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In January 2008, the black-owned Pamodzi Investment Holdings (PIH) was at a crossroads, as its chief executive officer (CEO), Ndaba Ntsele, sat down with his board to discuss how to finance the growth of the business.
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By April 2009, Hollard Insurance had been in Arcadia, its new building, for a little over three years. A key motive behind the move had been to draw all Hollard employees together, so as to sustain and reinforce a common culture and facilitate communication across business units
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Wendy Luhabe, who had been voted “South Africa’s most powerful business woman measured in terms of influence...
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Wendy Lucas-Bull’s career was taking on an entirely new direction. She had spent the last 10 years working in various capacities for FirstRand, one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups
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Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi became leader of the Bafokeng tribe in April 2000 upon the untimely death of his eldest brother.
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Sir Sam Jonah joined Ghana’s Ashanti Goldfields in 1970. He climbed the corporate ladder, occupying every position on the rung along the way, as the first black and youngest person in every position he held.
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In November 1998, Rob Angel experienced a major challenge. As CEO of Engen, he had spent almost a decade working on the transformation of the largest South African oil company into a successful, empowered organisation.
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It was January 2005, more than one year after Mavuso Msimang had accepted the position as CEO of the State Information and Technology Agency (SITA).
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Under Mark Lamberti’s leadership, mass retailer, Massmart’s turnover had exceeded R20 billion in turnover for the first time in its history in 2004.
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Maanda Manyatshe, CEO of the South African Post Office, put the phone back in its cradle.
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It was September of 2005. Brian and Mike Coppin had founded Fruit and Veg City 11 years ago and knew that over the past 11 years they had done an excellent job of translating the mission of the organisation into action.
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By 2004, Laurie Dippenaar had been at the helm of FirstRand, one of the largest financial services groups in South Africa, for six years.
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Enos Banda, the CEO of Eskom Enterprises, a subsidiary of state-owned electricity utility Eskom Holdings...
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It was nearing the end of March 2005. Dolly Mokgatle had surprised the nation by resigning as chief executive of South Africa’s rail utility, Spoornet, at the beginning of the year, only eighteen months into her five-year contract.
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It was October 2007 and more than 13 years had elapsed since South Africa’s first non-racial, democratic elections. Social entrepreneur Reverend Spiwo Xapile sat in his immaculate office at the J L Zwane centre...
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To the outside world, Sarah Visagie was a partner at law firm Bell Dewar & Hall (BDH).
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"We cannot just sit by and do nothing!” said Sebastian Olofsson to his uncle, Dan Olofsson, a Swedish IT billionaire and owner of a private game reserve in Hluhluwe (northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)..."
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