Simply Stories
Putting the spotlight on the people that we protect.
The articles, video interviews and testimonials below are a glimpse into the lives, the business cultures and the ethos of our clients. The impact that our coverage has had on these local businesses, alongside their goals and aspirations as South African pioneers, are among the topics mentioned.
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Bootlegger Coffee and PaySpace HR
Richard Bosman’s is a Cape Town-based meat production company that offers European style meats with a more luxurious calibre. The business values its partnerships with other local businesses and prioritises quality and flavour when it comes to its products. Richard, the business owner and founder, provides insight as to why signing up for Simply’s Staff Cover felt like a necessary decision for him as a small business owner.
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Richard Bosman Quality Cured Meats
Richard Bosman’s is a Cape Town-based meat production company that offers European style meats with a more luxurious calibre. The business values its partnerships with other local businesses and prioritises quality and flavour when it comes to its products. Richard, the business owner and founder, provides insight as to why signing up for Simply’s Staff Cover felt like a necessary decision for him as a small business owner.
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Airloom
Airloom is a rugs and flooring business based in Cape Town. Rose Bradshaw, one of the business founders, shares the importance of covering your employees as a business owner, and discusses her personal experience signing up with Simply’s policy, after tragedy struck her business.
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Equilibrium NPO
Equilibrium is a non-profit and community-based organisation, with a team of social workers that provide substance abuse services and that offer youth development programs. The organisation’s administrator and one of its social workers discuss their motives for getting Staff Cover for their employees, and its importance in their team.
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Zizamele Ceramics
Simply has a conversation with Toni Burton, owner of “Zizamele Ceramics”, about the importance of her employees, the importance of Simply’s Staff Cover and the sense of urgency she adopted in protecting her staff, when Covid-19 hit South Africa.
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Explore AI Academy
Explore AI Academy (previously called Explore Data Science Academy) is an educational institution based in Cape Town, that offers a spectrum of training programmes for aspiring data scientists. It has become Africa’s largest data science academy and it aims to address the skills shortage in this field in South Africa. Finance director Richard Labuschagne explains more about the institution and about the business’s experience with Simply.
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Khaya Records
Khaya Records is a record store based in Durban. Store owner, Paul Buttery, discusses what drives his team, who has played a role in the building of his business, and what he believes can be done to support smaller, local businesses.
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Silulo Ulutho Technologies
Silulo Ulutho Technologies is a growing technology company that aims to provide rural areas with affordable computer services. The company has IT centres that offer on-site computer training, all of which are offered at an affordable rate. Co-founder Luvuyo Rani discusses the goals for his team and his business and gives advice to South African business owners.
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Zanoxolo Educare Centre
Zanoxolo is a daycare centre in Khayelitsha, in Cape Town that opened its doors in 1993. Owner of the centre, Thobeka, shares her long-term vision for the daycare and discusses the social impact of her centre.
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Cardinal Insurance Management Systems
Cardinal is an insurance technology solutions business aiming to connect all role players in the value chain of the short-term insurance industry. Brendan Horan, a then representative of Cardinal, discusses the enterprise’s experience with Simply and the impact of implementing Staff Cover across the company.
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Sandon DHW
Read Simply’s conversation with client Anusha Gowriah, the Director of Sandon DHW. Sandon DHW is a specialist procurement company working across various sectors from education, to mechanical and manufacturing. Anusha shares her personal story about the origins of her company and discusses the success factors for and challenges faced by small businesses, among other personal anecdotes.
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Equilibrium
Simply has a more in-depth conversation with non-profit and community-based organisation Equilibrium. The company’s team discusses its origin, the business’s ambitions and their view on effective teamwork in an enterprise. Having been started by a group of local social workers in 2008, with an overarching mission of helping South African youth overcome substance abuse, Equilibrium is a business with heart, with a passionate sense of purpose, and with people at its centre.
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Angels Baby Sanctuary
Simply sits down and has a chat with Anne Ebrahim, founder and chairman of “Angels Baby Sanctuary”, a safe haven for abandoned and orphaned infants. Anne discusses her passion for childcare, her aspirations for the sanctuary, the value that she places in her caregivers and her overall experience with acquiring Simply Staff Cover.
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Paulus April Consulting
Simply interviews Hadifele Nengovhela, for the “Simply Spotlight” series, a series of articles showcasing different clients that have Simply’s Staff Cover. Hadifele is a hydrologist and the company director of family-owned Paulus April Consulting. The company provides consulting to the mining and built-environment sectors. She discusses the business’s internal skills development, her challenges as a young African, female business owner and provides insight and advice about team building.
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Zebra Liquidators
Follow Simply’s conversation with Maryna Symes, director of Zebra Liquidators. The company handles liquidation and insolvency matters, and provides assistance in forensic investigations and dispute resolutions. Maryna discusses small business challenges, her approach towards and mentality surrounding business success and the art of building valuable teams.
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Angels Baby Sanctuary
“Angels is a home for abandoned babies based in Rosettenville Johannesburg. We are a small home that takes care of abandoned babies until they get adopted or reunited with their families. The home has been running since March 2014. We currently employ 6 caregivers and they are all women and most of them single mums. Our caregivers do an amazing job with the babies and most of the time are never remembered as the babies take precedence. We decided that they needed to be thanked for their hard work and getting them life cover, disability and funeral cover seemed the right thing to do. This way our staff feels secure working at Angels and will continue to give 100% of themselves. I am very happy with Simply Financial Services, it was very simple to get all the staff members covered. Quick and Easy.”
– Anne Ebrahim, founder and chairman, 2019
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