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Other service activitiesSouth Africa
The Test Of Time
A colleague recently pointed out that First National Bank’s registration number shows that it was registered in 1929 (as Barclays South Africa), just as the world entered the great depression....
ManufacturingSouth Africa
Plastics and Its Quandary: Industries that have Great Potential to Create Jobs and Spur the Economy are not without Downsides
According to the latest figures available from Stats SA, the plastics manufacturing sector had an estimated turnover of R11.7bn in 2019, with net profit after tax and dividends an estimated...
ConstructionSouth Africa
The Unsung Heroes of the Build Environment – The Installation Sector Who Can Advance Economic Activity
The Building Installation Sector, like many other sectors was hit very hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and its dependence on the construction industry in the property sector that came to...
Other service activitiesSouth AfricaTransportation and storage
Impact of COVID-19 on the Freight and Road Transport
The South African economy was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. GDP declined by 7% in 2020 with a growth forecast of between 3% and 3.6% for 2021. This had...
Other service activitiesSouth Africa
Pockets of Excellence
Under the circumstances, it is easy to be pessimistic, but South African society has backbone and we should take pride in our many pockets of excellence. My wife and I...
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Less is more
According the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa there is no set rule, but the guideline is that one person ought not to hold more than five posts as non-executive...
Accommodation and food service activitiesArts entertainment and recreationSouth Africa
Re-Inventing Tourism
One of South Africa’s best kept secrets is the big and small five game reserve of Mapungubwe which, 1,000 years ago, was the home to a sophisticated African kingdom which traded with Arabia, China and India and where the ancient golden rhino was uncovered. On an early morning game drive, we had the extraordinary experience of seeing a bush buck giving birth and witnessed a bask of crocodiles at a waterhole, seemingly oblivious to the ready-made meals all around them.
Other service activitiesSouth Africa
The Impact Of The Covid 19 Virus On Individual Industries
These are trying times, but hopefully, once the pandemic has exhausted itself, we will be living in a wiser world. The lockdown presents an opportunity to research new business and new markets to pursue when it lifts. To assist South African businesses in these difficult times, Who Owns Whom is offering a 50% discount on all industry reports purchased during this period
