Forty five year old mother of three boys, Wendy Potgieter, was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in her early thirties, and has lived with this debilitating disease for almost 13 years. As a testament to good medical care and the right medication, Wendy embarked on the Cape Epic, where she cycled a gruelling 698km over eight challenging days, and competed amongst the fittest of able-bodied athletes. Ultimately, Wendy climbed 15 650 metres which is the equivalent of summiting Everest twice. “I was so nervous and excited beforehand, and I’ve just lived my biggest dream,” reveals Wendy. Wendy’s life changed five... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, April 1st 2013 |
This October 15 & 16 will mark the third year Viridis Africa is to be held. It will be bigger, better, more defined and refined in achieving its stated goal of bringing together both investors and entrepreneurs from Africa to meet with their counterparts from around the world in order to pursue the objective of setting up clean technologies businesses in the continent holding commercial promise. For African entrepreneurs and their businesses, the Johannesburg held event will prove most beneficial in a much as it will allow them to meet with potential global partners, both in technology and finance so... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 20th 2013 |
March 2013 – Notable South African actress and doyenne of the theatre industry, Maralin Vanrenen, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for her 30 years of exceptional contribution to film, television and theatre, presented to her at the 2013 South African Film and Television Association’s Awards (SAFTAs) on Saturday, 16 March. UCT trained Maralin started her career as an actress at the original Space Theatre Company alongside stage legends Athol Fugard and Yvonne Bryceland. It was exciting and dangerous times in the face of a ban on people of colour gracing our stages during the dark days of Apartheid. This was... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 19th 2013 |
South Africa doesn’t just need more entrepreneurs, it needs better entrepreneurs – South Africa’s unemployment crisis requires the creation of jobs – and rapidly. To this end, numerous entrepreneurship programmes have been implemented by both the public and private sectors, and these have led to some increase in the number of small businesses opening. Despite this, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2011 Report, South Africa remains one of the more poorly-performing countries with regards to entrepreneurial activity. South Africa’s Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA – the portion of the population involved in the early stages of entrepreneurship) in 2011... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 6th 2013 |
Maersk Line South Africa (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of the world’s largest container shipping company, sees a moderate trade growth for the country in 2013 after a challenging 2012, this despite significant socio-economic challenges in the local market, including the impact of industrial action in the mining and agricultural sectors during the second half of last year, and a decline in consumer spending on the back of rising fuel, transportation, electricity and food costs. “The 2012 financial year was definitely a tale of two halves,” says Jonathan Horn, Managing Director of Maersk Line South Africa. “While the first half of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 28th 2013 |
