Tarkastad – the little town with big assets
Simanye’s Value Web approach is all about grass roots driven development and interventions that are tailored to unique community needs as decided by the communities themselves. The very people undergoing ‘’development’’ are responsible for ensuring it takes place and assets are emphasized over needs. Assets also take many forms, including not just financial but also […]
The Triple Bottom Line, Inclusive Business and Shared Value
Today’s highly competitive, globalized, world requires organizations and businesses to think differently about how they are going to stay in business. They can no longer afford to focus on profits alone as other factors, such as social and environmental sustainability, are becoming more present – both in real terms as well as from a regulatory […]
Education in South Africa: One Learner at a Time
The system of education in South Africa is a particularly sensitive subject for me. Having lived in South Africa for 4 years it is clear to me that while everyone seems to be in agreement about the devastating inequality in standards of education across the country, I have come across a million and one opinions […]
a Trillion Fracking Rands: what’s in it for me
Joshua Davis, writing about the founder of Bitcoin, notes that technology with a compelling story is hard to stop. Taking this thinking a step further, when that technology solves a critical problem or need that society faces and pays enormous dividends to its patrons, its adoption becomes hard to prevent. Viewing hydraulic fracking (the process […]
CLASH OF THE SPAZA SHOPS – the business of xenophobia
Given the recent spate of “xenophobic” attacks, we found ourselves asking whether the South African perpetrators really “dislike” or are “afraid of” foreign nationals, or if the problem runs deeper than what we see at face value. This level of violence towards foreign nationals was last seen in 2008 where the most common reason given […]
Welcome to Simanye’s Blog – Open dialogue on economic development in South Africa
Simanye Group is passionate about social and economic change in South Africa. As a business we provide specialist consulting services in Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Economic Development, with a focus on delivering what our clients need to make their businesses thrive while helping to improve the overall economic development of South Africa. Through […]