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Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: A Journey of Resilience

As we commemorate Women’s History Month this March 2024, it’s essential to shine a spotlight on some of the remarkable contributions of women entrepreneurs. Despite facing unique challenges, women-owned businesses continue to thrive, innovate, and drive economic growth in South Africa’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Empowering Women Entrepreneurs A Journey of Resilience Women entrepreneurs in South Africa have embarked on remarkable journeys marked by resilience, determination, and unwavering perseverance. In a landscape historically dominated by male counterparts, these women have…

Agriculture Business

Private Wildlife Ownership, A Solution to Our Struggling Economy

South Africa’s biodiversity is internationally renowned. Numerous wildlife reserves provide the big five with territories to roam safely and freely. Apart from these there are many other areas that provide city dwellers and international guests alike the opportunity to appreciate nature, up close and personal, whilst retaining its wild nature. Apart from this we have beautiful coastlines, which do not only provide revelry amongst the waves, but biodiversity as well. For the purposes of this piece, my focus will…

Business Strategy

Navigating 2024 Business Trends with a Local Perspective

Interview with South African Business Entrepreneur, Tebogo Mogashoa Tebogo, as we approach 2024, the global economic downturn is anticipated to persist. What key areas do you believe businesses should focus on amidst this challenging environment? Amid South Africa’s complex challenges, I believe businesses can be a catalyst for positive change. Prioritizing job creation through community projects, collaborating on crime prevention, and implementing resilient economic strategies like diversification are pivotal. Engaging in social impact initiatives and fostering collaborative economic solutions…

Business

Returning to the ‘Construction Mafia’ Debate, There are Solutions

On Tuesday, the 21st of November 2023, I returned as part of a panel discussion on Power to Truth, a Frank Dialogue, with JJ Tabane, aired by ENCA, hosted by Dr JJ Tabane. It was a continuation of a discussion around what has been coined as the ‘Construction Mafia’. From the onset, I would like to set the context with what I said in the segment, around what my understanding of the ‘Construction Mafia’ is: “There is no construction…

Business

Artificial Intelligence is the New Business as Usual

“Artificial Intelligence is already everywhere. From Amazon product suggestions to Google auto-complete, AI has invaded nearly every aspect of our lives.” The article, published on Big Think, titled, Will true AI turn against us? Will AI become an existential threat to humans?, clearly highlights that in this age of the internet, artificial intelligence (AI) has been with us for some time. The future AI presents will be explored later. At this point, we are beyond the late twentieth century…

Business

A Springbok World Cup Win will Give South Africa the Spring We Need

September marks the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. With warmer days and the sense of increased optimism filling the air, the gloominess of winter should be well left behind. However, in South Africa, nothing is quite as simple. Being the month when we celebrate our rich heritage, our excitement for Spring was dampened by returning to stage 6 loadshedding, being without electricity for up to ten hours a day – despite expecting an easing of loadshedding due…

Business Social Responsiblity

Banyana Banyana, Bringing the Fight for Equal Pay for Women to the Forefront

True equity is obviated by equal pay for equal work. It would never be acceptable in a free and equal society that taller people were paid less for their plumbing services than shorter people. So too, in a society where women are truly free and equal, like South Africa, we cannot accept that women are paid less than men for the same work. However, South Africa is yet to achieve the Constitutionally guaranteed equality in relation to sex and…

Business Investments

The ‘Construction Mafia’ Does Not Represent Communities, Does Not Enable Economic Growth

On Tuesday, the 18th of July 2023, Nelson Mandela International Day, I was part of a panel discussion on Power to Truth with JJ Tabane, aired by ENCA, hosted by Dr JJ Tabane. The panel was made up of Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala, Webster Mfebe, SAFCEC (South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors) CEO and me. We discussed the worrying phenomenon referred to as the ‘Construction Mafia’, on this auspicious day, as opposed to looking…

Business Strategy

Business Acumen – So Much More Than a Cool Trait, Essential for Business Survival and Growth

Business acumen is all too often associated with being a “hustler”, seen as a natural trait by those born with an entrepreneurial mind, naturally gifted with making money. The truth is that it is an acquired skill and more importantly should be possessed by more than the business owner, but by the employee as well. Also referred to as business savvy, business acumen is not the amorphous ability to just magically flip a profit. In an article on Bigthink.com,…

Business Strategy

The Just Energy Transition Partnership, A Chance to Turn Our Energy Woes Into Opportunity

At the beginning of this 2023, it is evident that we are in for a difficult year. “Outgoing Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter described the load shedding outlook for 2023 as extremely bleak.” while participating in a discussion at the Investing in African Mining Indaba on the 7th February 2023, according to EWN. BusinessTech provides more detail on what the outlook for electricity supply is: “Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwena says that the power utility aims to deliver some degree…