American Swiss is one of South Africa’s leading producers and retailers of jewelry, watches, and diamonds, with a level of prestige that is matched by few other jewelers in the country. American Swiss store With over a...
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For over many decades, Mrs H.S. Ball’s Chutney has graced dinner tables of many South African households. ‘CHUTNEY’ is a pungent condiment that originated in India. The name is derived from the Hindi word...
OneCart is a fast-moving consumer goods marketplace and logistics platform which was launched in 2016 by Lynton Peters and Ariel Navarro. The startup partners with retailers to enable fast, efficient and flexible online sales and...
Peach Payments was launched in 2013 by Rahul Jain and Andreas Demleitner, a payment processor focusing on the African continent and other emerging markets. The startup offers payment solutions to businesses for their websites...
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 swiss...
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...
Ina Lessing, Nylstroom’s jam aunt, can cook. Everyone in town and surroundings sings her praises in the kitchen. If you walk into a road stall somewhere between your home and your holiday destination, the chances are good that...
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...
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...