254pp., illus., paperback, Tafelberg, Cape Town, 2026
ISBN: 9780624093893
The inspiring success story of Brimstone Investment Corporation, founded in 1995 in the heart of the Cape Flats by accountant Mustaq Brey and insurance salesman Fred Robertson, who canvassed the community for funding. Brimstone conceptualised a model of BEE that created jobs, developed skills and opened doors to the historically disadvantaged to become investors at scale, and has become the country's longest-listed black-controlled company on the JSE.
Phakamisa Ndzamela is a former business journalist for Thomson Reuters, Business Day, Financial Mail and Moneyweb. He is currently reading for an MA in business history at the University of Stellenbosch, and lives in Cape Town.