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No Compromise Means No Compromise | How Solina Naidoo Built the Community Before the Product

Solina Naidoo on building Perima’s Kitchen from a community rooted in heritage, trust and an uncompromising commitment to quality.
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Dr Lershania Moothsamy of SPHER3
  • Dr Lershania Moothsamy, Health EquityCommunity Healthcare, Public Health, SPHER3

Before the Clinic Door | Dr Lershania Moothsamy on Public Health, Purpose, and Building Systems that Prevent Crisis

Dr Lershania Moothsamy reflects on inherited values, privilege, and why effective healthcare starts before tertiary care.
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Rapelang Rabana, founder and chairperson of Rekindle Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence, Education Technology, Rapelang Rabana, Rekindle Learning, Youth Employment

Building for the Africa We Actually Have | Rapelang Rabana on education, technology, and designing for lived realities

Rapelang Rabana explores the gap between content and competence, and why exposure, practice, and context matter as much as access itself.
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  • Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Kasthuri Soni, SA Youth

The Road Map to Employment | Kasthuri Soni on the systems needed to solve youth unemployment in South Africa

Kasthuri Soni reflects on the barriers young South Africans face in entering the economy, and the practical changes needed to connect more of them to work.
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Jean Veitch, Operations Manager at Ingelosi Foundation
  • Grassroots Entrepreneurship, Ingelosi Foundation, Jean Veitch, Social Impact, Youth Development

The Value of Time | Jean Veitch on Johannesburg’s invisible economy, and why South Africa’s youth do not lack motivation

Jean Veitch of the Ingelosi Foundation reflects on Johannesburg’s invisible economy, where young people are often building businesses out of necessity rather than ambition.
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Diaan Daniels, South African fashion designer and founder of Diaan Daniels Couture
  • Diaan Daniels, Diaan Daniels Couture, Fashion Entrepreneurship, Ready-to-Wear, South African Fashion

Create Your Own Yes | Diaan Daniels on building a couture business through discipline, and the confidence to lead

From his early beginnings in Bloemfontein, Diaan Daniels discusses backing your own work, evolving with the market, and building a business on your own terms.
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Paula Quinsee, founder of Engaged Humans.
  • Engaged Humans, Leadership Development, Paula Quinsee, Relational Intelligence, Workplace Culture

The Business of Being Human | Paula Quinsee on leadership, connection, and why the future of work depends on how well we relate to one another.

Paula Quinsee explores why connection, communication, and relational intelligence are becoming essential skills in business and modern life.
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Tumi Phake, founder and CEO of Zenzele Fitness Group
  • APARA Premium, Corporate Wellness, South African Entrepreneurship, Tumi Phake, Zenzele Fitness Group

The Responsibility of Capital | Tumi Phake on Building Without Shortcuts

From Katlehong to venture-backed entrepreneurship, Tumi Phake unpacks the responsibility of capital, long-term thinking, and building businesses with integrity.
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Devina Kowlas, former teacher, entrepreneur and television personality
  • Devina Kowlas, Durban Entrepreneurs, Education and Leadership, The Mommy Club Sugar & Spice, Women in Business

Lessons Beyond the Classroom | Devina Kowlas on Teaching, Entrepreneurship, Motherhood, and Life in the Public Eye

Devina Kowlas reflects on her journey from classroom to business and television—and why her years as a teacher still shape how she leads and lives.
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Tee Pillay, co-founder of Groops
  • Artificial Intelligence, Community Technology, Groops, Social Connection, Tee Pillay

Engineering Belonging | Tee Pillay on Groops and the Infrastructure of Human Connection

As loneliness rises in the digital age, Tee Pillay discusses why belonging may need to be designed intentionally—and how Groops aims to help.
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Woman in a beauty studio featured in Ameerah Mahomed’s AM Beauty profile
  • Ameerah Mahomed, Beauty Entrepreneurship, South African Skincare, Sustainable Growth

A Slow Build, Done Properly | Ameerah Mahomed on Building AM Beauty Through Discipline, Reinvestment, and Trust

From a one-room lash studio to over 100 pharmacies nationwide, Ameerah Mahomed and her husband built AM Beauty through discipline, reinvestment, and trust.
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Yashmita Bhana as a child with her father
  • Nihka Technology Group, South African Entrepreneurship, STEM Education, Women in Technology, Yashmita Bhana

A Builder by Nature | Yashmita Bhana on leadership, loss, and rebuilding in South Africa

From township hardship to being a leader in tech, Yashmita Bhana shares her journey of resilience and rebuilding.
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