TBA MEDIA
- The Changing Business Landscape within China
- China and Asia in 2012 - Strategic Imperatives for SA Businesses in the Year of the Dragon
- Assessing China as a Supply Chain Partner for the African Mining, Industrial and Retail Sectors
- Asia’s Importance for African and Global Mining
- China as a Strategic Overseas Investor - Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Europe
TBA News
TBA at The 7th Annual Asia Mining Congress 2011
Sunday, 10 April 2011 10:46
On 4-8 April 2011, The 7th Annual Asia Mining Congress 2011 - a globally influential leadership forum for exploration, investment and development - was held in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Kobus van der Wath, Founder and Group Managing Director of The Beijing Axis, attended the event and chaired the Africa Mining Investment Forum on 4 April.
Kobus van der Wath Interviewed for March Edition of China Economic Review
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 17:30
In March 2011, Kobus van der Wath, Founder and Group Managing Director of The Beijing Axis, was interviewed by China Economic Review (CER), an independent English-language monthly business magazine. Kobus discussed the current state and outlook for Chinese investment in South Africa. To read the full feature, please click here.
TBA at SA Inc Meets China Inc - Promise or Peril? Conference
Saturday, 19 February 2011 09:00
The Beijing Axis (TBA) was a sponsor of the inaugural SA Inc Meets China Inc - Promise or Peril? conference at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesbug on 16 Feb 2011.
TBA staff delivered presentations at the event, namely Kobus van der Wath, Founder and Group Managing Director (Formulating a China Strategy: Planning and Implementation Issues during Corporate Engagement); Matt Pieterse, Managing Director: Beijing Axis Capital (Attracting Investment from and Raising Capital in China); Dirk Kotze, General Manager: Strategic Projects (Unlocking Opportunities in the Resource Sector); and Jackie Li, Business Development Manager (Does Culture Matter?). Nitesh Dullabh (General Manager: Africa) was a chairperson. The conference concluded with a networking cocktail party.
The Beijing Axis at Mining Indaba 2011
Friday, 18 February 2011 00:00
The Beijing Axis was active at this year's Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, on 7-10 Feb 2011. Kobus van der Wath was a keynote speaker, and delivered a presentation entitled Africa in China's Orbit: Implications for Global Resource Companies on 8 Feb.
During and after Mining Indaba, Kobus was interviewed for various radio, print, online and television media, including inteviews on Radio Netherlands Worldwide on 8 February, South Africa's Classic FM on 14 February, and ETV on 15 February.
On 9 February, Cadiz Corporate Solutions and The Beijing Axis hosted a side event of Mining Indaba in the form of cocktail evening at iArt Gallery in Cape Town to discuss new Chinese business opportunities with Kobus van der Wath. Matt Pieterse also attended.

