TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

GET INSPIRED TO LIVE BETTER WITH FITNESS ENTREPRENEUR OBAKENG MAKAPANE AND CAPITEC

Fitness entrepreneur and economist, Obakeng Makapane, unpacks what it takes to maintain the vigour to Live Better everyday and achieve optimum balance in health, fitness, food and finances. Vigourous by nature, Obakeng Makapane, has been on the move from her childhood in Tembisa, to studying economics and statistics at UCT, then moving back to Jozi …

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GET SMART SAVING IDEAS TO HELP YOU LIVE BETTER

SAVE ON AUTOPILOT WITH CAPITEC’S LIVE BETTER ACCOUNT Business Process Engineer Andrew Matela shares how he lives better thanks to his Capitec savings account. We got to spend some all too precious down time in Jozi with Capitec Live Better Ambassador Andrew Matela and his family out at their favourite waterpark – made possible through …

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KATRINA SUTCLIFFE SPEAKS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SELF DEPENDENCY

KATRINA SUTCLIFFE SPEAKS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SELF DEPENDENCY Finding your passion and turning it into a profitable business while in school is a skill not many possess. However, that was not the case for former Jeppe High School for Girls student and business owner, Katrina Sutcliffe.  It was at this very school just 12 years …

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FACE THE HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS OF FEAR WITH CAPITEC

FACE THE HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS OF FEAR WITH CAPITEC This week, we met two phenomenal breadwinners, Babalwa Lingani  and Sisonke Guma, as they went to great heights and depths to conquer their greatest fears.  A mother and cultural group leader, Babalwa Lingani, has been helping children and communities to forge an identity, find their history …

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TOUCH THE CLOUDS WITH SEMAKALENG MATHEBULA

FLY HIGH WITH SEMAKALENG MATHEBULA, SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST BLACK HOT AIR BALLOON PILOT How do you get one over your dread of heights? If you’re twenty seven year old, Semakaleng Remofilwe Mathebula, you set your sights on becoming South Africa’s First Black Hot Air Balloon Pilot – and then do it. Semakaleng never thought her …

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EXPERIENCE THE RICH URBAN LIFE OF MABONENG WITH CURIOCITY

EXPERIENCE THE RICH URBAN LIFE OF MABONENG WITH CURIOCITY It took a bold, forward-thinking vision to set up the Curiocity network of design hotels, in locations outside of the typical tourist areas. It’s an investment in our favourite cities, where local businesses, designers and individuals collaborate to bring visitors an authentic, rich experience of urban …

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SAM MAUVIS TRADES THE CORPORATE WORLD TO LAUNCH A PAPER FLOWER DECOR BUSINESS

SAM MAUVIS TRADES THE CORPORATE WORLD TO LAUNCH A PAPER FLOWER DECOR BUSINESS The corporate jungle which Sam Mauvis excelled in, was not fertile ground to grow her creativity. So, encouraged by her husband Emile, she traded a top salary to launch a paper flower company. Today she’s earning just as well and doing what …

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WE MEET THE MUM BEHIND ENVIROKID: A BRAND THAT AIMS TO GET KIDS BACK OUTDOORS

WE MEET THE MUM BEHIND ENVIROKID: A BRAND THAT AIMS TO GET KIDS BACK OUTDOORS Educated at a school which championed outdoor living and imaginative play, designer Tessa Graham has turned those ideas into a new line of South African made toys. With sales on the up, at home and abroad, we met the mother …

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