by Hester Du Bruyn | Sep 13, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would go into what was to be known as lockdown level 5 at midnight on Thursday, March 26. Redflank – a specialist management consultancy – conducted a BeyondCovid Business Survey which found that... 
by Hester Du Bruyn | Jul 10, 2023 | News from SACBW
Dr. Annique Theron was born on the eve of the Great Depression and grew up on Mooikloof farm near Potgietersrus, where she lost her family while still young. The traumatic event spurred her to move to Pretoria where she studied and met her future husband. She wanted... 
by Hester Du Bruyn | Jul 3, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years, News from SACBW
Kotie Botha was the co-founder of the South African Council for Business Women (SACBW) and was part of a formidable business team with her daughter, Theresa van der Merwe. They owned “House of Chic”, a glamorous fashion house, in Alberton City. The business offered... 
by Hester Du Bruyn | Jun 29, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years, News from SACBW
Erna Pretorius’s parents owned a general dealership in Hennenman in the Free State, so she was exposed to entrepreneurship from an early age. Her father always attributed his business success to her mother. When Erna was in grade 1, she already had to assist to count... 
by Hester Du Bruyn | May 26, 2023 | Legacy of 35 years, Members
Mrs Rika Venter, the founder of the SACBW, had a vision for the business women of South Africa. She could not see any logic in why the women of South Africa could not succeed in the business world and why they could not have a platform of their own where they could...