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Lindiwe Gumede.

Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Lindiwe Gumede

Like all of us, she has a soft spot for Denzel Washington

‘Overlanding Through the Boardroom’: The ferry and the fishing boat

A missed Cambodian ferry and the first rule of the Stoics

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PODCAST: How extraordinary leaders think differently — with Adrian Gore

Success is about more than talent

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VODCAST: ‘JDV On Air’ — Dan Grec on keeping money for the road

What a Canadian overlander’s used Jeep says about budget

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Category leadership is about more than scale; it is about creating lasting impact

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Financial Mail - 15 October 2026

A look at Jurie Strydom's leadership role and the strategic hurdles ahead as expectations mount

Mental health in the workplace: A shift in thinking

Findings from the Workplace Wellbeing Index reveal why empathetic leadership and culture matter far more than superficial perks

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‘Overlanding Through the Boardroom’: The Lokobe rule

Johan de Villiers: company rules outlive the reasons they were written for

ANDRIES VAN HEERDEN: Reverse-engineering success for South Africa

It starts with leadership and trusted partnerships

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PODCAST: How CEOs lead when the map keeps moving

Geopolitical risk is forcing business leaders to rethink strategy

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Pick n Pay and the problem of CEO succession

Shoprite, Standard Bank and Capitec make the case for clear CEO succession

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‘JDV On Air’ — Sam Manicom on the word that keeps a plan alive

Sam rode his BMW through Africa with 'yet' as his secret sauce

Kenny Fihla.

Simpler, better, faster: Fihla’s blueprint for Absa

Fihla’s plan to bring Absa back to the top

Financial Mail - 17 September 2026

Can Absa's new leadership deliver the growth, consistency, and investor returns the market is waiting for?

Dumo Mfini.

From cattle herder to culinary chief

The rural boy who became a business leader and mentor

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‘Overlanding Through the Boardroom’: Sun Tzu’s better half

Johan de Villiers explains how surviving a Cambodian rainforest reshaped his understanding of Sun Tzu and executive strategy

Seeing it through to the end: Matias Cardarelli

The PPC CEO tells Giulietta Talevi why the ‘who’ is important

Inside Jonathan Jansen’s fight to fix our schools 

Schools need more community support and less government red tape

BERNARD SWANEPOEL: If you have the power, what are you doing with it? 

Leaders need to listen, and let others influence key decisions

Financial Mail - 27 August 2026

Business flops need not be the end of the world. For some entrepreneurs, they are the beginning