by Sascha Polkey BASA Insights and Advocacy As Akinwumi Adesina closed his tenure as President of the African Development Bank in 2025, he stated: “The cost of raising capital in Africa is three or four times what it is in other regions. Why? Because of the so-called Africa premium… The issue is perception, the perception…
As South Africa’s largest privately-owned insurance group, the Hollard Insurance Group includes The Hollard Insurance Company and Hollard Life Assurance Company. Established in 1980, the group provides short-term and life insurance as well as investment products to a diverse customer base, including individual consumers, commercial entities and corporate clients. Robert Enthoven started the company based…
Jack Ginsberg is a passionate supporter of and advocate for South African art, who began collecting art and books about art and artists in his early twenties, and shares his passion and treasured collections broadly. Over the past 45 years, Ginsberg has arguably built up the most formidable collection of artist books in Africa, and…
Nando’s restaurants can be found around the globe, striving to provide patrons with hospitality and a warm South African welcome. Each Nando’s restaurant has its own unique design, but they all have earthy textures and colours reminiscent of their Afro-Portuguese roots, and feature original, local South African art and unique design touches. Yellowwoods Art (now…
Established in May 1999, pinpoint one human resources focuses on the recruitment and assessment of professionally qualified, middle through to executive management placements, across all industries and sectors, on a permanent, contract and project basis. The solution options offered by pinpoint one include search and headhunting, contingency recruitment, and advertising response handling, all of which…
PPC Ltd was established in 1892 as South Africa’s first cement plant, De Eerste Cement Fabrieken Beperkt. A leading supplier of cement and related products in southern Africa, PPC has factories in South Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Its history is closely linked to the growth and development of…
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is a diversified financial services brand encompassing investment banking, fund management, corporate banking and advisory services. A division of FirstRand Bank Limited, RMB is an Authorised Financial Services Provider and Credit Provider with an extensive footprint across more than 35 African countries. RMB’s ability to think differently and its collaborative spirit…
The Coloured Cube (TheCC), a private company, specialises in exhibitions and the curating and manufacturing of artworks. TheCC describes itself as a maker on a mission to create new makerspaces, methods to engage with art and ways to partner and connect with others. Having participated in BASA’s Education Programme during 2014 and 2015, TheCC indicated…
The Joy of Jazz, South Africa’s oldest jazz festival takes place in Johannesburg, Gauteng. This 20-year partnership between Standard Bank (one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups, operating in South Africa for 154 years and in 20 countries across Africa) and T-Musicman (established in 1989, one of Africa’s foremost music and concert promotion companies)…
Total South Africa (SA) was established in 1954 and is part owned by multinational Paris-based Company, Total Group. Through this global alignment, Total strives to ensure that the company is able to benefit from shared access to internationally acclaimed best practice, technological expertise and top flight business innovations. Total SA is committed to developing the…