Sep
02
The head of project management in the private office of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Rudi Dicks, has praised the National Business Initiative (NBI) for its “pragmatism and lack of ideology” in helping to tackle South Africa’s greatest problems. He was speaking at the latest NBI membership council meeting last...
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Sep
02
South Africa’s youth face enormous challenges, leaving many deeply despondent. A staggering 37% of them are neither unemployed nor studying, with consequences that could include long-term joblessness, dependence on grants, mental health problems, and marginalisation from society. Yet a new study shows how a simple intervention – just a few...
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Jun
24
The Pest Control Operation (PCO) certification process is almost complete for most timber treatment companies in South Africa. The South African Wood Preservers Association (SAWPA) has facilitated a months’ long process for timber treaters to be certified as PCOs by the Department of Agriculture, which the law requires. All the...
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Jun
24
The Dolphin Bay Brief loves to prick your curiosity by telling stories that we find intriguing and that we might all need to know. In this process of exploration, we tend to overlook the very hard work that takes place behind the scenes in our company. It is time to...
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Jun
24
South Africa’s three major timber treatment certification bodies have given the green light to Dolphin Bay’s Pro-Treat digital treatment books. All three believed this would benefit the timber treatment industry, adding that they look forward to seeing it in action. “I thought the system was very well put together....
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Jun
02
Picture the scene: you’re driving to work in Johannesburg, and the traffic lights on the major artery William Nicol Drive – like on most roads in the city – are not working. Then you spot a homeless person in a neon jacket directing the many lanes of cars with great...
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Jun
02
We’re delighted that the National Business Initiative (NBI) has launched a drive to build ethical supply chains, and that forestry giant Sappi is nailing its colours to the ethics mast. Dolphin Bay is a member of the NBI, a South African business coalition promoting a resilient and sustainable economy. We...
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Jun
02
On 3 April 1846, Michael Faraday stood up to deliver the traditional Friday evening lecture at London’s Royal Institution. He was a last-minute fill-in. The speaker he’d invited, physicist Charles Wheatstone, suffered a late bout of stage fright and Faraday was forced to make up the hour with an ad-lib...
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Apr
23
Shipbuilder Donald McKay was called a genius in his time, building clipper ships that broke records in the years of the Californian Gold Rush. Yet his empire collapsed as the era of steamships dawned. Why could he not adapt? What causes a successful business to fail, and can we avoid...
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Feb
19
The super-rich of the world are struggling with a shortage of butlers, and butler training schools can’t keep up with the demand. Sound like trivia? It did to us too at first. In fact, it’s a bellwether, revealing something interesting about where the world’s heading. This was the opinion of...
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