Africa

The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world’s fastest growing hotel chains, and a strong presence in emerging markets is viewed as critical to the group’s long-term success. Andrew McLachlan, VP for Africa & the Indian Ocean Islands, talks to Jayne Alverca about the factors that are driving the company’s stellar growth in Africa.

...and clear strategic thinking mean that after five years building a nationwide fibre optic communication backbone, Neotel is leading the migration to next generation communications. Dr Angus Hay talks to Gay Sutton about the steps that are making cloud computing available in South Africa.

Alan Swaby looks at a now thriving business that was once rejected as having no marketing potential.

Like evolution and survival of the fittest, the beauty of the free market is that it encourages new life forms. Take the case of Andalusite Resources in South Africa as an example. It is now sitting on a successful and potentially very valuable business because the once dominant life force became complacent and relaxed its guard, enabling a new life form to gain a toe-hold.

With the collective appetite of the world’s steel makers likely only to increase, there has never been a better time to be the hand that feeds them, as Becky Done finds out in discussion with Michael Jones and Victoria Sherwood of African Minerals.

Kraft Foods Southern Africa is in the spotlight as the region becomes an increasingly important revenue stream for the world’s second largest food company.

Jeff Daniels looks at yet another example of how South Africa is setting the pace of change.

Vale, the world’s second largest mining company, is about to open a new coal mine in Mozambique. Ben Sansom lifts the veil on corporate social responsibility and discovers the efforts Vale is making to ensure the benefits percolate through to the local community.

ELB Engineering Services has an entrenched position in the South African mining industry thanks to over a century of experience and the alliances it has formed with the best local and international technology partners.

Consol Glass has been part of South Africa’s history for nearly 70 years, but it is anything but old-fashioned. Priding itself on innovation and engagement with the local community, the company pursues success in every area.

Solving the world’s water problems is not going to be an easy task, but drought-hit Bitou Municipality in South Africa’s Western Cape is making an effort to relieve local water shortages through the construction of a new seawater desalination plant at Plettenberg Bay.