Elsa Cornelissen – The art of merging passion and business
Elsa spend her childhood in a small Northern Cape town. After completing her BA in fine Art at the University of Pretoria in 1980, she taught art at various high schools and colleges.
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Silent Dynamic Power
Jacquelene Swanepoel describes herself as a business woman, entrepreneur, working mom and wife. Her business community, however, describes her as a quiet woman that has the dynamic presence of a giant. The few times that Jacquelene speaks, everyone listens to every single word she has to say.
Ultrasound in agriculture
What is ultrasound?
An electronic instrument that sends out sound waves from a transducer. The waves pass through fluid and reflects to the probe once in contact with muscle or bone. It produces an image that will identify the relevant parts of an animal’s carcass.
Zama Mkosi on lessons learned
Zama Mkosi is a born leader and a very competent business and media lawyer that holds a BA LLB degree from the University from KwaZulu-Natal. She also holds a Master of Philosophy with specialisation in International Business from Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and a Development Finance Policy Graduate from Harvard Kennedy School, which is routinely ranked amongst the best in the world.
Transformation and gender equality in tourism will deliver economic growth
Everyone who’s anyone in the hospitality sector already knew how important the domestic market is to the economy before the pandemic. But this reality was magnified many times for many in South Africa – in businesses, government, and individuals – by the pandemic. It was the domestic business and leisure markets – especially the leisure market who travelled to shake off lockdown cabin fever – that saved and revived the tourism sector when it was on its knees.
By Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, COO of City Lodge Hotel Group, Chair of TTCSA (Tourism Transformation Council of SA), and Hostex Show Ambassador
STARTUP – Ask the right questions: it’s important
In a world where we are confronted with information overload, we tend to think that all the information we will ever need must surely be found on the search engines of the World Wide Web. By Linda Botts
The Benefits of Podcasting for your Brand
Communication has evolved over the last decade. The advent introduction of the internet and social media paved new avenues for communication from person to person as well as from businesses to consumers. The inclusion of online entertainment eventually led to the creation of the podcast. By Modic global
Pricing products involves a good shot of psychology
The price you charge for your products has a direct impact on the success of your business. And it is one of the toughest questions to answer, especially if you are offering a service. Thus, it is not worth settling on a thumb-suck price or copying the competition.
The good, the bad and the ugly of Women’s Day
This day is a positive tribute to gender equality and women’s rights. 9 August 1956 marks the day that about 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest legislation that gave the government control over the movement of black women in urban areas by amalgamating the hated Pass Laws into one Act which would extend its power to include the restriction of the movement of black women in designated white areas.
Unprecedented: Coffee in a the time of Covid
It has been a scary and unprecedented time in the coffee industry. Communities around the world have been in lockdown to halt the Covid-19 pandemic through the past two years. Never before had the human consciousness been so collectively concentrated on a single force and experienced such disruptions to our everyday lives.
By Iain Evans, Publisher of Coffee magazine and Hostex Ambassador
Do business the legal way
In order to do business, the legal way, you need to be a registered business and be tax compliant firstly, but you also need to comply with the labour laws of the country. Depending on the type of industry you trade in, there might also be laws governing the in- and out- flow of goods or services, and how you deal with payments. By Linda Botts
Entrepreneurs seize “Play Your Part” Opportunity
Brand South Africa 2022/23’s Play Your Part business development program, Ignite, is off to a rollicking start.
How to refresh your dining room on a budget
Apply these tips from Donna Nass to take your dining room to the next level, at little to no cost with Seeff.
By Donna Nass (Seeff Harties & Brits)
How to get the lowest interest rate on you home loan. By Property Tree.
Despite the economic turbulence in South Africa, the repo rate has remained two percentage points lower than it was before the pandemic’s onset in mid-March 2020.
What is my property worth?
Any seller will obviously want to maximize on the selling price of his / her property, but the reality is that the true market value of a property cannot be based on the aforementioned.
By Donna Nass
Licensee of Seeff Hartbeespoort
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SA Harvest Celebrates International Women’s Day by Appointing 2nd Woman to Board
USA-based South African expat Charlene Lingham has joined the board of SA Harvest, the South African food rescue organisation whose mission is to end hunger in South Africa. Along with her passion for social impact, Charlene brings a unique blend of insights and experience based on her background in entrepreneurship and growth marketing.