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

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.

Cash Connect : Facilitating Trade Efficiency and Security

The role of Cash Connect as the pre-eminent South African manufacturer and service provider of automated cash management solutions for businesses and retailers continues to have a positive impact far beyond its own internal confines.

The X Group : Soil to Soul

The four complementing divisions at X Group are combining to capitalise on a host of opportunities in Africa and beyond, via a family-driven philosophy to maintain top quality and strong relationships

MIM Cashew and Agricultural Products Ltd : A Force for Good

Mim Cashew is making waves far beyond the confines of its cashew processing domain as it looks to evolve upon foundations of sustainability and integrity

Capitol Caterers : A Fresh Approach to Catering

An established brand with entrepreneurial flair, Capitol Caterers is bringing a fresh and sustainable approach to catering services that breaks away from traditional industry expectations

Darsot Food Corporation : Class in a Can

Leading South African canned food manufacturer, Darsot Food is set to continue doubling its year-on-year turnover thanks to a competitive expansion and backward integration strategy designed to improve the quality of its products

Riley Packaging Uganda : Customer Centricity

Riley Packaging is keen to retain its competitive market-leading position by capitalising on the lucrative packaging opportunities in Uganda and surrounding landlocked countries

Sudan Currency Printing Press : Securing Sudan’s Printing Needs

Striving to achieve accreditation to international standards, Sudan Currency Printing Press is utilising its technical capabilities to further the country’s economic returns

UD Trucks : The Smart Choice for Ultimate Dependability

UD Trucks is optimising its vehicle range for the African market to solidify its long-term commitment to the brand promise of ‘going the extra mile’

ATTAfrica : First-Rate Real Estate

AttAfrica is demonstrating its ability to roll with the punches across Africa’s real estate domain as equally pivotal periods of lucrative expansion and economic headwinds continue to be negotiated with the same long-term goals in mind.

Camel Fuels : Fuelling Regional Growth

Camel Fuels is leading the Southern African charge towards LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) optimisation by honing in on a model that has proved increasingly effective on the continent since the Company’s inception in 2009.

Alta Computec Plc : Outpacing National Growth

Established in 1994 with the remit of providing brand named IT equipment to Ethiopia, the ALTA Computec success story is epitomised by the financial rise from US$15,000 upon inception to the US25.5 million in capital it enjoys today.

Bentel Associates International : A Holistic Approach to African Architecture

Leveraging its extensive experience of emerging markets, Bentel Associates International (BAI) is aligning internal processes across its offices in India and South Africa with international trends and technologies to ultimately support the development of sustainable real estate in a local context.