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Not perfect is just perfect
I recently watched an interesting TED Talk, given by French philosopher Yann Dall’Aglio, titled Love – You’re Doing it Wrong, in which he argued that striving to be the perfect lover often leads to the...
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Powerhouse: Xoliswa Daku
It’s a rare combination of visual acuity and business acumen which has seen her going from strength to strength. Daku is a lawyer-turned-property developer who’s building an empire, one skyscraper at a...
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Business queen
By day, Mntambo’s the Enterprise Development Specialist for SA Breweries’ Kickstart youth entrepreneurship programme. After hours, she’s launched Kgoshigadi (meaning “queen” in Sepedi), a green...
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A total knockout
Tshabalala’s story has all the makings of a Hollywood movie. Relatable, loveable, girl next door? Check. Overcoming a difficult childhood? Check. Reaching new heights in her field and blazing a trail?...
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Designing Africa
What: Mangishi Love Where: Lusaka Start-up capital: $500 Annual growth 150% Winning a scholarship to study at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) in California, USA, sparked the...
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EGOLI – OR INDAWO YEMPI?
It’s long been seen as the hub for fast-thinking business people, but does it really offer richer, more fertile fields for female entrepreneurs? Computer company Dell seems to think so – it selected...
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Style solutions
How would you describe your personal style? Easy and comfortable, with a bit of an edge. What does your job entail? I’m based in a hospital, where 90% of my patients are situated. I offer medical...
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A Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship in the USA for the acumen built up as the founder of Dermalogica – the leading professional skincare brand in the world – Jane Wurwand shares the...
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Woman moving millions
But what’s really fascinating about the heiress to one of SA’s biggest fortunes is her deep sense of social justice, which is behind her protracted consumer battle with a telecoms giant that stands to...
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NO PAPERS, NO PITY
At the end of 2016, while everyone was getting into festive, holiday mode, Mayor Mashaba was anything but chilled. Instead, he made some highly inflammatory remarks at a media conference while...
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Happily ever after
Who: Dream Weddings Riviera Maya What: Bridal service Start-up capital: R67 620 Turnover: R1 947 470 “With a destination wedding, your client isn’t there in person. She simply has to trust you on the...
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Empowering spaces
In a country where over 7,5% (2 870 130) of the population live with some form of disability, one would expect ableism (prejudice against disabled) in the corporate space to be less rife – but, sadly,...
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Powerhouse: Babalwa Ngonyama
Ngonyama recently sold off 49% of her equities brokerage business to investment management company African Rainbow Capital (ARC), chaired by Motsepe, which has agreed to invest unlimited amounts of...
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Rising and raising others
WHAT: Empower Pyramid, a tax, accountanting and coaching consultancy and Ifeshola Empire, which provides locally manufactured products and services COMBINED START-UP CAPITAL: $18 000 COMBINED ANNUAL...
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Making passive income work for you
Property is the best-known passive income investment, although the word “passive” is a bit of a misnomer. Property has high holding costs and requires tenant management. According to FNB Property...
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Turning Africa on
The lack of real political buy-in and commitment to renewable energy isn’t just keeping Africa in the dark, but is also dwarfing the continent’s economic growth. This is a sentiment shared by Josef...
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Double take
They’re the best of friends, laughing uproariously on shoot and finishing each other’s sentences. But in the boardroom, it’s all business. Passionate debates and healthy disagreements have been behind...
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The modern traditionalist
African aesthetics – whether tribal patterns, the African landscape or traditional ethnic art – have long inspired our make-up, wardrobes and homes. Here we’ve created fabulous do’s for our ladies that...
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Why our grocery baskets are shrinking
While higher income-earners can cut back on luxuries and change buying habits, it’s far more challenging for poorer households, who spend half their income on food – mostly basic items which have seen...
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Brand Bonang: The brand that could
So while it’s certainly a big deal for Bonang Matheba to be getting her own Revlon range later this year, “Brand Bonang” is less about money and more about the confidence and honesty with which she’s...
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