Author Archive | Loraine Stander

Scenarios for South Africa in 2024

By Loraine Stander on '12 July 2016' in Business Focus, South Africa

Is the Rainbow Nation at a turning point?

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Travelling in Africa is getting “easier”

By Loraine Stander on '9 September 2012' in Business Focus, Feature Articles, Transport & Logistics

It is getting easier to travel in Africa. So said Johan Badenhorst, South African filmmaker and adventurer, recently.

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Illicit liquor: What you see is not what you get

By Loraine Stander on '18 July 2012' in Agribusiness & Food, Business Focus, Feature Articles

World-wide the high demand for cheap alcohol has fuelled an illegal liquor industry that is hugely problematic for governments and legitimate stakeholders in the liquor industry.

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SABMiller lures the home-brew consumer

By Loraine Stander on '26 June 2012' in Agribusiness & Food, Business Focus, Feature Articles

"The average African worker must work three hours to earn enough to buy a 500 ml beer; in Europe only 12 minutes of work is required."

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Can Groupon and other daily deal websites really benefit your business?

By Loraine Stander on '28 March 2012' in Business Focus, Feature Articles, ICT, Media, Sports & Entertainment

Loraine Stander looks at common criticisms against group buying websites, and finds out how to make this new form of advertising work for your business.

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How to make it in Africa? Unilever listens to the consumer

By Loraine Stander on '30 December 2011' in Consumer Goods, Feature Articles

"There is a growing realisation that the future of Africa is based around a consumer rather than mining. This is a consumer that has been under-served and over-charged."

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The politics behind the “fakeness” of textiles in Togo

By Loraine Stander on '28 November 2011' in Consumer Goods, Feature Articles, Togo

Many Africans would be surprised, maybe shocked, to learn that the fabric that they have always perceived to be truly African is not. Or is it?

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Unlimited potential for direct selling of cosmetics in Africa

By Loraine Stander on '19 October 2011' in Consumer Goods, Feature Articles

The growing African middle class presents endless opportunities for direct selling companies, especially those focusing on cosmetics.

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Elizabeth Arden excited about possibilities in Africa

By Loraine Stander on '23 August 2011' in Consumer Goods, Feature Articles

Cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden took a strategic decision two years ago to cater more specifically for the ethnic market, especially around skincare and colour.

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Groupon South Africa successful despite depressed times

By Loraine Stander on '26 July 2011' in Feature Articles, ICT, South Africa

“We all need treats, even when things are a bit tight," says Wayne Gosling, CEO of Groupon South Africa.

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Was Chinaphobia the real reason for the Cameron delegation?

By Loraine Stander on '21 July 2011' in Feature Articles, South Africa

“We know that Britain has an agenda for Africa,” says Prof Chris Landsberg, head of the Department of Politics at the University of Johannesburg.

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Exporting berries to the UK has its own unique challenges

By Loraine Stander on '3 June 2011' in Agribusiness & Food, South Africa

How we made it in Africa's Loraine Stander talks to Chrisleo Botha, owner of South Africa's Blue Mountain Berries, about the challenges involved in exporting to the United Kingdom.

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Africa’s largest flower auction sourcing from across the continent

By Loraine Stander on '15 April 2011' in Agribusiness & Food, Case Studies, Feature Articles

Multiflora is Africa’s largest flower auction and sells 300 million flower stems per year from its premises in Johannesburg. The flower market currently sources flowers from across the continent.

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