Amka products was established by the Kalla family as a small trading operation near Pretoria in the 1950s.

 

From the outset Amka has been focussed on the unique needs and opportunities inherent to Africa's emerging markets.

 

Today Amka is a major manufacturing and marketing enterprise, with specialised expertise in Africa.

 

Amka has:

• 1 000 employees.
• Four manufacturing plants.
• 400 products
• 20 leading brands.
• Sold in 35 African countries.
• Been consistently rated as one of the top 10 empowerment companies in South Africa

Amka's Key Performance Areas include:

• People
• Innovation
• Flexibility
• Reliable Service Network

 

The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has  anchored this in a powerful brand purpose – We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers. At SAB it’s always about more than the beer. We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption. SAB is one of South Africa’s admired companies and corporate brands. The company operates 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5 000, and supports a beer economy ‘from seed to sip’ of over 250 000 jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish. 

Yellow Door Energy (“YDE”) is an independent power producer (“IPP”) that provides cost-competitive renewable energy solutions to leading organisations in South Africa and the Middle East. With flexible contract terms in the power purchase agreements (“PPAs”), we deliver projects swiftly, safely and sustainably. 

Nestlé, Mondelez, and Ekaterra are amongst our food manufacturing customers. We also power leading companies like Unilever, DHL, Honda, and ETG. In South Africa, we deliver solar power and battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to Waterberg Boerdery, a prominent commercial potato farm in Limpopo. Additionally, we offer solar wheeling solutions for large energy consumers from our massive solar parks in North West, providing significantly discounted electricity rates.

Through our solar PPA’s, companies substantially reduce their electricity costs and contribute to a cleaner environment. Backed by strong B-BBEE credentials, we are committed to helping businesses secure their energy supply, lower electricity costs and advance South Africa’s Just Transition.

Dr Lebogang Mosupye-Semenya Senior Lecturer, Johannesburg Business School Dr Lebogang Mosupye-Semenya is a Senior Lecturer at the Johannesburg Business School. She holds a PhD in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg, an MBA from Wits Business School, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand. At the Johannesburg Business School, she teaches courses on Digital Technologies and Disruptive Technologies in Industry Sectors. Her Digital Technologies course explores the strategic use of digital technologies for informed decision-making, while her Disruptive Technologies course examines the transition of various sectors through the disruption of emerging technologies. With 15 years of experience as an Engineer in the water sector, Lebogang brings a blend of practical expertise and academic insight to her current position. Her scholarly contributions include research publications focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, digital technologies, and innovation. She has authored numerous journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers, and has presented her findings on international platforms, including in Egypt, Santo Domingo, and Italy. Lebogang has also played pivotal roles on national and international committees and task teams, contributing to initiatives aimed at advancing research in digital technologies, innovation, and sustainable development. Notably, she has been involved with the Namibian 4IR Task Team and a TVET digital education project funded by the European Union. Outside of her professional activities, Lebogang values quality time with her husband and 5-year-old daughter, enjoying activities such as hiking. She also has a passion for boxing.

Zanele Morrison is a true hyphenate experienced in corporate across various industries, as an executive, board member, broadcaster, fundraising director and expert conversationalist. Her fascinating journey thus far has taken her into boardrooms across the spectrum and helped develop Zanele’s trademark insights, industry expertise and skill in extracting the right conversations. With wit, warmth and a winning personality, she is the perfect person to host conversations with leading figures in the social, developmental and corporate environments. This adds a wealth of experience to her ability to moderate business and social issue conversations whilst sharing her vast expertise. Her current role as a Fundraising Director for the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, Board Member for CII Africa and Business Anchor on CNBC Africa. Zanele is passionate about always adding value, making a difference, and striving for world class standards in collaboration with others. The first decade of her career, while studying, she chose the entrepreneurial path, consulting across various industries. These include Media and Management, Television, Facilitation, Leadership, Change and Transformation. The second part goes into local and global companies, starting with Vodacom, Accenture, EY, Mindcor Consulting and ultimately with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) as the Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs. As a true hyphenate she has the unique ability to participate in various business pursuits, thus, there is plenty to talk about. The continent of Africa belongs to its people, who know what it needs, and can solve for themselves. Her Purpose and Dream is to give Hope, to Share Africa’s narrative and help inspire those who must grow the continent, In Conversation with Zanele Morrison.

A South Africa without hunger. To reduce hunger in South Africa by safely and cost-effectively securing quality food and making it available to those who need it. Millions of people across South Africa experience food insecurity and malnutrition, while one third (10 million tons) of all the food we produce is lost and wasted.

FoodForward SA is the largest NPO in South Africa addressing food insecurity and food waste. We recover edible surplus food, which may not be sellable but is still perfectly edible, from farmers, manufacturers, retailers and other representatives across the food system.

More than 2,500 vetted beneficiary organizations (BO’s) receive nutritious food each month from FoodForward SA. These organizations offer vital community services and healthy meals to almost 1 million vulnerable people.

TopicWorx is a specialist risk advisory service and platform that provides organisations across the world with an early event detection, notification and analysis service which enables informed decision making and support business continuity management. Through intelligence, insight and enabling technology, we generate client specific foreknowledge on risk events that could have a potentially significant impact on the client’s security, business, employees, operations, and assets. Pivotal to our success is a centralised team of specialists. The insight and depth of experience we have gained over more than ten years proves invaluable in giving our clients the actionable risk intelligence they require to manage their operational risks and threats pro-actively on a day-to-day basis. The objective in the design of the TopicWorx Platform was to provide the client with clarity when they need it most.

TracePack is a premier equipment provider for marking, coding, labelling, and inspecting your products, offering solutions from the exit of filler, flow wrapper, form fill, or seal machines to palletisation. In response to the rapidly growing counterfeiting industry, TracePack helps manufacturers protect their brand reputation through item-level identification, authentication, and track-and-trace systems. As the Ultimate Industry Solution Provider, TracePack ensures products are conveyed, packed, coded, marked, tracked, scanned, verified, and authenticated.

 

What sets TracePack apart is its cost-effective inkjet marking and coding systems, which feature low running and maintenance costs. Their extensive range of labellers and print & apply systems cater to clients’ end-to-end marking, identification, and coding needs. TracePack’s in-house automation solutions include custom-built conveyors and tailored systems for seamless production line integration. Their user-friendly industrial laser solutions and large-character printing systems further enhance their offerings, providing versatile and efficient solutions for various industrial applications.

xPAC Technology offers full business-process analysis, customisation, and bespoke application development. We are also an accredited Microsoft partner, making use of the Microsoft Azure, .NET and the Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Customer Engagement) platforms to deliver transformative and cost-effective solutions – tailored to your needs.

Yellow Door Energy (“YDE”) is an independent power producer (“IPP”) that provides cost-competitive renewable energy solutions to leading organisations in South Africa and the Middle East. With flexible contract terms in the power purchase agreements (“PPAs”), we deliver projects swiftly, safely and sustainably. 

Nestlé, Mondelez, and Ekaterra are amongst our food manufacturing customers. We also power leading companies like Unilever, DHL, Honda, and ETG. In South Africa, we deliver solar power and battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to Waterberg Boerdery, a prominent commercial potato farm in Limpopo. Additionally, we offer solar wheeling solutions for large energy consumers from our massive solar parks in North West, providing significantly discounted electricity rates.

Through our solar PPA’s, companies substantially reduce their electricity costs and contribute to a cleaner environment. Backed by strong B-BBEE credentials, we are committed to helping businesses secure their energy supply, lower electricity costs and advance South Africa’s Just Transition.