Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Biography & Memoir, Local Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9780143024309
Published: October 2008
Page Extent: 304
Format: Trade Paperback
RRP 380.00

Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneurs

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Who are the real power brokers in Africa? Who are the dynamic entrepreneurs making things happen on the continent? How did they do it and what are their personal stories? Africa's greatest entrepreneurs is a collection of stories about 16 of the most successful entrepreneurs and business visionaries currently operating in Africa. Each chapter is dedicated to a single entrepreneur and focuses on a sometimes tumultuous, often challenging, but mostly exciting, journey to success. This fascinating and well-researched title examines the life of each entrepreneur and maps out the path each elected to follow in tackling and overcoming the obstacles that stood in the way of the realisation of their dreams. Meet, among others, Kagiso Mmusi, the Motswana transport millionaire; Richard...

About the Author

Moky Makura

Moky Makura

Moky formed her own agency, Red PR, early in 1999, with the vision of becoming the first pan-African PR network. In 2002, she sold her business to Draft FCB €“ then SA's largest communications agency. Three years later she left to set up as an independent consultant and pursue her media passions. From 2001 to 2006, Moky was the African Anchor presenter and field reporter for South Africa's award winning news and actuality show Carte Blanche. In 2004, Moky presented an hour long interview format show called African Pioneers which was syndicated to commercial stations in 5 African countries. In 2005, she produced and hosted a 26 part marketing show on the South African business channel Summit TV. In 2006, she played a lead role in the ground breaking and very popular MNet Pan-African drama series Jacob's Cross. In November 2008, Moky completed her book Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs with a foreword written by Richard Branson which tells the success stories of the top entrepreneurs on the continent. Her book has been covered extensively in the local media and is currently in its 3rd print. Moky has been invited to speak on numerous occasions at various institutions on her research around Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs'. Moky is an editorial contributor to various magazines on African related subjects and has had her editorials published in a number of South African publications.

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