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Come along on a journey with me as we delve into the African business world with Dr. Rutendo Hwindingwi. With over 20 years of expertise, he's the man and founder behind Tribe Africa Advisory, crafting business programs for major companies across the continent.   Beyond the suits and strategies, he also wears hats as the non-exec director of the British Chamber of Business...

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Workplace productivity is commonly assessed by evaluating the influence an employee has on the business and its stakeholders, explains Marie Huyser, HR Director of Porcupine Union.

Porcupine Union is a company specialising in providing user-friendly HR technology, HR systems, and innovations to diverse industries an...

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Seeking to transform service delivery in the motor industry, Julie Calidicott became an automotive industry entrepreneur.

She established Pinewood SA, addressing the challenge of reselling, implementing, and managing the Pinewood Dealer Management System software for South African motor dealerships.

This product is intended to help dealerships deliver better client service...

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While there are ongoing discussions regarding the perceived shortage of skills in Africa, an entrepreneur from Soweto, Africa Nkosi, the co-founder of Khonology, a software development business, is dedicated to demonstrating that Africa unquestionably possesses the capability to create world-class business solutions through technology, digitisation, and automation, as well...

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Venete Klein, a renowned business author and the owner of a highly successful consulting firm, shares the winning formula for success: "Keep your focus sharp and outwork everyone around you."

With humble beginnings as a waste clerk in the banking sector in 1978, Klein's determination propelled her to become the first female Executive Director for Barclays in South Africa i...

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Jason Morris's journey started in the cinema business before taking a daring leap and founding a freight company with just R750, resulting in an impressive R20 million turnover in one year. Later, excelling in law as a debt counsellor, Jason emphasizes the importance of an information-driven society and advanced technology, giving the younger generation a 'business headsta...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Even as a young schoolboy, Thina Nodada showcased his entrepreneurial spirit, standing out from the crowd. However, he soon realised that he had a burning desire to carve his own path. With this fierce determination, Thina embarked on a transformative journey, honing his skills through a rigorous graduate program focused on imports and exports while working for a prominen...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za The director of a company needs to stay close to the coalface, yet remain detached enough to effectively direct the business. This, according to Brian Lupton-Smith, has been the key to the success of Witon Chemicals over the past quarter of a century. Witon is a Latex Compounding organisation servicing the local Textile and Flooring industry. Born in the Cape but bred ...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za #DoingSomethingGreat This is Yaron Assabi’s mission in life. As a proud cancer survivor, Assabi is an entrepreneur who is passionate about ICT. The Digital Solutions Group (www.dsg.co.za), established in 1998, was his brainchild. DSG specialises in relationship marketing solutions.  The art of relationship marketing, says Assabi, is about having real relationships. A...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Although not as hands-on as he used to be 20 years ago, Duram MD Mike Stekhoven still has his finger firmly on the pulse of the paint industry. The Duram family business originated in 1981, when Stekhoven bought a company that had developed a polyurethane waterproofing product called Duram 195. Since then, Duram has continuously pushed the boundaries of ‘smart paint’ ov...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Alex MacPhail had a fascination with flying from a young age and has been a professional pilot for 21 years. Trained as an Air Force pilot, MacPhail spent three years flying formation aerobatic displays with the Silver Falcons. Thereafter he piloted Airbus and Boeing airliners all over the world for 12 years, before being retrenched due to the demise of SAA. MacPhail’s ...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za As one of the continent’s most knowledgeable leaders in Mining Engineering, Bernard Swanepoel demonstrated, as CEO of Harmony Gold, the ability to manage the delicate balance between cost and optimised productivity through team work. With more than 40 years’ experience in the South African mining industry, of which a quarter of a decade was in executive management, Swane...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Paul Higgins' see possibilities and make things work has been key in establishing DINGO as an industry-standard in predictive maintenance. Originally from Queensland, Australia, Paul completed an MSc in Engineering Management in Missouri, USA, before spending a number of years with Clorox in California, leading maintenance improvement efforts at 34 manufacturing faciliti...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Duncan Blackburn, retired owner of Karbochem Holdings, boasts extensive experience in process engineering and change management. He explains how Karbochem became a private holding company, holding assets purchased from Sentrachem Ltd. The buyout signalled the start of an era focusing on innovative product development, process improvement and environmental best practice. ...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za Stephan Colle, Chairman of the Board of Belgotex International, is a carpet and textile entrepreneur who has exceeded industry benchmarks to boost the flooring trade. The son in law of the late Roger De Clerck, a highly influential Belgian ‘captain of industry’, Stephan recalls how he and wife Anne established a progressive manufacturing plant in Pietermaritzburg in 198...

BizCrush Sponsored by the SLC Group: https://slcgroup.co.za The Synthetic Latex Company plays a pivotal role in the SA chemical industry. MD Quentin van den Heever recounts how SLC originated in 1967 as a joint venture with Revertex SA, which 50 years later culminated in an acquisition from Karbochem Holdings. SLC produces latex polymers for the coatings, construction, paper & board and carpet & textile industries, and br...