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Radio personality and civic activist
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma is a South African radio personality and founder of March & March, a civic movement campaigning on immigration enforcement and citizen access to services.
Read profile →Retail entrepreneur
South African retailer who founded Clicks in Cape Town in 1968 and conceived it as a drugstore.
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Photo: Christopher Murphy / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and converted to WebP · SourceFood manufacturer and company founder
Founder of the Newtown oats business that developed into Tiger Oats and Tiger Brands.
Read profile →Investor and company builder
South African investor who co-founded PSG Group and supplied early backing to Capitec.
Read profile →Formula One racing driver and world champion
South African racing driver who won the 1979 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship with Ferrari.
Read profile →Business founder and chairman
Founder and chairman of Richemont, with leadership roles at Remgro and Reinet Investments Manager.
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Photo: William Howard Schroder / Cape Town Chamber of Commerce · Public domain — faithful reproduction of a public-domain painting · SourceNewspaper proprietor, educator, politician and company founder
Scottish-born Cape newspaper proprietor, educator and politician who founded Old Mutual’s predecessor in 1845.
Read profile →Actor and playwright
South African actor and playwright associated with Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, The Island and the Market Theatre.
Read profile →Entrepreneur, newspaperman and politician
Cape entrepreneur, newspaperman and politician who led the plan that created the historic Standard Bank.
Read profile →Singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer
South African singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer whose career spans jazz, R&B and gospel.
Read profile →Actuary and financial-services executive
South African actuary and financial-services executive who became Old Mutual group chief executive in June 2025.
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