Africa's First Global Tech Icon to challenge the Silicon Valley Giants

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“She will also be responsible for Naspers’ recently announced units, Naspers Foundry and Naspers Labs, which are designed to help stimulate the South African tech sector and tackle youth unemployment, respectively,” Naspers said.  

Mahanyele-Dabengwa joins Naspers from her executive chairperson role at Sigma Capital, a privately held, majority-black owned investment group based in South Africa.  Bob van Dijk, Group CEO, 

Naspers, said: “Phuthi is a seasoned leader with a strong track record of achievement throughout her career. Her significant investor and board experience across varied sectors, makes Phuthi the perfect match for this important role at Naspers.”  

Mahanyele-Dabengwa holds a BA Economics from Rutgers University, US, and an MBA from De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.  Naspers Labs is the pilot of a social impact initiative that Naspers has designed in partnership with Marlon Parker, the founder of RLabs, to develop the skills and talent of South Africa’s unemployed youth.  

Naspers Foundry is a R1.4 billion start-up funding initiative aimed at boosting the South African technology sector through funding. 

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 No matter how difficult the situation, there is always a way out ... a true story from Sergio Garcia at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Tournament

#inspiringstories #inspiration #leadership 

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Viren's chances of winning 10,000m gold at the Munich Games looked to be over when he was involved in a collision with Tunisia's Mohamed Gammoudi around 5,000m into the race. 

Both men fell to the track. Gammoudi would quickly pull out, injured. But Viren continued, after calmly taking a moment to compose himself. 

Re-focused and seemingly re-energised, he hunted down Great Britain's David Bedford, on his way to one of two historic golds at the Games. 

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Timing is Everything --- on the field of sport as much as on the battlefield of business ..

#southafrica #inspiration #springboks #business #StrongerTogether

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The defending world champion appeared to lose any chance of a medal - let alone the gold - when he botched the landing of his vault and stumbled backwards, landing on a judge's table.

His score dropped him to 12th place with only two events left. 

But one by one, the gymnasts above him faltered and Hamm was spectacular, closing with a pair of 9.837s on the parallel bars and high bar to win the gold.

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Good Deeds never expire - 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, as in the case of Sir Nicholas Winton who saved 669 lives from certain death in an operation later known as the Czech Kindertransport   

𝗛𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, not even his wife, and it was only when she found an old notebook containing the names and pictures of the children, fifty years later ...   

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 to do good deeds to others - and make every day a day to help another less fortunate than you 

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Ntando Thabethe is one woman who is proving that the agriculture sector is not just for men. 

Thabethe lost her job in mechanical engineering sales because her company relocated from Pinetown to Johannesburg and she could not move because of her family   

With more time on her hands, Thabethe decided to turn her attention to their large backyard.   Her husband gave Thabethe R389 to do her hair but she had other plans.   

Instead of getting a new haircut, she used the money to buy seeds. Said Thabethe:   "My husband gave me money to do my hair, but I decided not to go to the salon. Instead, I bought seeds worth R389 with it, and when I got home, my husband was surprised by my decision."   

At first, she wanted to feed only her family and Thabethe decided to plant broccoli, cauliflower, peppers and spinach.   

However, she ended up having more vegetables than what her family needed and decided to sell some of them to other members in the community   Thabethe not only became a superstar in her community but also attracted the attention of a Pick 'n Pay store   

Since then, business has been booming. Thabethe started her own company, Elite Crop, and in just a couple of years she has been supplying around eight tons of frozen vegetables monthly 

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Raised in Hammanskraal and schooled at St. Barnabas College in Bosmont, Johannesburg, Makhaya went on to study at Oxford where she read for a Masters and an MBA.  She added a second MSc.

Upon her return to South Africa, she quickly climbed the corporate ranks at AngloGold Ashanti, Genesis Analytics and in various other management consultancy and corporate roles. 

But then, Makhaya started in public service at the Competition Commission where she became deputy commissioner.  In that role, she was part of the team which red-carded the construction cartel for collusion. This was a landmark moment in South Africa, shedding light on the skewed structure of the economy, which is strangled by anti-competitiveness. 

She subsequently branched out on her own but was then headhunted by Ramaphosa when he became president. 

At this week's investment conference, Makhaya avoided the limelight, watching carefully in the wings as pledges unfolded, promising billions of rands in investment and as much as 412,000 jobs over the medium to long term. It was clear that hundreds of hours of work had gone into the conference in a rare (but hopefully growing) spirit of South African can-do.

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Raised in Hammanskraal and schooled at St. Barnabas College in Bosmont, Johannesburg, Makhaya went on to study at Oxford where she read for a Masters and an MBA.  She added a second MSc.

Upon her return to South Africa, she quickly climbed the corporate ranks at AngloGold Ashanti, Genesis Analytics and in various other management consultancy and corporate roles. 

But then, Makhaya started in public service at the Competition Commission where she became deputy commissioner.  In that role, she was part of the team which red-carded the construction cartel for collusion. This was a landmark moment in South Africa, shedding light on the skewed structure of the economy, which is strangled by anti-competitiveness. 

She subsequently branched out on her own but was then headhunted by Ramaphosa when he became president. 

At this week's investment conference, Makhaya avoided the limelight, watching carefully in the wings as pledges unfolded, promising billions of rands in investment and as much as 412,000 jobs over the medium to long term. It was clear that hundreds of hours of work had gone into the conference in a rare (but hopefully growing) spirit of South African can-do.

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 When you are prepared to play somebody else's game and just have fun ...

#leadership #southafrica #siyakolisi #rogerfederer #lifeisbeautiful 

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The class of 2019's top performer, Madelein Dippenaar, said she was "extremely shocked" when she heard she had topped the list in the 2019 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

"I was extremely shocked, I never thought it would be possible to be quite honest and when I got the call, it was extremely unexpected - I never thought I would be in the top 10 nationally or maybe provincially," she told the media following the official announcement.

The bubbly pupil of Paarl Gimnasium High School in the Western Cape said she had always been a top academic performer.

"I have been top of my class since Grade 8. I have taken two extra subjects since Grade 10 which is German second additional language as well as visual arts at our local art school in Paarl, so I think I have been a really consistent student throughout the years," Dippenaar says

#inspiringstories #southafrica #leadership #futurethinking 

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Since the Springboks’ triumphant 32-12 victory over England in the Rugby World Cup final, Kolisi has been on the receiving end of many accolades and much international attention.

The latest of these, is the prestigious World Peace and Sport Champion for 2019 award, which he received in Monaco on Thursday evening at the Peace and Sport Awards gala.

The award recognises an athlete who has led a significant and sustainable sport initiative towards peaceful change.

The list of nominees for 2019, included Kolisi, American footballer Carli Lloyd, Croatian tennis player Marin Čilić and French footballer Eric Abidal.

The humble Kolisi has since dedicated his award to the Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok squad.

#leadership #southafrica #inspiration #siyakolisi #inspiringstories

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It’s been a week since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced one of the most severe lockdowns in the world.  The country is ramping up testing for Covid-19 at a pace outstripping most of its economic peers and even far wealthier nations.  

"South Africa seems to have acted faster, more efficiently, and more ruthlessly than many other countries around the world."  Andrew Harding, Africa correspondent – BBC  

"President Cyril Ramaphosa has emerged as a formidable leader - composed, compassionate, but seized by the urgency of the moment and wasting no time in imposing tough restrictive steps and galvanising crucial support from the private sector."  Andrew Harding, Africa correspondent – BBC  

The broadcasting behemoth also applauded Health Minister Zweli Mkhize for his “no-nonsense, energetic performance, and his sober, deeply knowledgeable, daily briefings”. 

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Message from President Ramaphosa: "Sim Tshabalala, 8, was my partner at the golf challenge today. He is the 7th best golf player of his age group and has won the US Kids Golf tournament twice, competing with children from around the world. He has the most beautiful swing. We must nurture & invest in our children."

And this how SimTiger replied to the President: "Thank you Mr. President, what an hour and privilege to be your partner and you have a beautiful swing too 👌🏽. Thank you for some encouraging words and advice. It means a lot to me and other children. To all the other kids; believe in yourselves, lets do this. 🇿🇦⛳"

#leadership #southafrica #simtiger #inspiringstories #inspiration #ramaphosa

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 The Power of Fatherhood - when your father truly believes in you and tells you that you can achieve the impossible, miracles can happen ...

#leadership #southafrica #inspiringstories

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 Masiyiwa is the founder of Econet Group which has operations and investments in 29 countries in #Africa and beyond

includes #Econet Wireless, #Zimbabwe’s leading mobile operator; Liquid Telecom, the pan-African broadband company and its subsidiary Africa Data Centres, the fast-growing data center company which just raised $300 million from the US government’s development finance arm.

#Netflix has been expanding its influence across Africa rapidly in the last year as it rolls out a haul of original African shows and movies led by talent and producers from #Southafrica and #Nigeria.

It has been trying to figure out ways to make its service more accessible and affordable particularly in most African countries where watching video over internet usage is sometimes discouraged by costs or poor quality.

“I’m thrilled to have Strive join our board as we expand more across Africa and the world,” said Sarandos.

Despite his success in corporate life and entrepreneurship, Masiyiwa, who also sits on board of Unilever and the global advisory board of Bank of America,
has run into conflict with his country’s government several times.
#leadership #successprinciples 

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 "To be totally frank, I doubted us too. I thought we had maybe — when starting SpaceX — maybe had a 10% chance of reaching orbit.

So to those who doubted us I was like, 'Well, I think you're probably right,'" Musk told Business Insider.

He added: "It took us took us four attempts just to get to orbit with Falcon 1. ...

People told me this joke: How do you make a small fortune in the rocket industry? 'You start with a large one' is the punch line."

Musk said SpaceX "just barely made it there" with Falcon 1's successful launch; a fourth failure would have bankrupted the company.

"That's all the money we had for that fourth launch, and ... that wasn't even enough to save the company.

We also then had to win the NASA cargo-resupply contract," Musk said. "Those are the two key things that saved SpaceX.

Otherwise, we would have not made it. So hey, I think those doubters were — their probability assessment was correct. But fortunately, fate has smiled upon us and brought us to this day."

"Life becoming multiplanetary for the first time in the 4 1/2 billion-year history of Earth? I think this is hopefully the first step on that journey. ... That's seeming increasingly real with what happened today: getting people to orbit, finally"

#leadership #elonmusk #inspiration 

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"When (Nelson) Mandela spoke some 20 years ago about how sport has the power to unite, we felt that first hand with this group of players," Kolisi said.

"We come from different backgrounds, speak different languages and all have a different challenges, but we came together for the game we love.

We had one goal, fought for each other and with one main goal, we came together and gave it all we could.

"This was not only about South Africa coming together, but also inspiring kids to live their dreams.

Now kids from townships know that they can achieve their dream. We all have beautiful and inspiring stories to tell."

#leadership #southafrica #siyakolisi #inspiration

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 More than most anybody in leadership, Archbishop Desmond Tutu mastered the art of humor to break down barriers and open the door for real dialogue

Thank you for showing us the way to a better future

May your Legacy shine as bright as the Olympic flame

In gratitude

#leadership #southafrica #inspiration 

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Citizen Leadership in Action --- so important to 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 ... and yet so rare in Many Parts of the World   

This Leadership Principle has been termed "𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀" and was the key to New Yorkers transforming their city from the most dangerous to the safest largest City in the US   

𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 where broken windows are the norm rather than the exception, people will read this as a sign that nobody cares and therefore be more prone to commit minor - and later on - more serious offences   and ultimately this can lead a society to unravel and decay ...

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When you confront a challenge head-on, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 are much better than running away from that challenge ... 

a true story all the way from the Kruger Park

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 How to #influence the world’s most influential #influencer --- and the BIG question is ...

will #Germany be able to influence #ronaldo this evening and beat #Portugal 🤔

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 "When you go on about your job and you're working and just chatting to people you don't realise how much people think about you ..."

Graham Carter, who has been the coach driver and kitman for Liverpool Football Club since 1977, recalls the best moments of his life and the friendships he built with the players over almost 45 years

Said Jurgen Klopp at Graham's farewell: "it's really difficult to speak about Graham without getting wet eyes, because I will miss him so much. Because the hug he always gave me before the game, it's like the hug from my dad."

When all is said and done, it will be the friends you made in life and the hearts you touched in your journey that will make the difference

#leadership #success #motivation #inspiration #coaching 

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 “It is no secret that #entrepreneurs can change the world and help reframe the future and like many of us over the past year, they have faced a steep learning curve amid the global pandemic. Congratulations to them,” Sita said

Mteto Nyati Nyati has been instrumental in the turnaround of fortunes at Altron since he was appointed as chief executive in April 2017.

Under Nyati the group adopted a new #turnaround strategy, which included the sale of non-core assets

It yielded fruits immediately as the group reported a profit of R168 million from all operations in the year to end February 2018, compared with a loss of R302m a year earlier.

The share price has already responded positively as it leapt by more than 218 percent in four years with Nyathi at the helm by climbing from R11 a share to a high of R35 at the beginning of December

The momentum was broken when Altron unbundled Bytes UK and listed it separately on the London Stock Exchange

Nyati said the decision followed a review of its portfolio, which showed that Bytes’ value was not reflected in the Altron group’s share price

Nyati was also honoured with the #Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Management in 2020 and Business Leader of the Year in 2019

#business #leadership #southafrica #strategy #inspiration 

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 “The Cape Town – Stellenbosch corridor contains 450 tech firms employing more than 40,000 people, making the ecosystem bigger than Nairobi and Lagos combined.”

Other key aspects that make Cape Town the ‘tech capital of Africa’ include:

▪︎ Tech start-ups: At the end of 2020, there were 550 tech companies and over 40,000 people employed in the tech sector, in Cape Town.

▪︎ Investments: In 2020, a total of $88 million (R1.2 billion) disclosed investments were injected into tech start-ups in Cape Town across 46 deals, the highest investments made in South Africa.

▪︎Venture capital firms: the Western Cape has the highest number of venture capital firms, which makes it easy for startups to access funding.

▪︎ Co-working spaces: The Western Cape has over 30 co-working spaces, the highest in Africa and 715 free WiFi spots in Cape Town alone.

▪︎ Developer talent: Cape Town hosts 38% of the total developers in South Africa, the highest concentration of developers in the country.

▪︎Coffee culture: Cape Town boasts a deep and diverse coffee culture across 100s of stylish outlets.

EdTech Hub of Africa: Cape Town has a high density of digital skills training academies and is the location of choice for EdTech businesses

#southafrica #startups #leadership #venturecapital #capetown 

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Zozibini Tunzi made an appearance in parliament as a special guest of President Cyril Ramaphosa during the 2020 State of the Nation Address.   

The beauty queen, who is currently on her Miss Universe homecoming tour, was recognised by the president during proceedings, and later shared a special moment with Ramaphosa and the Deputy President David Mabuza while taking pictures.   

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi also joined zozi.   In the clip, President Ramaphosa takes pictures of Zozibini and Siya on a cell phone, adding that he is "delighted" that they were able to attend.   

Later, the president joins the pair for another photo, saying: "Zozi we were watching you. At 3 am, we watched you. We watched you as you were crowned."  

"But I didn't only watch Siya, I was there when he lifted the cup," Ramaphosa jokes, adding: "We are so proud." 

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Dr Lindiwe Sidali has made history by becoming the first African female cardiothoracic surgeon in the country.

A doctor for 10 years, Sidali, 35, described her journey as both challenging and enlightening. 

"I became aware that I was an African female in a speciality that is famously known for being a male dominated and I learnt to embrace who I am and what I represent. 

"It’s been challenging but it’s also been a great adventure, and I could not have done it without the support of the amazing people that I had by my side."

She said it was her parents, strong feminists who encouraged her to pursue her dreams. 

"They instilled in us values that as girls we were enough to stand on our own, despite and against the odds and societal norms. 

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This is the inspiration we all need --- probably the best three minutes you'll spend today...

#inspiration #leadership #southafrica #unitesouthafrica #rebuildsa 

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 A simple act of lending R100 to a customer in need has multiplied beyond petrol attendant Nkosikho Mbele's wildest dreams, as the customer's crowdfunding campaign has seen her raise almost R300 000 for him in return so far.  

South Africans have reached into their pockets to reward Mbele's act of kindness after his story went viral on multiple platforms on Friday.  

Mbele, 28, on Thursday paid for Monet van Deventer's petrol from his own pocket when she stopped at his station on the N2 near Makhaza on her way to Cape Town, having realised she had forgotten her bank card.  

In a Facebook post, she said he told her: "Ma'am you can't run out of petrol on the N2. I'll throw in R100 and then you can just bring back my R100 whenever you are near again."  

He then put petrol in her tank, paying with his own bank card, and without taking down her details.  

Van Deventer in her personal message on the BackaBuddy fundraising platform said she would love to do something for him in return since he "saved [her] life".  

"He trusted me [to return]. On my way back, I found him and returned his blessing. I asked him why he helped and trusted a stranger. He replied, 'Ma'am I am a believer'.  "Thank you Nkosikho for giving me hope for South Africa ...

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When the fight broke out that night near the hostel, the Zulu men panicked and started to look for Jonathan, who was nowhere to be found.  

It must have been a bunch of worried Zulu men who walked back to their hostel block that night wondering what happened to their mlungu, for it was obvious that if anything bad happened to the white boy it would no doubt attract the feared police.  

But when they arrived, who did they find nervously sitting next to the plastic bags carrying their groceries?   

Upon finding him unharmed, the men erupted into a frenzy of dance and impromptu praise-singing and mockery that earned him the name Umfan’ owabaleka namaCheckers  

In the hostels he learnt more than dancing and strumming the guitar. He learnt Zulu life and culture – stick fighting, traditional dance, ukuphalaza, the use of intelezi and the sacred ways of healing  

But what intrigued him most were the stories of the men – proud warriors in their villages and regions reduced to sweeping the streets for a pittance in the city, yet they continued to embrace life with a sense of humour  

Clegg was a performer in his own right, one of the best lyricists of all time, a poet and terrific music arranger who used his craft to build bridges 

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Thibela was called a child genius when she was at Farel Primary school in Mpumalanga.

Owing to her school’s support and belief, she passed through the grades quickly.

She was promoted to high school straight from Grade 6.

Later, when she went to Lehlasedi High school, she was again promoted to Grade 10 because of her extraordinary skills in academics and extramural activities.

When she reached Grade 11, she did face a little struggle, but she managed to pick up her pace and graduated from high school with seven distinctions at the age of 15.

After a hard-earned admission to Wits University at the age of 16 and winning the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) bursary, and pursued a six-year degree in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCH).

In addition to all this, she has received the Golden Key International membership, a recognition given for academically excelling students worldwide.

She is currently receiving training at Helen Joseph hospital in Auckland Park.

Priscilla Sekhonyana, the spokesperson of The Health Practice Council of South Africa (HPCSA), confirmed that Thibela is currently the youngest active doctor on the IN Register.

Her zeal and discipline have left many people awestruck.

It is worthy to note that this young woman is a symbol of inspiration and hope for many people around the globe

#leadership #southafrica #inspiration #education #health 

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 South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker blitzes the field to set a new Olympic Record in her Women's 100m Breaststroke heat 🏊

She is also the fastest qualifier for the semifinals 👏
#Tokyo2020

#leadership #olympics2021 #southafrica #inspiration 

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 having been crowned world champion in four different categories in recent weeks:

▪︎Voted the most favored offshore BPO Destination

▪︎Chosen as the location for #TomCruise's 8th instalment of #MissionImpossible (and possibly as his future home, saying “I would love to. It would be nice to live here permanently. We have wanted to come here for a very long time,”)

▪︎Ranked second best performing #Currency in 2022 (and best Rand-Dollar performance in Q1 since 1993)

▪︎Most favored #Investment Destination in Emerging Markets at the recent Bank of America Securities Investors Summit

And Lewis Hamilton the seven-times world champion has urged the sport to return to the country on several occasions, saying

“But the one I really, really want to see is South Africa. That’s the one I want to hear next that gets announced."

“We’re pretty much on every other continent, so why not?” Hamilton added. “And ultimately, my ancestors are from there so that’s why it is important for me personally.” 

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Siya said: “We may break all the records and lift all the trophies and medals, but someone else will come and do the same after us. if we don’t use our influence to make a impact now, we will be forgotten. The lives that we touch and change will last forever.”  

Rachel said: “I heard so many people’s stories last night on how they’re impacting their nation through sport/community. Some were very famous sportsmen and women. 

Others were people with an urgency and passion strong enough to see a change in their country.  “Let’s never be comfortable if there are others suffering."   

Siya dedicated his award to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Winning Springbok squad.  He said: “It’s a great honour and a privilege for me and it’s great to see people recognise people that use their voice and use their platform and do some work off the field as well and it will inspire people to do more.  “We’re not just sportsmen. We can do much more off the field.” 

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The Springboks rugby captain honoured his life partner and mother of his kids in a message that had fans reaching for tissues.  

He wrote; "I love you @rachel_kolisi Thanks for always being there for me, believing in me and pushing me to be the best I can be."  

Siya and Rachel have come a long way together.  They began dating when Siya began his professional career in rugby and was still relatively unknown.  

Together they've faced major hurdles; racist comments, finding and adopting Siya's younger siblings, putting haters on blast and navigating living life in the public eye 

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Remember the schoolboy who cried when his hero Siya Kolisi signed his boots during the Springboks’ Trophy Tour?  

Well, the World Cup-winning Springbok captain brought 15-year-old Lebo Mogoma from Helpmekaar College in Johannesburg to the BrightRock Players Choice Awards on Tuesday night.  

Mogoma accompanied Kolisi when he accepted Cheslin Kolbe’s award for Backline Player of the Year. 

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 esterday Barnes sent out a tweet saying President Cyril Ramaphosa must appoint the 100 best people to fix the country. He said the president should start with 10 people, and that it is the last chance for South Africa.

He joins me now.

Mark, thank you so much for joining us. What was the context of this tweet? Was it a tweet in anger, or have you been considering making this proposal for a while?

MARK BARNES: Well, I had just finished watching the news and, in fact, reading the papers on Sunday and I couldn’t find any good news whatsoever.

Every element of our construct seems to be at risk, ranging from education to electricity, to water, to social order, to economic order – and you just get the sense that everything we look at more closely looks worse than we expect it to be.

And so you go, ‘What is the root cause of this, because we have so many things in our favour in South Africa?’ We are gifted with natural resources, we have wonderful weather, we have all of those good things.

Now we have to go to the root cause, which is leadership. We have not yet managed to intersect political and economic power in South Africa, in the new South Africa, in the post-1994 South Africa.

That is where the gap is. So we sit on opposite sides of a table with an inferiority complex about business on the one hand, and a superiority complex about business on the other, with levers of power that are not wishing to intersect with experience.

We must get over it, man, because what we really need is to hold hands and we need to get over our baggage and our continuing divides, including racism which continues, including poverty and inequality and all those things which we need to leave at the door.

We need to sit down and face the realities of this beautiful country and fix them together.

#southafrica #business #leadership 

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 NEW WORLD RECORD ⏱️

Tatjana Schoenmaker secures South Africa's first gold medal and the first individual world record of #Tokyo2020

#southafrica #inspiration #leadership #olympics2021 

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Siya’s wife Rachel had another important message from the evening – this time more personal, but so important for young women and girls everywhere.   

She posted a photo of herself facing the camera and said: “I’m so self conscious about my ears. I was teased for years about my “elephant ears”. 

I wore them out last night because we need to embrace our uniqueness.” 

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#SiyaKolisi's inspiring message to the next generation of leaders who aspire to be like him...✨

#inspiration #leadership #southafrica #leadershipdevelopment 

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A Moment of Magic for the Captain and the next Generation of Champions  

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Remember the schoolboy who cried when his hero Siya Kolisi signed his boots during the Springboks’ Trophy Tour?  

Well, the World Cup-winning Springbok captain brought 15-year-old Lebo Mogoma from Helpmekaar College in Johannesburg to the BrightRock Players Choice Awards on Tuesday night.  

Mogoma accompanied Kolisi when he accepted Cheslin Kolbe’s award for Backline Player of the Year. 

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The Power of MOTHERHOOD --- a TRUE STORY all the way from Slovakia  

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No matter how difficult the situation, there is always oa way out when you reach out to others ... 

a true story all the way from Kazakhstan

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 Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, took to Twitter to share the result of a computer aptitude test that the billionaire entrepreneur took when he was a teenager.

She revealed that the #Tesla CEO had to be retested because examiners had never seen such a high score before.

The picture shared by Maye Musk shows a letter signed by the Director of Information Management at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, which Elon Musk briefly attended before moving to Canada at the age of 17.

The letter, dated 1989, reads: "I have requested ISM (SA) to conduct aptitude tests on Elon Musk regarding computer programming etc. The results were outstanding "

It goes on to show that Mr Musk scored an A+ in both Operating and Programming.

Sharing the letter on Twitter, Elon Musk's mother wrote: "I found your computer aptitude test from when you were 17. If I remember correctly, they had to retest you because they had never seen such a high score.

#southafrica #elonmusk #futurethinking #innovation #inspiration 

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Meet the 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 --- born 600 years before Jesus, rising 84 meters into the Sky and reaching a girth of 24 meters at its Base 

If it could only tell 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 over the past 2,700 years ... 

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In what has been described as an inspiration to the world, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT), Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, has requested that the funds set aside for her inauguration ceremony be used to pay off outstanding fees for students who finished their exams in the classes of 2015-2017. 

She also personally raised funds to complete the total amount owed by the students to enable them graduate. 

A special graduation ceremony was then organized for the over 100 students, thanks to Professor Phakeng.

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 Great news for reviving one of South Africa's 🇿🇦 most iconic race 🏁 tracks ---

"The buzz started last week with a report in Dutch outlet The Telegraaf stating that we’ve been added to next year’s schedule.

There has been nothing via any official channels, either in South Africa or from the FIA, but last night, social media was abuzz with reports that we will be welcoming Formula One back to our shores after a three-decade wait.

Two accounts, in particular, sent out news which was shared far and wide

Neither of those accounts has a massive following and many were hesitant (we’ve been burnt before – 2023 Rugby World Cup still hurts) to get carried away.

However, Sasha Martinengo, a leading voice in South Africa’s F1 scene, has stated that the news comes from a “pretty reliable source”:

"Unconfirmed yet pretty reliable source is claiming that the South African GP at Kyalami is CONFIRMED for 2023. Formula 1 and DHL have signed a 5-YEAR contract. Formula 1 will return to South Africa after nearly 30 years since the last Grand Prix."

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