Corporate Stories

Africa Outlook’s corporate stories highlight the innovation, history, goals, and mission of the companies featured. We provide a deep dive into the world of business and industry, showcasing the people and ideas that are driving progress and shaping the future.

Latest Corporate Stories

IBM West and Central Africa : Delivering Africa’s Growth Opportunities

IBM is an undisputed global leader across its cloud computing operations, and is leveraging this status to enrich the last, big emerging market of the current economic era.

Vodacom Lesotho : 20 Year Transformation

Marking 20 years of Vodacom Lesotho, the past 12 months have signified some of the most significant progressions in the Company’s history as evidence of its never-waning strive for national enrichment.

Stellenbosch Vineyards : A Role-Model in Fine Wines

Stellenbosch Vineyards is demonstrating an innovative approach to corporate winemaking in South Africa and beyond.

Sterkwater Boerdery : Fresh Produce Powered by Passion

Sterkwater Boerdery is expanding into the world of export with an extensive produce offering driven by clear values and processes.

Viking Crop Protection : Going the Extra Mile

Viking Crop Protection is stepping ahead of the curve in the world of agrochemical distribution.

Amiran Kenya : Finding Solutions with Knowledge

Amiran Kenya is the largest one-stop shop for full agriculture solutions in East Africa, playing a key role in Kenya’s agriculture sector.

B-Sure Group Holdings : Insuring Peace of Mind

The current structure and portfolio of B-Sure Group Holdings is a far cry from the one that initiated operations six years ago, with diversity being the name of the game, and its extensive client base the winners.

Barclays Africa Commercial Property Finance : Open for Business

Following the global economic decline over the past decade, many analysts have forecasted a South African exit for the leading financial players, but this is certainly not true of Barclays Africa, with its commercial property division as focused as ever on continental development.

Barclays Bank Tanzania Ltd : Growth and Prosperity

As one of the world’s most renowned financial operators, Barclays Bank is a market leader across all of its key parameters in Tanzania.

Mutual & Federal : 186 Years of Heritage and Innovation

Not many globally successful enterprises can boast the extent of experience that Mutual & Federal has in South Africa’s insurance domain, but the Company’s commitment to innovation is as strong as ever today.

DHL Regional Conference Highlights Sector Growth Opportunities

Over 125 healthcare professionals and logistics experts came together last week to discuss ‘Delivering Healthcare to Africa' at DHL's sixth annual Regional Life Sciences & Healthcare conference in Pretoria, South Africa

Caperay Medical Pty Ltd : Revolutionising Breast Imaging

Medical engineering innovator, CapeRay is currently seeking new investment to fund the manufacture and further clinical trials of its innovative breast screening and diagnosis machine

Microensure : Fearless Finance

The momentum of MicroEnsure has picked up rapid pace over the past year via a series of groundbreaking products and initiatives in Africa and Asia.

JLT South Africa : Placing Clients First

Guided by its mission to place clients first and focus on results-based services in industry and specialist risk sectors, the aptitude of Jardine Lloyd Thompson South Africa (JLT South Africa) for continuous improvement has driven the Company to new levels of growth.

Tazara : Rehabilitating a Transport Lifeline

The new Managing Director at TAZARA will be the driver behind a restructure that will reposition the organisation as a market-driven commercial business known for excelling in the execution of the movement of traffic.