Read in Magazine Danny Tong is a businessman with a deep desire to ensure that his legacy involves the success of others, with InvesTong Group laying the foundation for a bright future in South Africa and beyond. During his upbringing in a rural village in Taung, Molelema; Danny Tong had a typical childhood experience. His parents were engaged in various informal businesses, ranging from a hair salon to retail shops and a poultry farm. Starting from the age of 10, Tong frequently accompanied his father as he sold products in different villages. This exposure ignited and honed his interest and ..read more

Read in Magazine BBQ sat down with Thabile Nkomo and Mbali Milanzi, Co-Founders of Tshepa Basadi to find out more about the business and women in the industry. Tshepa Basadi, a wholly female-black-owned business, offers Professional Project Management and Technical Services to its clients while staying true to its founding principles. They are unapologetically female-owned and allow those inherent characteristics to come through in how they do business. They are very customer-centric in the delivery of their services and place great importance on managing the relationships they have with their ..read more

Read in Magazine African Marine Solutions (AMSOL) CEO Dan Ngakane is committed to putting his people first. BBQ caught up with this empowering leader who took us through the entity’s sustainable solutions for stakeholders, their transformation imperative, and what the year 2024 holds. African Marine Solutions (AMSOL) is a specialist solutions provider and partner to clients who operate in marine environments. AMSOL is able to provide a tailored and flexible portfolio of specialist marine services to clients in the Energy, Ports, Mining, and Maritime sectors in multiple markets across Africa. W ..read more

Read in Magazine VEA Road Maintenance and Civils has established itself as a major player in its sector, with Thoko Tshabalala-Shandu driving its sustained success. Armed with the belief that well-maintained infrastructure fosters thriving communities, VEA Road Maintenance and Civils offers road construction services, from revamping existing roads to regular upkeep and all civil construction within the road sector, in service of top industry clients such as the South African National Roads Agency and the Gauteng Department of Road and Transport. In addition, the entity has extensive experience ..read more

Read in Magazine The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) might not be a household name, but it plays a pivotal role in sustaining the lifeblood of South Africa’s transportation network, connecting industry and factories to retailers, homes and communities across the land. You might think that controlling our railways must be a lot easier a responsibility of the people charged with looking after our rail sector. After all, trains run on tracks, so surely nothing much can go wrong? “The Railway Safety Regulator has, throughout its existence, been a beacon of excellence in the transportation industry ..read more

Read in Magazine Positive Switch co-founder and CEO Angela Senosha is a woman on a mission to change the Human Resources game in South Africa and beyond. Positive Switch is a 100% black female-owned Human Resources (HR) consultancy that prides itself in co-creating tailored and pragmatic solutions. The entity provides its clients with peace of mind, all while empowering them with tools and confidence to execute their HR mandates efficiently. Since 2018, Positive Switch has made significant contributions to a variety of clientele with a footprint outside South Africa in the FMCG, Engineering, P ..read more

Read in Magazine One of South Africa’s oldest entities is continuing on its path of success–always with the people it serves in mind. Founded in Bloemfontein in 1918, AVBOB has since grown to become Africa’s largest Mutual Assurance Society, providing a one-stop funeral insurance and burial service. It has been no mean feat reaching this status over a century into its existence, with AVBOB CEO Carl van der Riet putting the entity’s success down to its deep commitment to those it serves. “Our mutual status sets us apart and it is the basis of our legacy as a leader in the funeral service and fu ..read more

Read In Magazine In a move anchored in the belief that South Africa’s challenge is not lack of money but rather inefficient expenditure of public funds leading to decaying infrastructure, the Construction Education Training Authority (CETA) is calling on the Government to do two things: professionalise the public sector and increase infrastructure investment for areas including basic education, basic transportation, water and sanitation, as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training, writes Ido Lekota. According to a recent World Bank Report, it is estimated that from 2022 to 2030 ..read more

Read in Magazine Unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa. The third Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Ignite Africa event took place during Global Entrepreneurship Week this year, under the theme, #TheSumOfUs. The third Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Ignite Africa event took place during Global Entrepreneurship Week this year. Spanning over two days, 16 and 17 November 2023, the occasion focused on social inclusion in entrepreneurship education to ensure inclusivity, regardless of the socio-economic status of entrepreneurs and building resilient ecosystems. Under the theme, #TheSumOfUs, stakeho ..read more

Read in Magazine Thulisile Buthelezi analyses the benefits and challenges that have arisen in the implementation of the GRPP as provided for in the B-BBEE framework and how a revised policy framework can ensure that women are placed at the centre of transformation and not in the periphery. Close to 30 years into the democratic dispensation, women in South Africa are still largely underrepresented in economic activity and they form a crucial part of previously disadvantaged persons at whom specific empowerment strategies should be targeted. The Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) framew ..read more