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.
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
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
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.
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 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
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
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.
Mimi van der Merwe
This year Mimi van Der Merwe celebrates over 60 years of creative genius. She has a passion for art and dedicated her life to her God given talents. She is hard working and had a remarkable and colourful career.
Mandela’s Long Walk for Agriculture
Madiba would have turned 104 had he lived to celebrate his birthday on the 18th of July 2022. He was born into the Madiba clan as Rolihlahla Mandela in the village of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape. By Marinda Sauerman
