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contributors
OLD MUTUAL CORPORATE
Editor & Project Manager
Charlene Murphy
Project Assistant Hayley de Vos Email mindspace@oldmutual.com
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Old Mutual Life Assurance Group (SA) Limited is a licensed financial services provider and life insurer.
MiNDSPACE is published for, and on behalf of, Old Mutual Corporate by John Brown Media South Africa.
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EDITORIAL
Consulting Editor Kelda Lund Deputy Editor Charles Thompson Features Editor Erla Rabe
Copy Editor Michelle Hardie
Art Director Anelia Gates Managing Editor Qubia Brink
MANAGEMENT
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Contributors Anneliese Burgess, Mandy Collins, Jabulile Msimango- Galawe, Prabashini Moodley, Malusi Ndlovu, Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Samantha Page, Christo van der Rheede, Mandy Wiener, Rob Willock and Fiona Zerbst
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Contents
JULY 2022
impactSPACE
6 Big business conversations to have right now
What is topping businesses’ priority list?
10 Imtiaz Sooliman: South Africa’s fixer-in-chief
Leadership insights from the founder of Gift of the Givers
changeSPACE
18 The C-suite and climate change
Where are we on the road to net zero?
20 Russia, Ukraine & Africa: what to expect
The Economist Intelligence Corporate Network’s Rob Willock looks at the ways the conflict will impact Africa
26 The changing face of South Africa’s farmers
Our young Black farmers and what they need to succeed
expertSPACE
Prabashini Moodley, Old Mutual Corporate’s MD, explains how they view being a responsible business
32 Business, but better
34 When being boring is a good thing
Old Mutual Corporate’s Malusi Ndlovu unpacks exactly how SuperFund safeguards members’ savings
36 Filling the financing gap
Why Old Mutual is committed to SMEs
workSPACE
40 Our heroic whistleblowers need heroic corporate leaders
What is required to create a safe space for whistleblowers
42 Wanted: sense-makers and storytellers
What it takes to lead while everything is changing
44 How to LinkedIn
A step-by-step guide to the professional social platform