If you stacked the 146 million cartons of citrus fruit exported side-by-side, the line of cartons would be equal to the height of 4,4 Mount Everests on top of one another.
SARS is looking to improve the current system of processing import and export declarations, which is big news for those who are involved in the game.
If the good people of China decide they like something, there’s generally a global boom that follows. That’s great news for some South African farmer.
With its silvery white baubles and longer lifespan, there’s a particular species of fynbos that is proving very popular overseas.
I read a book a while ago called ‘Wealth Secrets of the 1%.’ The book analyses historically wealthy people and suggests how this knowledge can be applied today. The one point made by the author really struck home.
Seth Rotherham detailed the birth of his cane furniture business (malawicane.com) in a book entitled ‘Work is a sideline, live the holiday.’ That was three years ago – let’s see where things are now.
Everyone knows property prices in Cape Town are shooting through the roof, but the new struggle might be the one for decent industrial space.
We know that a great deal of our natural resources find their way overseas to make other people untold riches, but what about something you could get involved in?
It is estimated that around 70% of local businesses fail within the first year, and one of the biggest stumbling blocks is dealing with the red tape.
There are still moments in South Africa’s day-to-day business that we can be proud of. Take our amazing musicians, for example…
One can never be too careful, or to crafty, when it comes to drug trafficking (not that I know). We’ve seen drugs in hair, food, aerosol cans… and now a Jaguar.