Wally Fry is the pioneer of plant-based foods in South Africa, he was an early market entrant. He launched the Fry Family Food Co. in 1991 during a time when vegetarianism was considered a fad in the country, and retailers had...
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Hellopeter is an online review platform that was founded in 2000 by Peter Cheales, it is one of the world’s biggest customer service website which serves as a channel for businesses and consumers to engage with one another...
Sihle Sithole, popularly known by his stage name Blxckie, is the new rapper on the South African hip hop scene. Blxckie music has been making waves and topping charts for over 2 years since his debut. Before his music...
Nkosana Mtimkulu, co-owner of South Western Dairy, knows that building a business requires a lot of hard work, perseverance and never backing down from challenges. As most of you know, dairy farming plays a critical economic...
After matriculating at a school in Ladysmith, Thembi Sithole went to Johannesburg to visit her sister and saw a local panel shop, Ventura Motors, who wanted someone to wash cars. Not long afterwards, she was doing any odd jobs in...
Mbali Nwoko is a multi award winning commercial farmer, entrepreneur, blogger, podcaster, speaker, and columnist. She’s the founder and CEO of Green Terrace — an agribusiness farming spinach, cabbage, sweet peppers and...
Aspen Pharmacare is a true South African success story. It was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1998 via a reverse listing into Medhold. The company launched a hostile takeover of SA Druggists shortly after the...
In the early 2000s, Dineo Mokgoshi was on the lookout for new investment opportunities when a family member told her that cattle farming was a lucrative business offering great returns. During that time, she had a fulltime...
After developing websites and intranets for clients from 1999, Andrew Smith founded Yuppiechef alongside Shane Dryden in 2006 as a part-time venture while they continued to run a small web agency. Yuppiechef store The...
Mugg & Bean is a full-service & on-the-move restaurant and coffee-themed franchise chain that was established in South Africa after the original founder visited Chicago and decided to bring their generous portions and...