SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: BEE kind, BEE skilled, BEE involved, BEEAfrican
The initiative to upskill women and youth in the science of Beekeeping. By Linda Botts.
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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.
TIPS ON GETTING THINGS DONE
Starting up a business requires a lot of skill that new startups do not necessarily have. You might be good at building carports – but doing admin or creating great social media content for your carport building business is not one of your strong points. By Linda Botts
Hostex 2022 announces strong line-up of Show Ambassadors
Hostex 2022 is proud to announce its strong line-up of Show Ambassadors, each of whom are leaders in their respective sectors of hospitality, food and drink, and are well equipped to inspire their industry colleagues to embrace refreshed thinking looking ahead.
The Power of Being Wrong
Have you ever heavily invested energy, time and money into a new product, an investment or new business, wholeheartedly believing that this is the next big thing – just to be confronted with reality and failure?
Zohar Christian Academy: The Right Footing
Are you looking for the ideal educational platform to set your child on the right
Xanadu Private School
Between the beautiful mountains of Hartbeespoort lies what we believe to be a blessed piece of ground where we wait on miracles to happen in family restoration, wellness, and progress. XPS is a brand-new beginning and season for education in which we put into practice the well-loved saying: it takes a village to raise a child.
A time to go within…
Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg really tuned the world’s frequency into the idea of leaning in, this was years before the COVID-19 pandemic. She spoke about the sheer power that women can exude and demonstrate when supported from all levels of their lives.
The Force behind Compu Cable Projects and Palm Valley Inn
The Life team interviews Johan Van Der Walt
Seeff’s market share in Hartbeespoort growing fast
As buyers and investors flock to Hartbeespoort, the property market ‘s performance has exploded over the last two years with turnovers last year up by over 50% on the prior year.
Vika Shipalana joins SA Harvest board
Entrepreneur and gamechanger Vika Shipalana has joined the board of SA Harvest, the food rescue, hunger relief and food activist organisation that has delivered an average of 645 000 meals per month to those in need since its inception in October 2019.
Marketing’s Virtual Platform
Dale Hefer is CEO of the Nedbank IMC, Africa’s foremost integrated marketing conference billed as Marketing is Business™ and aimed at African marketers. Dale is a former Businesswoman of the Year, award-winning entrepreneur and the bestselling author of the marketing books “From Witblits to Vuvuzelas” and “Hustling, Happiness, and a Blow-Up Doll Named Percy”, published in 2021. Dale founded top advertising agency Chillibush in 1998 which she sold in 2014. At that time, it was billing more than R100m per year.