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Discovery is a global pioneer in the health insurance industry, spawning many practices that seem commonplace today. What brought these ideas about? In the early 90s government was providing sophisticated healthcare for the white population and incredibly low quality for…
What are the unique competitive advantages of South Africa as a place of investment? South Africa is a real success story, there is a new middle class emerging, more people getting degrees. There are more people going into the work…
What are the challenges and opportunities in South Africa? There is a common passion at Mobile Data, taking what we learn in South Africa and delivering it to the rest of the continent, as well as to other developing countries….
What are the competitive advantages of the ICT sector in South Africa compared to the other countries in the continent? From a broadband infrastructure point of view, we have good coverage. We need to improve in spreading that to the…
What has been the key to your success in order to grow in such a short period of time? Curve has taken an approach to have 50% senior industry experienced leaders, ex vice-presidents, ex senior directors, and ex country managers,…
Why is Stellenbosch so great for this tech mind-set and entrepreneurship? In terms of Africa, the first satellite of this continent wasn’t built by a country—it was built by a university, and that’s Stellenbosch University. It’s part of the Washington…
Could you please introduce Argon Asset Management? Argon is an investment management business that started in April 2005. It was clear from the get-go what we were trying to build; a premier black-owned and managed investment firm dedicated to creating…
Could you explain the portfolios you will be managing in your new role? I am responsible for 3 business units within the IDC. I’m looking after agriculture and agro-processing, new industries, and industrial infrastructure. In April 2015, IDC reviewed its…
How has the sector evolved since AfriGIS’s inception in 1997? AfriGIS has been in the industry for over 20 years, but we do consider ourselves a new business in the geographic space. When we arrived on the scene in 1997,…
What are South Africa’s unique competitive advantages? Kenny: Barring the political situation in South Africa, there is a requirement for all sorts of businesses to operate. Without businesses such as ours there would not be a South Africa. With all…
