by Hanlie Delport | Sep 15, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
As a confident, award-winning businesswoman with integrity and a high level of commitment, blessed with a naturally positive and motivational approach to life and business, I am a leader with a passion to see and help people succeed in life. I enjoy challenges that... 
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 Hanlie Delport | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
The year 2014 will be remembered for several milestones, including South Africa celebrating 20 years of democracy, holding its first free, fair and transparent election, and the first year that, as a nation, we celebrated former President Mandela’s birthday in his... 
by Cerita Nagy | Sep 6, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
Serving is an essential part of what life is about and the highest of all callings, is the call to servanthood. As National President in 2015 and 2016, my vision for SACBW was to serve the organisation wholeheartedly, with dedication, and to grow and build a stronger... 
by SACBW | Sep 4, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
Albert Einstein said: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. The above and the 4th Industrial Revolution led the way for the SACBW to re-think the why, how, and what they were/were not doing. We believed that the SACBW was... 
by Hanlie Delport | Aug 30, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years, Youth
A deep dive into the NEET rate and overall youth unemployment scenario in 2023, highlighting the changes and trends in the first quarter. The reality is that our youth are left behind! As per Stats SA’s QLFS report approximately 10.2 million people aged 15 to 24 were... 
by Hanlie Delport | Aug 19, 2023 | Articles, Community Development, Legacy of 35 years
Hanlie Delport, President of the SACBWThe traditional roles for women were as mothers, wives, and homemakers but it is a fact that 42% of children in South Africa are being raised by a single parent (often the mother). Furthermore, the fact the education and health... 
by SACBW | Aug 14, 2023 | Articles, Gender Based Violence, Legacy of 35 years
Santi Britz is a wife, mother, grandmother, businesswoman, and founder of iDUC. The horrific reality of crime in our country brought her life to a sudden standstill on 21 January 2009, when she was brutally raped in her home. Some of the painful realities were:... 
by Hanlie Delport | Aug 10, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
The theme of the 2003 Annual Congress, held at the Grand West Casino in Cape Town on 24 October, was “Survival in the Business Jungle”: TARZAN vs JANE … Does Jane stand a chance? On behalf of, and in honor of, the SA Council for Businesswomen, I am proud to shout it... 
by Hanlie Delport | Aug 10, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
Winda was introduced to the National Council for Businesswomen in 1993 at the founding meeting of the Cape Town Branch, led by the then President, Erna Pretorius. She was elected as a committee member and became the leader of the branch in 1995. The Cape Town branch... 
by Hanlie Delport | Aug 4, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
In support of our country’s Constitution, the Council actively made work of involving women of all ethnicities and belief systems. In 2010, Thelma Mathamelo became the first black President. Since then, a multitude of black business women has seen the value of joining... 
by SACBW | Jul 31, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
The SACBW (“the Council”) formed an integral part of Elise T Coetser’s life for more than 15 years. Within a year or so after she joined as a member, she was appointed as Chairperson of the Pretoria Branch. During this period, the branch received the Branch of the... 
by Hanlie Delport | Jul 27, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
Diana Becker was introduced to the South Africa Council for Businesswomen (SACBW) in 2002 during a monthly meeting held in Pretoria. Susca Watts was Chairperson at that time and in July 2002 I had the privilege of being elected as Vice Chairwoman. The events allowed... 
by Hanlie Delport | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Legacy of 35 years
AFRIKAANSE HANDELSINSTITUUT (AHi)The AHi, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1942 by a few visionaries in big business who realized the need for an organization, outside the sphere of politics, to support business development and economic growth.The... 
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... 
by Hester Du Bruyn | May 12, 2023 | Legacy of 35 years
The daily newspapers Die Vaderland´ and “Ðie Transvaler” published a supplement on women in business on 5 August 1988 and it contained an advertisement with the title “MET ‘N VROU AGTER DIE WIEL HET DIE MOTOR BEKEND GEWORD” (With a woman behind the wheel, this... 