Siviwe “Chippa” Mpengesi was born in the rural parts of Eastern Cape, at a village called Ngqamakhwe. He grew up with his mother and 2 siblings, sharing a rondavel. After matriculating, his family couldn’t afford to send...
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Shoemaking company, Green Cross — South Africa’s leading comfort footware brand — was founded in 1975 by Karl and Hildegard Zeppel in a home-based workshop in Cape Town. Green Cross store Born into a shoemaking family...
The Galito’s story begins in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. The chicken franchise brand first opened its doors in 1996. From one store, today the company employs 3000+ people (directly and indirectly) and operates over 183 stores in 16...
So many highly intelligent individuals have brilliant business ideas or potential side hustles they want to create, an agency they want to build or simply a hobby they want to pursue. Yet, few actually follow through with this...
Despite South Africa having a rich selection of traditional home grown shoes, they still aren’t visible on the streets, instead the likes of Adidas, Nike, Puma and Converse are the staple. When Theo Baloyi noticed this, it...
Albany Bakeries is one of South Africa’s major producers of bread products, and a major player in the FMCG sector with its 13+ regional production sites supplying over 10.5 million households each week with bread and other...
Here is the bottom line: You can dream, you can think positively, you can plan and set goals, but unless you act, nothing will materialize and your fears will still be there. Your hopes of success and greatness rest on whether or...
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...
Our greatest achievements don’t happen by accident or by trying; they happen by deciding to do the things that are necessary to accomplish our goals. And if we don’t know how to accomplish them, there’s always...
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...