Read in magazine Marketing experts developed the concept of niche marketing as a counterpoint to mass marketing, urging companies to drill down into their niches to find riches. Not so fast and not so easy. When it comes to Ukwazi Mining, drilling down into its niches reveals that their greatest strength is having employed and grown a dynamic team that covers the critical mining methods, disciplines and commodities a client would expect. Ukwazi Mining is the epitome of multi-disciplinary mining advisory company. It’s a massive benefit to have teams, skills and resources that can handle customi ..read more

Read in magazine What began as ‘Checkpoint’ responding to the plight of Soweto residents, dependent on Rea Vaya buses to get to and from school and work, led to a discovery of theft on a grand scale at service provider Piotrans Piotrans is one of two companies awarded the bus rapid transit or BRT tender on the eve of Africa’s first ever football World Cup in 2010. The BRT model had dual objectives: to provide safe and reliable transportation during the football spectacular, that would benefit Johannesburg residents long-term and reduce the number of unsafe taxis on our roads by getting taxi ow ..read more

Read in magazine The challenge today is not people being uneducated. The greater challenge is that they are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught and not educated enough to question what they have been taught, writes Bonang Mohale As we continue to examine the fundamental recasting of our own history and begin to come to terms with the fact that ‘the primary affective force and paramount influence in the construction of modern day Black life was not only the commonly cited influx of migrant workers nor tradition but rather the spread of Christianity’, how then do we, as a ..read more

Read in magazine About 10 000 women in South Africa get this cervical cancer every year. But it can be prevented by getting a vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes this type of cancer. The government wants to end cervical cancer by 2063—like Australia is on track to do by 2030. Here’s how, writes Mohale Moloi. In 40 years, South African women want to be where Australians are now: cervical cancer free. Almost 11 000 women in South Africa get cervical cancer every year and about half of them die. But this situation is unnecessary—because a vaccine can protect you. Most cervical ..read more

Read in magazine Leadership magazine sat down with Pinagare Mogodi, Managing Partner and CEO of the Matshapa-A-Botshelo Group (MAB) to discuss the mining industry and what role his company has in it Matshapa-A-Botshelo group is a multifaceted company that specialises in mining, general construction, and trucking services. Their commitment to delivering high-quality services without compromise is at the core of their mission. Pinagare Mogodi obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management from Eduvos Institute. He gained additional certifications in project management, pastel ac ..read more

Read in magazine Dr Fundile Nyati reveals some of the greatest leadership lessons we can learn from the life of the late Professor Mochichi Samuel Mokgokong (13 August 1952–24 January 2024) I was faced with a heart-breaking realisation back in 2021, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and almost a year into the massive loss of life that was experienced locally and globally due to the complications of that zoonotic (SARS-Cov-2 germ) driven pandemic, which began in China, and soon engulfed the whole world. It was then that I was faced with the heart-breaking realisation that many South A ..read more

Read in magazine Tourism is the key to unlocking the potential of South Africa’s economy, writes Bonang Mohale As we celebrate thirty years of democracy, we continue to strive for greater good and common purpose. The four characteristics of a nation-state are sovereignty, land, population, and government. Sovereignty is the right of a nation or group of people to be self-governing because they are completely independent of any other political entity. A nation is a large type of social organisation where a collective identity has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given popu ..read more

Read in magazine Busisiwe Mavuso takes a look at what the year ahead could hold for South Africa from the perspective of Business Leadership South Africa I found three news items in early February particularly depressing, but they highlight that it is going to take a combined effort—by government, business, and civil society organisations—to resolve the country’s problems and put it on a sustained growth path. They show how important it is for all social partners to continue working together to solve our problems. The first is a story warning that by 2026 South Africa will run out of ind ..read more

Read in magazine When it comes to youth capital, South Africa is rich with opportunity. We have a young population who are hungry for knowledge and skills, and eager to work. If given half a chance, they have the power to transform the fabric of South African society socially, politically and economically. But unfortunately, we’re not providing them with the platform to leverage this potential. If South Africa is going to regain its economic foothold, we need to be investing in our youth. And the primary mechanism through which we should be doing this is skills development. This approach start ..read more

Read in magazine Leadership Editor Prof JJ Tabane tells the inspiring story of the Director of the Materials Modelling Centre at UL Prof Ngoepe’s against the grain impact at home and abroad The year 1953 remains the year of huge significance in the history of the world, the continent of Africa, and South Africa as a country. It was the year of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She would become the longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world. Queen Elizabeth II passed away just months before the 70th birthday of one of South ..read more