Most of our customers are now using Pro-Treat Books, our digital treatment platform, which has grown into a tool more powerful, intuitive, and useful than we could have imagined −... read more →
One in every three South Africans is unemployed. That’s the official tally – 32.7%, to be exact – based on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q1-2026. It is the... read more →
Universities have long been accused of being “ivory towers” – expensive and elitist institutions disconnected from the real world. Is any such disconnection growing? Are universities keeping up with the... read more →
There’s a new mood in South Africa. It’s hard to measure, but we certainly feel it. Across our towns and across the country, the people we encounter on the streets,... read more →
Life, business, politics… It all comes down to human relationships. And even the most difficult of deals can be settled through finding common ground. In one telling of the story,... read more →
Kelvin Bland, the operations director at Vryheid-based sawmill and treatment operation RF Gevers, was taught in the old school way. “My mentor always taught me adapt to change,” he said.... read more →
Sometimes, operators need an assistant so alert that it will speak up to help prevent errors even before they happen. That’s where Pro-Treat Books’ Intelligence comes in. Pro-Treat Intelligence is... read more →
For years, we had refused to buy our young son a phone. Everything changed with a short, astute observation from my stepdaughter. “But he has no way of chatting with... read more →
Like all industries, the timber trade has been deeply affected by the sudden spike in fuel prices. Since the United States and Israel began their attack on Iran on 28... read more →
Flux Trend futurist Bronwyn Williams and business strategist Pierre du Plessis gave fascinating, and at times hilarious, advice for entrepreneurs at Heavy Chef’s The Futurists event last month. Heavy Chef... read more →
