised... 

Nomfundiso Matjila

This week we profile Nomfundiso Matjila, acting GM of Integrity NDT Projects, a nondestructive testing company that specialises in various types of conventional and advanced nondestructive methods 

Sereme Maphaka

This week we profile Sereme Maphaka, CEO of Methano Group, an engineering, procurement, construction and management company that is active in the mining, water, renewable energy, and industry sectors 

Takura Malaba

This week we profile Takura Malaba, South Africa country manager Bolt, an Estonian e-hailing services company with operations in over 45 countries 

Thando Makhoba

This week we profile Thando Makhoba, MD of Multotec Rubber, a mill-lining and rubber-wear products original-equipment manufacturer 

Brad Rogers

This week we profile Brad Rogers, CEO and MD of Jupiter Mines, a 49.9% investor in the Tshipi Borwa manganese mine, in South Africa 

Martin Masitise

This week we profile Martin Masitise, founder and CEO of Mohlalefi Engineering, a manufacturer of mining roof support products 

Milé Sofijanic

This week we profile Milé Sofijanic, MD of ECS Associates, a contract and project management consulting, advisory services and training company 

Gaetano Perillo

This week we profile Gaetano Perillo, CEO of Weldamax, which trades as Unique Welding and is a gas and welding consumables distributor 

Bilal Adam

This week we profile Bilal Adam, CEO of Rand Mutual Life Assurance  

Hadley Natus

This week we profile Hadley Natus, chairperson of the board of Tantalex Lithium Resources Corp, a lithium, tin and tantalum exploration and development company 

Yamkela Makupula

This week we profile Yamkela Makupula, CEO of the South African Diamond Producers Organisation, a nonprofit industry body that represents alluvial diamond miners and marketers across the country