Barloworld Limited is an industrial brand management company, founded in South Africa. Once a large conglomerate with many unrelated businesses, ranging at various times from mining, information technology. Barloworld was founded in 1902 Barloworld was founded in Durban by Major Ernest (Billy) Barlow in 1902, selling wool products, and later engineering equipment. It was expanded by his son Charles Sydney …

Sanlam is a South African financial services group headquartered in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa. Sanlam is the largest insurance company in Africa. It is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Namibian Stock Exchange and the A2X. Sanlam was founded in 1918 Sanlam Group has developed into a diversified financial services business. Its five business clusters comprise Sanlam Personal …

Sappi Limited, originally incorporated as South African Pulp and Paper Industries Limited in 1936, is a South African pulp and paper company with global operations. Sappi was founded in 1936 South African Pulp and Paper Industries Limited was founded in 1936. The company is now known as Sappi and is headquartered in Johannesburg, It produces and sells commodity paper products, …

Suez Canal Authority is a state-owned authority that owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal. It was set up by the Egyptian government to replace the Suez Canal Company in the 1950s which resulted in the Suez Crisis. After the UN intervened, the three invading countries were forced to withdraw. Suez Canal Authority was founded on July 26, 1956 SCA …

Transnet SOC Ltd is a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, headquartered in the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. It was formed as a limited company on 1 April 1990. A majority of the company’s stock is owned by the Department of Public Enterprises, or DPE, of the South African government. Transnet was founded in 1990 Transnet Pipelines, formerly …

Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 55 million customers. Vodacom Group was founded in 1994 Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho, and provides business services to customers in over 32 African countries, including Nigeria, …

Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South Africa-based multinational retail company that owns the South African retail chain Woolworths, and Australian retailers David Jones and Country Road Group. Woolworths, however, has no association with Australia’s Woolworths supermarket chain. Woolworths Holdings was founded in 1931 “Search terms: Woolworths company profile, who owns Woolworths South Africa, Woolworths holdings limited vacancies, Woolworths Australia, Woolworths …

Pick n Pay is the second-largest supermarket chain store in South Africa and was established in 1967. It can also be found in other regions of Southern Africa, including Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, and had plans to open in Malawi but has yet to do so. Pick n Pay Stores Group was founded in 1967 The Pick n …

Naspers Limited is a South African multinational consumer Internet company headquartered in Cape Town. Its principal operations include online classified advertising, fintech, payments, and food delivery. Naspers was founded in 1915 by Jannie Marais of Coetsenburg and attorney W.A. Hofmeyr Naspers executes its strategy through a portfolio of leading financial services franchises; Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the corporate and investment …

Engen Petroleum is a South African oil company focusing on the downstream refined petroleum products market and related businesses. The company’s core functions are the refining of crude oil, the marketing of primary refined petroleum products and the provision of convenience services via an extensive retail network. Engen Petroleum was founded in 1881 Engen has partnered with numerous South African …