Africa’s Place at the World Economic Table

The African continent is one that is blessed across many facets. On the one hand are the vast natural resources that are abounding on the continent. Bonang Mohale, Chairman of Shell South Africa (Pty) Ltd, explores these opportunities and tackles the aspect of Africa’s leadership. According to him, nurturing future leaders starts now and is the only certain way to beat the triple threat of poverty, inequality and unemployment.

 

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Instinctively an Entrepreneur 

What makes a titan? Chatting to Herman Mashaba, founder of Black Like Me Cosmetics and Executive Chairman of Lephatsi Investments, makes one discard all conventional and dictionary meanings of the word. For a conversation with Mashaba reveals that; a titan is a man that takes a dream and runs with it against all odds. Mashaba reflects on his career in business, shares perspectives on successful entrepreneurship and how he believes each African citizen is critical to the future and success of the continent.

 

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Direct Selling Pioneer

To refer to him as a seasoned professional and businessman would be an understatement. Avroy Shlain, Founder of Avroy Shlain Cosmetics, a company that turned 41 years in July 2014, believes there is no alternative to hard work in business. According to him, in order for one to be a Titan, one has to realise that you have to start small and surround yourself with a great team which is made up of individuals who may even be better than you.

 

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Supporting the Trade and Tourism Agenda

The South African Airways (SAA) brand is a strong one, not only domestically, regionally but intercontinentally. The airline has a track record for being on time every time; a success it carries with pride as it soars to greater heights into the future, says Monwabisi Kalawe, the Chief Executive Officer of SAA. “I recently had a conversation with a man who has worked for reputable and big airline companies. He described SAA in glowing terms and, to me, this said the SAA brand is associated with all that is positive about the country. We need to leverage and capitalise on this in addition to the impeccable safety record that has become synonymous with SAA,” shares Kalawe. According to him, such glowing feedback is a result of a commitment to service excellence that permeates across all echelons of the organisation.

 

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