Sibusisiwe Zethu Buthelezi, Director of Human Scale Printers, shares her leadership principles, advice for printing businesses to ensure their longevity, and how women can transform the industry. What are the leadership principles that ensure both yours and your team’s success? I believe leadership starts with setting the tone: being consistent, transparent, and leading by example. Coming from an auditing and risk management background, I naturally value structure and accountability, but I’ve also learnt that people thrive when they feel trusted and included. At Human Scale Printers, we’re a close-knit [...]

Printing SA has announced the Central Chamber Golf and Padel Day happening on Friday 20 February 2026 at the Kyalami Country Club. Join Printing SA for a day of great swings, networking, and fun. Africa Print, Sign Africa and Modern Marketing are proud to be media partners. Whether visitors are seasoned golfers or just in it for the good vibes, this is one event they won’t want to miss. To register, contact snayger@printingsa.org Cost (ex VAT) – Members: R750 per person / R3000: 4 ball. – Non-members: R1000 per [...]

Kim Naran worked her way up from being a cleaner to becoming Managing Director of Packtech Tooling, a specialist tooling supplier to Africa’s printing, packaging, narrow web label and related industries. She shares her inspiring career journey and tips for success. Your career path involved you starting as a cleaner and eventually becoming Managing Director. What skills/mindset got you to your current position and what were your biggest lessons? Curiosity got the best of me — ‘stealing with the eye’ as one would say. I was determined to learn [...]

NSI-Label announced that Durban-based Rising Sun Printers have invested in a VALLOY Inc. DuoBlade WX Max label cutting machine. It is the ideal digital cutting partner for Rising Sun’s Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 label printing machine. The WX Max model has six automatically adjusted cutting blades and a full range of lamination, digital die cutting, waste removal, sheeting, slitting, and AI assist features for single-process production of eye-catching labels. According to NSI-Label, the speed and flexibility of the WX Max is key. AI algorithms make operating and configuring the [...]