Women are having a tremendous impact on South Africa’s economy — creating new jobs and generating revenue. According to new research released by Facebook, women entrepreneurs have the potential to boost the South African economy by R175bn by 2022. Most Read the full story
Zozibini Tunzi has made history by becoming the first black woman to win Miss Universe. She is also the first Miss Universe to wear the brand-new “Power of Unity” crown which is said to be worth R73 million. The crowning Read the full story
Promoting gender equality and strengthening women’s rights is essential for sustainable development. Recent studies conducted by the B-BBEE Commission for 2017 and 2018 show that black women still occupy less positions compared to males and white people on the boards Read the full story
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Nomalungelo Gina says women should be in the forefront of efforts to accelerate economic transformation in South Africa. Gina was speaking at the second Women’s Empowerment Conference that was hosted by the Read the full story
The Black Management Forum’s (BMF) Women Empowerment Desk would like to express its deepest condolences to the families and friends of Uyinene Mrwetyana, Leighandre Jegels, Sisanda Fani, Janika Mallo, Shirley James, Lithemba Jama and other victims that lost their lives Read the full story
Bidvest recently appointed Mpumi Madisa as its “chief executive-designate” to take over the company in the 2021 financial year. The current CEO Lindsay Ralphs will continue as Group Chief Executive until Madisa takes over. The Black Management Forum (BMF) applauds Read the full story
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his warm congratulations to accomplished business leader Ms Mpumi Madisa on her naming as Chief Executive Officer-Designate of the international services, trading and distribution company, Bidvest. As part of Bidvest’s leadership succession plan, current CEO Read the full story
The Black Management Forum (the BMF) which is at the forefront of advocating and lobbying for transformation within Corporate South Africa is pleased with the appointment of Ms. Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Zikalala to her new role as the Managing Director for Read the full story
Cummins Southern Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Racheal Njoroge as Managing Director for Cummins Southern Africa as of 1 September 2018. Ms Njoroge is responsible for the leadership, operations and strategic direction for Cummins’ distribution business Read the full story
South Africa scores poorly when it comes to the number of women in senior management roles. New research shows that women hold 28% of senior management roles in businesses with only 3% having a female CEO. This is 5% lower than the Read the full story