There is a myriad of technologies that will shape our future and the future of business. Artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computer technology, internet of things and web-based technologies are at…
read moreIn its 2018 economic outlook, the African Development Bank (AfDB) says the continent’s infrastructure requirements run to $130–170 billion a year, far higher than earlier estimates of $93 billion. President…
read moreWhilst many financiers claim turnaround on financing from a few days to a few weeks, these timelines are only a reality if you’re fit and ready to take on the…
read moreOn Friday 21 September, The Franchise Association of SA and ProudlySA hosted a joint Supplier Development workshop positioning 23 empowered SMEs, whose products and services are at least 50% local, to SA’s…
read moreThis week the buzz around town is South Africa’s recession and whilst the reality is what it is, my nature is to be forward-looking and opportunity driven which is why…
read moreFood security continues to be a concern as food prices have continued to rise month after month. The devastating drought, continued farm attacks and ageing farmer-population, have all contributed to…
read moreThe DTI’s Agro-Processing Support Scheme (APSS) aims to stimulate investment in South African agro-processing/ beneficiation (agri-business) enterprises, with up to R20 million in matched grant funding available. This agro-processing incentive…
read moreOn the theme of localising and industrialising the South African economy, I’ve been working with the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) to enlighten Franchisors on the potential of utilising the various…
read moreOn Wednesday 23rd May 2018, Zahra and I attended the first ABSA Supplier Development Awards #SDAwards at The Empire in Johannesburg. This pioneering awards ceremony has been launched by ABSA…
read moreThe Manufacturing Indaba 2018, held on the 19th and 20th of July at the Sandton Convention Center, covered general matters around the de-industrialisation which has occurred in South Africa, what…
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