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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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Learning When to Let Go | Kelly Hoffman on Building Control, Selling a Tech Company, and Trusting the Unknown

From instability to entrepreneurship, Kelly Hoffman shares how adaptability became her edge—and why letting go was one of the most powerful decision she made.
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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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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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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 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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From Praying for Rain to Shaping Policy | Dr Andrea Campher on agriculture, capital, and building sustainability that actually works

Dr Andrea Campher reflects on the intersection of agriculture, finance, and policy, sharing insights from her work on sustainability strategy and building resilient systems across African markets.
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Fixing What is In Front of You | Mozee Khan on Losing Everything, Starting Again, and the Discipline of Endurance

After losing a decade-long logistics business, Mozee Khan found clarity in the true meaning of resilience, and fixing what was directly in front of him—one racket and one decision at a time.
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What Comes After the Laugh | Sed Pillay on Comedy, Sustainable Happiness, and Why Connection Matters More Than Virality

From actuarial science to parody songs, Sed Pillay reflects on comedy, social media, and the search for sustainable happiness through real-world connection.
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Two Generations, One Way of Working: Vicky Wentzel and Pearl Erasmus on Building Wozani Africa

Vicky Wentzel and Pearl Erasmus unpack how pressure, trust, and lived experience shaped Wozani Africa into a lean, people-first business built on confidence and follow-through.
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Listening Before the Body Breaks: Nazeema Tierney on Building a Business That Supports Life, Not the Other Way Around

From corporate pressure to nervous-system regulation, Nazeema Tierney reflects on burnout, boundaries, and why true productivity begins with regulation, not exhaustion.
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Kakra Asare-Bediako: Inscribing Vision Into the Built Environment

The architect behind Inkspired on migration, imagination, and building with purpose in South Africa.
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The Path of The Happy Warrior: Mapping Roads and Building Bridges with Thabiso

Bryan Welker and Stefan le Roux sat down with Thabiso Ciliza to discuss his rise from a rural KZN upbringing to leading major municipal projects
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