A background in accounting and an aptitude for systems have placed Adrian van der Merwe and his company, North Wind Digital, at forefront of shaping the finance function of the future. As society and industry try to come to grips with the ramifications of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), van der Merwe, CTO Grant Hesse and their team have combined […]
“I’ve come to detest the word ‘innovation’ because people throw it around without knowing what it really means,” says Singularity University Founding Executive Director Salim Ismail. “Anything really innovative is really disruptive. If its’ not, it’s incremental – that’s just improvement. Disruption radically changes the game”. Disruption is something Ismail has a deep knowledge of, as Singularity University was established […]
wiGroup is making it easier and safer for people to make cashless purchases, using their mobile phones. CEO Bevan Ducasse is driving SA’s mobile money revolution. The gap between Bevan Ducasse completing his Financial Analysis studies at Stellenbosch University, venturing into the corporate world – and stepping away from it to start the country’s most successful mobile payment aggregator – […]
Being a brand ambassador looks glamorous and downright simple – but the ‘celebrity endorser’ game is a big part of the modern marketing mix, requiring focus, intelligence and commitment. Siya Xuza (26) – Rocket Scientist, Engineer & Entrepreneur At just 26, Siya Xuza has already invented a cheaper, safer rocket fuel, attended the Nobel Prize ceremony, won the Intel International […]
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