As the “Chief Knitwit” of 67 Blankets, Carolyn Steyn is a model of community spirit in action, in line with the Great Man’s famous mantra that “it always seems impossible until it’s done.”
South African insurance entrepreneur Douw Steyn is back in the UK spotlight this morning after news broke that his BGL Group is preparing for a listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Steyn City is a vast “self-sufficient” development outside Johannesburg, that highlights growing controversy over South Africa’s divided urban society.
Alec Hogg chats to Matthew Donaldson, CEO of the BGL group, an insurance company based in Peterborough and founded by South African Douw Steyn.
Entrepreneur Douw Steyn’s South African operations have done well. But the billions now being invested in his massive Steyn City project near Johannesburg were mostly generated from outside the country
There are eight South Africans on the table of 2015 Rich List ranking the 1 000 wealthiest in the UK. Not all are people who immediately spring to mind.
A visionary swimming against the gloomy SA tide, insurance entrepreneur Douw Steyn’s new home, Palazzo Steyn, is the country’s most expensive residence.
After he emigrated, I was among Mark Shuttleworth’s critics. Now, like Tim Noakes, I’ve exercised the right to change my mind – he deserves all our support.
Our piece about insurance entrepreneur Douw Steyn’s new home topped the weekend popularity charts on Biznews. Perhaps because it’s just the kind of story we all need right now. Steyn is a visionary who made piles of money not just in SA but also the UK, where he has spent most of his time since … Read more