Thus spake Drake
“All of this disorder, no addressin’; The crown is broken in pieces, but there’s more in my possession,” declares Drake on his latest offering, Scorpion, a colossal 25-track double album which affirms...
View ArticleCreating a property portfolio
Mark is 42 years old and has been semi-retired for about five years, thanks to the income from six rental properties he owns. While working as a safety consultant in Dubai for 14 years, he was able to...
View ArticlePowerhouse: Ndavhe Mareda
Where did your entrepreneurial journey begin? I’m an accountant by profession and, like most people in the field, I started in corporate with companies like Sasol and Mercedes-Benz, as well as a stint...
View ArticlePower through property
Property investment allows you to make your own decisions and grow your own portfolio. With a mortgage loan, you can purchase a property and let it to tenants to assist in repayments. This means that,...
View ArticleThe thin(ning) green line
Sixty forensic auditors have been working full-time since early 2018 to untangle the implications of the Steinhoff accounting scandal, which spans 700 individual entities and 30 jurisdictions. They...
View ArticlePowerhouse: Basani Maluleke
What was your first reaction to your appointment as CEO? Before the announcement, I was already looking at going back into a big corporate role and had started talking to different banks about joining...
View ArticleSharing the wealth
Law graduate Ramovha had only R50 000 when he embarked on a mission to create wealth for his people and change the course of the retail landscape and history in rural Venda a decade ago. Today his...
View Article[Watch] Musical virtuoso Simphiwe Dana
“The new me started off with my hair. When I cut it after having dreadlocks for nine years, it gave me a lot of freedom. It was revolutionary to discover that short hair really suits me, especially as...
View ArticleSimphiwe Dana: Canary in the colemine
There seems to be a new Simphiwe in town, judging by your social media posts. Have you found a new groove? The new me started off with my hair. When I cut it after having dreadlocks for nine years, it...
View ArticlePowerhouse: Fundi Tshazibana
Tshazibana’s academic career marked her as an unusually gifted student. She matriculated at the age of 15, graduated from university at 18 and began working in marketing because she was (and still is)...
View ArticleMbali Mncwabe: Beauty for beginners
“Follow your intuition” sounds like a hackneyed slogan, but it’s been a guiding light for Mncwabe (27) from the moment she decided to become an entrepreneur. In late 2015, she found herself unemployed...
View ArticleCareer change check-list
The idea of a career switch isn’t as radical or as daunting as it was just 10 years ago. As we realise that careers are dynamic and varied, more people are allowing themselves the room to change...
View ArticleSuccessfully depressed
“How dare I!?” Actress and SABC3’s Afternoon Express presenter Bonnie Mbuli berated herself with this question over and over. Suffering from clinical depression after a perceived failure to make it in...
View ArticleKefilwe & Chef Nti: Birds of a feather
The skinder in the make-up room was electric. Some of it went back nine or 10 years, so it seemed juicy and serious. And when the two women sat down to be interviewed, Ramaboa assumed the role of elder...
View ArticleHetty Boachie-Yiadom: African fabric queen
After heading the communications department of an investment bank for many years, Boachie-Yiadom felt she’d reached the ceiling in her field. She wanted to branch out and be her own boss. While...
View Article10 ways to practice career excellence
Manage your energy Jessica Matthysen, Head of Customer Success for Alexander Forbes Empower, says learning to manage not just her time, but also her energy was invaluable in helping her climb the...
View ArticlePowerhouse: Fatima Ouanssaidi
She shares the journey of her agency, which consistently punches above its weight You were born in the UK to a Moroccan family. How did you originally find yourself in Jo’burg? I was born two years...
View ArticleSovereign wealth – the king of all funds?
Both the ruling ANC and its political counterparts in red overalls and aprons, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), have expressed support for the creation of this sovereign fund. And if recent voting...
View Article[Watch] November Cover Stars: Nti Ramaboa and Kefilwe Mabote
Friends in life and in business, Ramaboa and Mabote smile their way through an interview with DESTINY about the start of their friendship, their impressive careers and the admiration they have for one...
View Article[Watch] Meet Zimbabwean coach and Obama Fellow Rachel Nyaradzo Adams
“I love the fact that my work’s authentic to who I am and what I came to this earth to do. I wake up every day knowing that my job has deep resonance with my personality and soul. When you do work...
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