Year: 2022
I WANT TO GET MY BUSINESS GOING… WHAT’S NEXT?
There are 3 prominent reasons why SME’s in South Africa battle to keep a business going for longer than 2 years. One being the inability to secure funding. Another is cash flow management. But the one big reason why businesses battle to secure a sustainable future, is the lack of a strategic plan. By Linda Botts
From wanting to become a surgeon to being a devoted optometrist
I always wanted to become a surgeon and applied at the University of Pretoria. I truly believed that this is what I wanted to do. by Madeleine Nilson
#ImStaying – Ncumisa Mkabile
My name is Ncumisa Mkabile, I’m 27 years old female farmer from Khayelitsha in Cape Town.
MEET LEON VAN VUUREN – HOW HE GREW A R150 MILLION BUSINESS
Optique means “Optical” in French, a collective noun describing what the team at Optique do as Optometrists.
The philosophy of virtue edited manna
Thato Kelefetswe, is a 14 year old grade 9 student from Hartbeespoort who’s biggest aspiration in life is to stay virtuous. He shares his philosophy. By Thato Kelefetswe
The Boy Who Lives to Tell a Story
Here is Dante’s story. At his birth on December 10, 2014, Dante was diagnosed with a rare heart condition called Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). This a rare heart condition is caused by a combination of four heart defects and causes oxygen-poor blood to flow out of his heart and into the rest of his body.
Future Authors – Penelope Kwenda
Black Maleficent I mean, I’m not lazy. I don’t care for needless things. I don’t
Education for HOA Directors and Staff
In my previous articles, I wrote about that the Roles and Players in an Estates’ Homeowners Association. In this article I would like to share my thoughts and suggestions on education for Directors and Staff in an Estates’ Homeowners Association. By Johan Kruger
In Your Face – Marketing
We have, since the pandemic started, become recluse. Withdrawn from the world outside of your own Bio-bubble. Minimum contact with others has been hard on our personal lives and this made me think of the effects our exclusion, from business life, has had on our working relationships. By Theunis Botha
The SARS headache
A few people jump with joy when a notification is received that SARS is requesting additional information. Honestly, for most people just mentioning SARS results in an instant headache. By Gerty Green
Self- Coaching is a Process
An entrepreneur must channel confidence and optimism but most of the time feels self-doubt and makes assumptions of failure. If you’re asked what is needed, you will probably mention more clients, knowledge, and a template of how to achieve success. By Gerty Green
Hashimotos Part 3
In the previous articles we learned how hypothyroidism affects your pancreatic digestion and what effect this has on your body. By Dr Marike de Klerk
Flipside – Love, Chemistry, and the original sin of Valentine’s Day
The dark history and possible Origin of Valentine (feast of Lupercalia celebrated February 13 to15) leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. Naked women apparently begged to be whipped by men with a hide of a goat or a dog in a sad attempt to help them become fertile.
THE IDEA AND MAKING IT HAPPEN
Lebitso Ramphore lives in Hartbeespoort with her family, she founded Ostibel Africa in 2018. She is also a published author and holistic coach.Ostibel Africa
The life of a paediatric specialist
No words can fully express the gift of working with babies and children.