The 2019 Budget, tabled by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in Parliament on Wednesday, 21 February, was a demonstration of prudence and intent, particularly in an election year. According to Katlego Tlale, Chief Financial Officer at Letsema, Mboweni’s speech did not include any language suggestive of any expansionary expense by government for the 2019/2020 financial year. […]
One hundred kilometres south west of Mthatha alongside the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape is Nqileni Village, home of the Bulungula Incubator (BI). Réjane Woodroffe, an Africa Leadership Initiative Fellow was one of the BI’s founders in 2007 and has been its director since day one. She describes the communities the BI work with […]
Contrary to South Africa’s recent slate of poor economic growth, it has over the past two decades shown overall improvements, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. However, significant reforms are necessary to accelerate growth and create a self-sustaining platform for the country. South Africa, through the National Development Plan (NDP) aims to eliminate poverty […]
Accounting graduates have only a few options to choose from after leaving university to complete their qualification. Those choices have binary pros and cons and it is this dilemma Letsema intends on fixing in the way Letsema knows best. The initiative began in the office of Letsema’s CEO, Derek Thomas. Katlego Tlale, Letsema’s Head of […]
Enabling suppliers to serve a digital economy requires a disruptive take on development The digital economy is an increasingly pervasive concept within the global, African and South African business world. It seems like you cannot cross the street without being overwhelmed by hype around machine learning, artificial intelligence, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Setting cynicism […]
Shifting consumer values in the personal care industry have led to ructions within the market. Established firms are changing their operating model and product lines to meet new consumer demands, particularly for natural and sustainable products. Cirebelle, the chemicals solutions provider and part of Letsema, has already made moves in this direction to adjust to […]
