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Can you introduce the company? Mazi Capital was founded in 2006. Prior to that, I had worked for companies such as Investec and RMB. The idea behind Mazi Capital was to express my investment philosophy whilst empowering black talent. I…
You are raising funds in a very specific sector, which is healthcare. What is the contribution that RH Managers will play in changing the healthcare sector in South Africa? RH is bringing affordable healthcare. The challenge is that South Africa…
What social transformation do you see in the asset managers sector in South Africa? Within South Africa, only about 5% of the wealth is managed by black South African asset managers. Incomes in South Africa are demographically skewed and the…
What service does 21st Century Pay Solutions offer clients? 21st century advises companies in terms of their pay practices in order to reduce inequality over time. Inequality is not only between the CEO who is at the top and the…
Give us a brief introduction to Mianzo since its inception. The objective when opening Mianzo was to differentiate ourselves from the big corporates in terms of doing investments. What drove me was the need to have platforms where investment professionals…
Less than 70% of SMEs have access to credit. What is the importance of the South African SME sector? SME’s are lifeline for employment as the unemployment rate in South Africa is very high, and the we can’t only rely…
Afric Oil now owns 1% of the total distribution. How did this evolution occur? The government helped as a result of the Black Economic Empowerment. Afric Oil won a sizeable contract to supply TransNet in the late nineties. Many companies…
Official Country Name: Republic of South Africa Head of state: President Jacob Zuma Capital City: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial) Population: 54,300,704 Area (km²): 1,219,090 km2 Main Religion: Christianity Currency: Rand GDP per capita: US$13,225 Industries: Mining (world’s…
What makes South Africa an exciting place to invest? ◊ The country’s middle class is burgeoning under the BEE programme, and consumer industries have added another pillar to its economy. Few countries are experiencing such an expansion of their middle-class,…
Few countries, even in Africa, are so entangled in the complexities of their past as South Africa. A recent proposal from the Minister of Arts and Culture to change the country’s name to Azania is symbolic of just how early…
