Women in Wine: Can Principles Turn a Profit?
CASE STUDY. CEO presents two courses of action to shareholders: focus resources on developing a more innovative marketing strategy or acquire a property to diversify into hospitality and farming ventures.
Jacklynne Hobbs
Jacklynne Hobbs is a freelance journalist who reports on business, development and environmental matters. Jacklynne has worked as manager of the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, and also served as a regional editor for Inter Press Service. Prior to that, she worked as a radio producer and reporter at the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
Nando’s Chilli Sourcing: Innovation for Social Impact
CASE STUDY. In late 2013, Nando’s, a global chicken restaurant chain, marked the successful implementation of a project for ethical sourcing of African bird’s eye chillies (ABE) – the signature ingredient of the brand.
Industrial Relations in South Africa: Labour Laws, Labour Institutions and Political Disillusionment
CASE STUDY. In 2014, South Africa experienced its longest and costliest strike ever: a five-month stoppage in the platinum sector that cast doubt on the institutions and culture of the country’s labour relations framework.
Poultry Tariffs: Levelling the Playing Field or Rewarding Inefficiency?
CASE STUDY. In July 2013, Siyabulela Tsengiwe – chief commissioner of the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) – and ITAC commissioners met to make a final determination on a highly contentious customs tariff application.
National Development Plan: The Outlook in 2016
CASE STUDY. In December 2015, President Jacob Zuma’s decision to replace respected finance minister Nhlanhla Nene with David van Rooyen, an African National Congress backbencher, dealt the country its biggest financial blow since the start of democracy in 1994.