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May 16, 2012
OneLogix

OneLogix CEO Ian Lourens talks to Gay Sutton about the importance of balancing entrepreneurial spirit with meticulous attention to detail.

Twelve years after listing on the Johannesburg exchange, South Africa-based logistics company OneLogix is poised for exponential growth. CEO Ian Lourens talks to Gay Sutton about the importance of balancing entrepreneurial spirit with meticulous attention to detail.

May 9, 2012
Astral Foods Ltd

Against a backdrop of increasing competition from cheap imports and rising transport costs, Astral Foods’ CEO Chris Schutte tells Andrew Pelis how South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producer is going from strength to strength.

Against a backdrop of increasing competition from cheap imports and rising transport costs, Astral Foods’ CEO Chris Schutte tells Andrew Pelis how South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producer is going from strength to strength.

The story of Astral Foods’ consistent year-on-year growth traces back to its beginnings in 2001 when conglomerate Tiger Brands decided to unbundle its agricultural arm.

November 21, 2011
Assmang Manganese Limited

With a new beneficiation plant coming online, Assmang Manganese is preparing to double its production and become one of the biggest manganese mines in Africa, as Jane McCallion reports.

With a new beneficiation plant coming online, Assmang Manganese is preparing to double its production and become one of the biggest manganese mines in Africa, as Jane McCallion reports.

 

Formed in 1935 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock exchange the following year, Assmang Manganese Limited specialises in the mining of manganese, iron ores and chrome. The company, which is owned jointly by African Rainbow Minerals Limited and Assore Limited, operates mines in the Kalahari manganese field in the Northern Cape province.

December 6, 2010
Feltex Fehrer

South Africa’s automotive sector has undergone fluctuating fortunes over the past four years, reaching its peak in 2007 before the financial meltdown of 2008. Gert Harmse, plant manager for Feltex Fehrer’s Port Elizabeth facility, explains the impact of these challenging times.

South Africa’s automotive sector has undergone fluctuating fortunes over the past four years, reaching its peak in 2007 before the financial meltdown of 2008. Gert Harmse, plant manager for Feltex Fehrer’s Port Elizabeth facility, explains the impact of these challenging times.

 

 

August 31, 2010
Gold One International

Strategic clarity is the key to unlocking the treasures of South Africa’s shallow gold resources for the country’s most dynamic recent market entrant, as Jayne Flannery discovers.

Strategic clarity is the key to unlocking the treasures of South Africa’s shallow gold resources for the country’s most dynamic recent market entrant. Neal Froneman, CEO of Gold One International (Africa), talks to Jayne Flannery.

 

 

 

June 25, 2010
Fast 'n Fresh Transport Services

Fast ’n Fresh Transport Services transports today the perishable goods South Africans will buy tomorrow. Managing director Gavin Wilson tells John O’Hanlon how lateral thinking and innovation has helped the company keep its lead in the fast moving consumer goods logistics sector

Fast 'n Fresh is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Imperial Group of companies, the holding company being listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. An operating company within the Consumer Products division of Imperial Logistics, Fast ‘n Fresh has its headquarters in Cape Town. It services the entire country from there and from a large and very modern distribution and fleet maintenance facility that was commissioned in Centurion, Gauteng, early in 2007, as well as a smaller depot in Durban.

June 1, 2010
Fast 'n Fresh Transport Services

Fast ’n Fresh Transport Services transports today the perishable goods South Africans will buy tomorrow. Managing director Gavin Wilson tells John O’Hanlon how lateral thinking and innovation has helped the company keep its lead in the fast moving consumer goods logistics sector.

Fast ’n Fresh Transport Services transports today the perishable goods South Africans will buy tomorrow. Managing director Gavin Wilson tells John O’Hanlon how lateral thinking and innovation has helped the company keep its lead in the fast moving consumer goods logistics sector.

 

 

June 1, 2010
Hwange Colliery Company Limited

This mining company is committed to playing a key role in reviving the coal mining sector, and infrastructure, in Zimbabwe.

The coal mining sector in Zimbabwe has been hit hard by the economic downturn and an ailing transport infrastructure. Andrew Pelis talks to Fred Moyo, managing director of Hwange Colliery Company Limited, about the company’s efforts to meet the challenges head-on.

 

 

 

June 1, 2010
Lewis Group

A new and dynamic CEO is overseeing an impressive ongoing growth programme at this 76-year-old retailing group.

Lewis Group is very much a part of the retail scene in southern Africa, having been around for all of 76 years; but its new and dynamic CEO Johan Enslin is determined that the group will make an even bigger impact over the next three years, as John O’Hanlon reports.

 

 

 

November 1, 2009
Gold Circle

Taking the gamble
Although gaming licences are often viewed as licences to print money, it’s not always as simple a process as it might seem, as Alan Swaby learns.
A decade ago, horse racing in South Africa was still being run much as it had been for the previous 100 years. Individual racecourses were owned by their members—largely a white, middle-class elite—who indulged their passion for the sport of kings along ‘club’, albeit straight, lines but with the added side benefit of having exclusive monopoly over punters wanting to place a wager (at least legally).

November 1, 2009
OneLogix

Logical logistics
OneLogix is getting noticed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as it grows its portfolio of established, asset-rich niche businesses. There is just one qualification for membership, CEO Ian Lourens told John O’Hanlon—an entrepreneurial spirit that is still alive and well.
From the word go, there’s a lot of counter-intuitive things going on at OneLogix. For a start, it was surprising to find the CEO sitting in an office at the premises of one of the group companies, rather than at the corporate office just round the corner at Kempton Park to the north-west of Johannesburg. But Ian Lourens, a former senior executive of big brands like Hoechst and Beecham, ex-mayor of Midrand and past chairman of the Franchise Association of Southern Africa, has several pieds à terre around the country, because he likes to be close to the action.

October 1, 2009
Coal of Africa Limited

Sharing the riches
Coal of Africa Limited is committed to helping preserve and protect the local environment, as well as developing the communities in which it operates, as Andrew Pelis found out from chief operations officer Riaan van der Merwe.
South Africa has long held an enviable reputation for its richness in minerals and ores, which have made a strong contribution to the history and development of the country. Today, there is a new player in the coal mining sector, armed with strong investors, an experienced team and a clear strategy, ensuring that more people will be able to enjoy the benefits of South Africa’s natural resources.

September 30, 2009
The Laser Group

A sporting chanceTiming is critical in business—and perfect timing has been an essential component in The Laser Group’s success, particularly as the logistics firm vows to exceed customer expectations. Andrew Pelis talks to chief executive Philip Hayes.With its headquarters in Cape Town, The Laser Group has been around since 1971, having initially started out as a household removals business. Today, the company is one of South Africa’s leading logistics experts; and a series of partnerships and opportunities is now heralding a number of new and exciting business developments.