Business

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From Down On His Luck To Uber Bucks

He was living in a township and jobless and now owns three Uber cars and three companies. Rudolf Makopole Malaka is doing it with style.

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The Hero Who Danced With Mayweather And Death Returns Home

It was a night that belonged to an African champion who danced with the most dangerous boxers in the world and survived. An emotional homecoming for the only African to have fought Floyd Mayweather.

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Forbes 100 – Let's Celebrate A Century Of A Business Idea Born In Africa

Anyone who knows me will tell it takes a lot to stun me into silence. You could argue talking and commenting are sharp tools of my trade, as an editor, that I like to keep keen.

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Alexander Faizi Rawháni

A celebrity dentist in South Africa, Alexander Faizi Rawháni, known to his clients as Dr Smile, also doubles as a jewelry designer, model and lecturer. He is soon to launch his music career, and a range of biodegradable toothbrushes made in South Africa.

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The Fire And The Phoenix

Handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg’s worst nightmare came true one cold winter morning when his studio was covered in soot and his business razed to the ground.

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Gert-Johan Coetzee's Mauritius

South African celebrity designer Gert-Johan Coetzee was on an adventure in Mauritius when he almost drowned in the Indian Ocean.

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The Need For A Neutral Regulatory Framework

Evolving the current regulatory framework, from a top-down to a bottom-up approach.

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White Label Devices And Local Brands Boom Key Growth Engine For Africa

At 12% of the global subscriber base , that makes Africa the second largest mobile-de-pendent region behind Asia Pacific. Bottom line? Mobile matters.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Fresh off winning their fifth Grammy award, for Best World Music Album, South Africa’s legendary music group on producing timeless music and staying true to culture

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Standing Tall For Africa

Luol Deng fled South Sudan and became the voice for Africa playing basketball in the NBA.

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Is Africa Ripe For Crowdfunding?

Ask someone for a large donation and the person is likely to balk.

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Magda Wierzycka's India

When the CEO of Sygnia Asset Management in South Africa threw herself into the absolute chaos of New Delhi’s streets.

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Me & My Money

Izak Smit, the CEO of financial services provider PPS, on the importance of investing — in yourself.

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‘I Started Avoiding Calls From Creditors'

Gavin Mkhabela’s success quickly turned to failure as his business was financed on debt he couldn’t repay.

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A Promise Kept Through Tears Of Grief

They called him the man with the green blanket. In the days leading up to the Marikana massacre, Mgcineni ‘Mambush’ Noki was at the forefront, negotiating with police. On August 16, it will be five years since Noki died in a hail of bullets. What happened to the families of those who died with Noki in Marikana at Lonmin’s platinum mine, in South Africa’s North West province?

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The Watchdog Sniffing Out Deception

Kola Olugbodi has never let his disability keep him down. The entrepreneur is leading the way in rooting out corporate fraud.

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Private Money Worth Its Weight In Gold

Private Money Worth Its Weight In Gold

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A Dirty Job That Made A Poor Man Filthy Rich

Joseph Agyepong Siaw wanted to become a pilot or a marine engineer, but ended up selling school books on the street. He made his fortune from what everyone else didn’t want – with the help of tricycles from China.

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ATL: Focused On Growth Through Route Development

The city of Atlanta — like few cities in the world — displays an unrivaled diversity of people and culture, a spirit of openness and hospitality, and true international character.

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The Case Of The First Lady With The Whipcord Who Walked Free

Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, has once again caused consternation in a foreign country. This time, her actions left South Africans debating who is eligible for diplomatic immunity.

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Be Prudent When Purchasing

There is something at play that many company leaders just can’t get right – acquiring other companies. Many assumingly lucrative companies were acquired and then failed.

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Government Must Stay Away From Economic Suicide

It is common knowledge that West Africa is blessed with abundant mineral resources. Aside from the macro-economic factors that affect the price of commodities, the micro-economic factors of each country in the region dictate the pace at which their mining sector progresses.

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Running For A Hero

On June 28, freedom fighter Chris Hani would have been 75. Assassins shot him dead in the driveway of his Johannesburg home on April 10, 1993, just over a year before his country ushered in democracy. Hani has many legacies, but probably the most curious is a breeding ground for Olympic runners in the dust of the village of his birth.

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The Pain Of Mugabe

It was box office material; the oldest head of state, Africa’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize nominee and a Hollywood star. What a way for the World Economic Forum on Africa to kick off.

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In Pursuit Of Gold

Cricket’s golden boy, AB de Villiers, has given up Test cricket for the time being. It will give him a chance to earn eye-watering sums of money and win an elusive trophy.

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No Roadblock Can Stop This Business

Patricia Mazvidza runs her guest lodge with the same military precision she learned while getting her boots muddy as a guerilla fighter and police officer.

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A Bitter Vine Bearing Fruit

A family tragedy spurred Adeshola Ladoja to pursue his dreams and get his hands dirty making juice.

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Farewell The Man Who Called Mayweather A Coward

African boxing is poorer for the death of the larger-than-life Nick Durandt. The controversial, but loyal, trainer was a champion to his fighters.

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Young, Jobless And Angry

On September 30, it will be 50 years since the birth of one of Africa’s most prosperous independent nations. Thrifty Botswana has vast currency reserves but faces a rising generation that is educated, unemployed and fed up.