The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Black Industrialist Scheme (BIS) continues to perform well and it’s confirmed that this grant fund will continue to run for the foreseeable future.…
read moreSouth Africa has a long history of producing some of the world’s best weed and with the first cultivation license for medicinal cannabis being awarded to House of Hemp in March 2019,…
read moreOn Wednesday 22 May 2019, we participated in the 2nd Annual ABSA Business Day Supplier Development Awards – an industry award ceremony acknowledging the leading corporate entities who are implementing Supplier Development…
read moreThe DTI announced in October last year (2018) that it has so far financed 128 projects, surpassing its original goal of supporting 100 black industrialists, resulting in an investment of…
read moreThe Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP) will be extended to 2035 with tough demands on Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for commitments to increase local and black participation in the…
read moreIn the work that we do, we often find that businesses aren’t quite yet “bankable”. I like to relate bankability to a recipe. You need the right vision and passion…
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 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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