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94 Q & A: AFRICAN STAR COMMUNICATIONS Farah Fortune: the pitbull in heels
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98 PROFILE: MAGIX SECURITY Magix Security’ s Kevin Wotshela protecting South Africa, one byte at a time
102 Q & A: SHEBA FEMININE Zizipho Ntobongwana champions menstrual equity and sustainability
104 Balancing environmental compliance and critical mineral extraction
108 PROFILE: WEBBER WENTZEL Safiyya Patel becomes the firm’ s first female woman of colour leader
109 PROFILE: MOTLANALO Koko Khumalo leading one of SA’ s Fastest growing Black woman-owned audit firms
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110 Revolutionising seasonal hiring
112 Q & A MATT BLK Buyi Mafoko: Leading Matte Blk’ s Growth
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116 Q & A HEAVY CHEF From failure to success, Fred Roed inspires entrepreneurs
118 The value of female mentorship in the BPO sector
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122 PROFILE: AIONS CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CEO Mitchan Adams helps startups thrive
123 PROFILE: PPC Matias Cardarelli strengthens cement industry with transformation
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