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“Failure is the best MBA”: Riël Malan on risk, resilience and building big
Interviews

“Failure is the best MBA”: Riël Malan on risk, resilience and building big

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Riël Malan shares lessons from 36 startups, resilience, entrepreneurship, Nurture Brands, leadership, failure, sabbaticals and building businesses with purpose.
David White: "Entrepreneurial time poverty," DRG's dot-com crash and B-BBEE's "success formula"…
Good Hope

David White: "Entrepreneurial time poverty," DRG's dot-com crash and B-BBEE's "success formula"…

By
Irakli Rekhviashvili
9 min read
DRG founder David White on the R1.5 billion JSE listing that nearly broke him, and why time poverty is the real killer of SA small businesses.
BNC#9 | Johnny Copelyn: From a banned union organiser to SA's most patient dealmaker
BNC

BNC#9 | Johnny Copelyn: From a banned union organiser to SA's most patient dealmaker

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
HCI's outgoing CEO Johnny Copelyn on turning a trade union fund into a billion rand empire, and why SA's offshore oil and gas riches remain undeveloped.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: In this photo illustration, British Newspapers reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will move to the UK on August 20, 2026 in London, England. It has been reported that Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will move back to the United Kingdom with their two children at the end of the month. (Photo by Jordan Peck/Getty Images)
Global Citizen

Harry and Meghan are ghastly and back in Britain. Good

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The Economist
4 min read
Britain needs something to cheer it up. This will do
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 22: Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the African National Congress (ANC) official mayoral possible candidates announcement at Sandton Convention Centre on August 22, 2026 in Sandton, South Africa. The announcement provided an opportunity for the ANC to introduce the men and women who will carry the organisation’s mandate of building capable, accountable and responsive local government. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Leadership

John Matisonn: ANC candidate rigging continues, says NDZ

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Editor BizNews
3 min read
ANC candidate selection faces fresh corruption and rigging allegations
BNC#9 | Christo Wiese: Steinhoff, land, 'white monopoly capital', and what keeps him betting on SA
BNC

BNC#9 | Christo Wiese: Steinhoff, land, 'white monopoly capital', and what keeps him betting on SA

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Christo Wiese on Markus Jooste, land restitution, De Beers and why South Africa needs more entrepreneurs, not more excuses.
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