Potatoes South Africa is focused on serving, promoting, and protecting the interests of the potato industry within South Africa. The company’s Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that the countries the potato producers’ interests and the overall potato industry is served constituted. The Potato Industry Development Trust (PIDT) was established in 2004 in order… Read More »
Jones & Wagener, founded in 1966, is a professional consulting engineering and science firm located in South Africa. J&W service offerings include Engineering Hydrology; Environmental Engineering; Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering; Mining Infrastructure; Environmental Sciences & Management and Waste & Tailings. The company pride itself on designing, developing, and implementing cost-effective, environmentally friendly, yet practical and… Read More »
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) was formed in 1912, when it was initially known as the Department of Irrigation. As one of the South African government’s departments, the DWS is responsible for the water resources of the country, particularly for formulating and implementing policies within the sector. The DWS aim to ensure that… Read More »
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA), established in 2010, is a public entity and government agency operating under the National Department of Science and Technology (DST). SANSA are responsible for developing and promoting aeronautics and aerospace space research, with the company’s main focus on utilising data acquired from remote sensing via satellites and other… Read More »
The Sugar Industry Trust Fund for Education (SITFE) was founded as a private sector initiative in the year 1965, and is currently one of South Africa’s oldest Trust Funds. The SITFE’s main aim is to promote and support high-quality, sustainable education within the sugarcane-growing areas of South Africa. Since its inception, the organization has provided… Read More »
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, a department of the government of South Africa, is responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive and sustainable health system at all levels through the District Health System, and to ensure that all its residents have access to health care. The departments 5 goals are to improve the quality of… Read More »
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) was formed in May 1998 as a way to unify doctors from various groups, who had a range of interests. Today, SAMA is a non-profit organization for both private and public sector medical practitioners. The voluntary membership association aims to serve the needs and interests of its members in… Read More »
In 1995, Nelson Mandela founded the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund to help pay for the treatment of children in South Africa. Over a decade later (in 2009), the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust (NMCHT) is founded, with the aim of building a top-notch care facility for children. In 2014, the construction of the hospital began,… Read More »
Lonmin plc was founded and incorporated in 1909, in the United Kingdom, as London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Company Limited. As of June 2019, Sibanye-Stillwater completed the acquisition of Lonmin Plc. Sibanye-Stillwater, a JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) and LSE (London Stock Exchange) listed company, is one of the biggest primary producers of PGMs (platinum… Read More »
Mercedes-Benz, founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in 1926 as “Daimler-Benz”, is a division of Daimler AG, a German company. The global automobile manufacturing company is well-known for its luxurious vehicles, coaches, buses and lorries. Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, the companies history actually dates back to 1886 when Karl Benz’s “Benz Patent-Motorwagen” was considered… Read More »