by Dev Ops | Jun 26, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship 2019
The 34-year-old chief executive of First National Bank in Lesotho Bradwin Roper, counts his corporate ninja mother and serial entrepreneur father as the wind beneath his rise to head up FNB. “I was raised by two powerhouse parents … which gave me an advantage in the...
by Dev Ops | Jun 26, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship 2019
Self-described digital diva, Diksha Somai Pillay started off her grown up life as a chemical and mechanical engineer, but has reinvented herself in the mining and property arena. Her interest in mining began when she was awarded a bursary by leading coal producer...
by Dev Ops | Jun 26, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship 2019
At just 29, Dineo Lioma is a scientist and astute businesswomen, having founded three companies in the scientific sphere. She counts as inspiration her exposure to the commercial aspect of science while studying towards her MPhil degree in microtechnology and...
by Dev Ops | Jun 26, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship 2019
The 35-year-old head of business optimisation at the Foschini Group, James Wilkinson regards himself as an “unlikely accountant” but always wanted to study the subject and has a strong fascination for numbers. He has also seen the significance of accounting and...
by Dev Ops | Jun 26, 2019 | Business & Entrepreneurship 2019
“I feel like I’ve always been an entrepreneur, looking at how I can get more involved,” 29-year-old Nomalungelo Stofile says of the two companies she has established. Her father used to work for mining giant De Beers as the head of a training facility and he wanted...