The continent has the labour, the resources, the growing consumer markets, and increasingly, the policy intent to industrialise. And yet the gap persists.

The continent has the labour, the resources, the growing consumer markets, and increasingly, the policy intent to industrialise. And yet the gap persists.

The continent has the labour, the resources, the growing consumer markets, and increasingly, the policy intent to industrialise. And yet the gap persists.

The continent has the labour, the resources, the growing consumer markets, and increasingly, the policy intent to industrialise. And yet the gap persists.

Building a management consulting business, by any standard anywhere in the world, can be daunting. It is certainly not the same as building a business in the more traditional industry sectors such as retail, real estate, or even engineering, where the products are often physical and easy to assign value to.

South Africa’s municipalities remain at the centre of the country’s service delivery challenge. As pressures mount—from infrastructure backlogs to revenue instability—the conversation is shifting from short-term fixes to structural reform of the municipal funding model.