SABMiller: global brewing giant
Once a small beer company established amid the rapidly growing goldfields of Johannesburg in 1895, South African Breweries is today the world’s largest brewer, operating in more than 60 countries on five continents.
Oil production in South Africa
South Africa - an oil producing country? The opening of the Sable oil field, 150km southwest of Mossel Bay, has effectively tripled SA's oil production. Added to Sasol's coal-to-petroleum contribution, 45 000 barrels a day from Mossgas and 15 000 from PetroSA's two existing oilfields, it means that South Africa now produces roughly half of its petroleum needs.
Nation Brand Forum 2017 inspires robust discussion and debate
The Brand South Africa Nation Brand Forum 2017 again gathered business, government and media experts to discuss the marketing of the country's national global...
South Africa exceeds foreign investment target by R20-billion
South Africa attracted R64.3-billion in foreign direct investment between April and December 2015, surpassing its target of R45-billion by almost R20-billion.
TYME BANK HEADS FOR GLOBAL MARKETS
South Africa's digital bank, TymeBank, set to hit the Southeast Asia market following its R1.6-billion new capital from global investors. During these tough time it...
South Africa’s AECI heads for Australia
JSE-listed explosives and specialty chemicals company AECI has signed a five-year deal with
Theiss, the world's largest mining contractor. The partnership has the potential to be a game
changer for the Australian mining industry, Theiss said on Monday.
SABMiller: brewing up a global brand
There is nothing in SABMiller's history to suggest that it would become one of the world's largest brewers, with operations on six continents in 60 countries, brewing over 200 different beers at 139 breweries.
Country of My Skull – the movie
Samuel L Jackson and Juliette Binoche are in Cape Town for filming of a $15-million screen adaptation of Antjie Krog's multiple award-winning Country of My Skull, a heart-rending account of South Africa's unique attempt to put its past to rest at the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Fish farming in a shipping container
With global returns of 33.8-million tons, worth about $60-billion, posted in 2008, fishing farming is clearly big business. But that hasn't stopped a couple of South African social entrepreneurs from making it fit inside a 12-metre shipping container.
Sasol begins study for gas-to-liquids plant in Mozambique
South African petrochemicals giant Sasol has teamed up with Mozambican state oil company ENH and Italian multinational Eni to conduct a pre-feasibility study for a gas-to-liquids plant in Mozambique, based on future production from one of the world's largest gas finds of the last decade.