Posted on December 10th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, South Africa, Technology
Recently Vinny Lingham stepped down from his post as chief strategy officer of IncuBeta, the online marketing company he co-founded, to concentrate on the interests of his venture capital company, Lingham Capital and more specifically on Synthasite. Lingham, along with his wife, Charlene, and […]
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Green Energy, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Jeff Nolan posted on the ousting of Tesla’s co-founder Eberhard. The San Jose Mercury broke the news. Here is the Tesla Motors press release, and the rumors on the Tesla Motors Club forum. In a previous post I mentioned that Elon Musk is the main investor and chairman of Tesla Motors. I want […]
Posted on December 4th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
The Sunday Times of South Africa recently announced South Africa’s billionaire’s club (In South African Rand, divide by ~7 to get to USD). You can find the article here (You may have to register to get to the list).
Here is the top ten list:
1. Lakshmi Mittal of Mittel Steel SA - ZAR27bn ($4bn),
2. Nicky Oppenheimer […]
Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa, Technology, Venture Capital
Laurence (Laurie) Olivier, an Atlanta VC and ex-South African, was recently profiled in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Laurie is a partner in Veritas Venture Partners. Veritas has investments in the following Atlanta based companies: Clickfox, CytoDome, and Asankya. Laurie serves on the board of these companies. He is the Chairman of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce […]
Posted on November 7th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
Have you ever wanted to work in Africa? The Careers in Africa recruitment summit in Houston is a great place to meet and interview with senior delegates from South Africa’s leading companies. Participating South African companies include:
Africon,
Anglo Platinum,
Barloworld,
Eskom, and
Sasol.
Participating US multi-nationals include: Chevron, GE Oil&Gas, and Cameron.
Other prominent companies include: Lafarge, Toyota, and Orascom.
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under South Africa
South Africa plays England in the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, Oct 20, 2007. South Africa were the world champions in 1995 beating New Zealand in a triumphant final on home turf.
Go Bokke!!!
UPDATE: South Africa is the 2007 Rugby World Champions.
Posted on October 8th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, South Africa
The Corporate Council on Africa’s sixth US-Africa Business Summit, taking place in Cape Town in November, will see some of the world’s top business leaders discussing trade and investment opportunities in Africa, best practices, and how best to grow business in ways that will promote sustainable growth on the continent.
Posted on September 27th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Even though Lyndon Rive is the architect and builder of a successful IT company and now serves as CEO of a growing solar power operation, the most interesting thing about this 30-year-old South African may be that he plays mid-mid position on the (and I’m not making this up) U.S. Men’s Underwater Hockey Team. The […]
Posted on September 14th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Mark Shuttleworth is a young, South African multi-millionaire who places himself in the category of people who are both privileged and lucky and want to do something positive with their good fortune. His Ubuntu Project, HBD enterprise, and the Shuttleworth Foundation all serve as reflections of that thought.
Born in Welkom, South Africa in 1973, Shuttleworth […]
Posted on August 29th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, South Africa
I’m finally getting round to blogging about successful South African businesspeople.
At 36 and with a net worth of over $300 million, Elon Musk is one of America’s richest people under the age of 40. After two extremely successful ventures in the dot-com world, he is now focusing on space exploration and earth-friendly technology. Musk was […]
