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Accommodation and food service activitiesAgriculture forestry and fishingSouth Africa
The SMMEs struggle continues – the Poultry and egg industry is no different
Like most industries in South Africa, the poultry and egg industry is dominated by a few big players that have been operating for decades, entrenched themselves and diversified by investing...
Real estate activitiesSouth Africa
Is Digitisation and Working from Home Disrupting the Real Estate Sector?
This blog is written at a time when the Real estate sector in South Africa is facing another big knock caused by the massive unrest and looting taking place at...
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...
Other service activitiesSouth Africa
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...
