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From a Stoep in Eldorado Park to 80 Barbershops Across Africa | Sheldon Tatchell on Faith, Barbering, and Building Opportunity

What began as a way to survive became something much bigger—Sheldon Tatchell reflects on building a business that serves others.
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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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Portrait of journalist Paula Fray

Changing the Narrative | Paula Fray on Media as a Public Good and Why Curiosity Still Wins

Veteran journalist Paula Fray reflects on media ethics, representation, and the work of building systems that support stronger, more accountable journalism.
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Burning the Boats | Jesse Pretorius on Going All In Before the Market Existed

The difference isn’t always talent—it’s commitment. Jesse Pretorius unpacks the mindset behind going all in and letting the work compound over time.
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Brewing Through Setbacks: Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela on resilience, reinvention, and building Tolokazi

From corporate success to losing her first brewery during COVID, Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela’s story is one of recalibration rather than retreat.
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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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Ainsley Naidoo on Building Businesses That Endure | From a R1,000 start to a multi-disciplinary group shaped by discipline, service, and systems thinking

From corporate life to leading a growing business group, Ainsley Naidoo discusses sustainable growth, service, and building systems that last.
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All Is Well | Nalinee Moodley on Turning Adversity into Community Service

During the final stretch of her LLB, Nalinee Moodley was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour. She chose to become better rather than bitter.
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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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Technology Changes, Foresight Endures | Peter Rix and Kume Luvhani, Vaxowave Founders on Partnership, Vision, and Leading Through Shifting Markets

Kume Luvhani and Peter Rix on foresight, hunger, leadership, and staying relevant in an industry—and a country—that never stand still.
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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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Where It All Begins | Leressa Samuels on pre-primary education, responsibility, and the work that shapes everything that follows

An honest look inside pre-primary education and the weight of shaping children’s earliest years—where leadership, emotional labour, and responsibility lay the foundation for everything that follows.
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