In late 2021, Wendy Vesela-Ntimbani went ahead and did what most financial advisers tell us not to do and launched Matomani. “So I cashed out my pension fund to start my business in November 2021,” She had a vision...
Category - Success
Twizza is a South African success story. The carbonated brand was launched in 2003 by Ken Clark, and employs 1000+ people. After successfully running a dairy business, Crickley Dairy for a while, Ken wanted to grow his...
Mr Price is a publicly traded South African retailer well known for its focus on value. The company operates through four segments: ApparelHomeFinancial ServicesTelecoms The Apparel segment retails clothing, footwear...
According to a research from Credit Suisse, more than 1% of adults(5 million+) worldwide were millionaires for the first time in 2020 despite economic damage from the Covid-19 pandemic. South Africa’s Jeandre van Derhan...
Growing up in Gugulethu, Yolanda Yawa-Donkers didn’t really like playing with dolls because she couldn’t relate to the fair skinned blonde-haired variety found in toy stores. So she set about scouring flea markets in search...
George Sinovich launched The Codfather way back in 1992 and this upmarket establishment is still going strong, although décor and menus have been updated over the years. This is not a restaurant stuck in a time warp. George...
Tshepo Jeans is a premium lifestyle brand offering a wide range of denim and cotton products. The core of the brand is firmly rooted in the ready-to-wear denim segment for men. Tshepo Jeans’ story starts in Tsakane...
Nhlanhla Dlamini initially wanted to export South African meat into the US but finding the approvals to get the proteins into the target markets for human consumption proved to be a tedious and expensive process, so he pivoted...
In 1936, Edmond Lombardi, of French/Italian origin — with British citizenship, as he had lived and worked in England from a young age — immigrated to South Africa with his wife, Mercia, when he was 38 years old. Edmond and...
A child’s birthday celebration, a kitchen full of hungry preteens and a spontaneous decision, all led to the existence of Browns Corn Dogs — the brand was launched in 2019 by husband & wife, Mabel and Wale...