People

Browse published biographies by name, field and status.

4 published profiles

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Business · Historical

Jack Goldin

Retail entrepreneur

South African retailer who founded Clicks in Cape Town in 1968 and conceived it as a drugstore.

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Business · Historical

Food manufacturer and company founder

Founder of the Newtown oats business that developed into Tiger Oats and Tiger Brands.

Business · Historical

Newspaper proprietor, educator, politician and company founder

Scottish-born Cape newspaper proprietor, educator and politician who founded Old Mutual’s predecessor in 1845.

Business · Historical

Entrepreneur, newspaperman and politician

Cape entrepreneur, newspaperman and politician who led the plan that created the historic Standard Bank.