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contents 2021/2022
The Warm-Up
6 7
Get Set
10 Iscashstillking?
14 Makingsurewhat’syoursstaysyours
Keep Going
20 Coverstory:Gettingmyselfready 26 HelloAfrica!Tellmehowyou’redoin’
Taking the Lead
32 Differenttypesoffundingandwhatthey’refor 36 Profile:NativeNosi’sMokgadiMabela
The Home Stretch
42 Toincubateoraccelerate...
46 Areyoureallybuildingabusiness?
50 Bathushoes:Howitstarted,howit’sgoing
In short
What all successful businesses have in common
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OLD MUTUAL
Editor Gugu-Lisa Zwane-Johnson Project Manager Charlene Murphy Project Assistant Hayley de Vos
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd is a licensed financial services provider and life insurer.
Nine Yards is published for, and on behalf of,
Old Mutual Corporate by John Brown South Africa.
johnbrownmedia.co.za
EDITORIAL
Consulting Editor Kelda Lund Deputy Editor Charles Thompson Features Editor Erla Rabe
Copy Editor Michelle Hardie
Art Director Anelia Gates Designer Tanya Wright
MANAGEMENT
Managing Director Lani Carstens Group Content Director Justine Drake Account Director Delicia Krause
Production Blue Ink Media
Contributors Theo Baloyi, Tom Collins, Mark van Dijk, Kerry Haggard, Jonathan Katende, Refilwe Moloto, Neesa Moodley, Jabulile Msimango-Galawe, Pavlo Phitides, Elmari Rautenbach and Abed Tau
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No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Some of the articles in this publication contain forward-looking statements with respect to Old Mutual’s plans and performance, and
wider economic factors. By their nature, all forward- looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that
are beyond Old Mutual’s control. As a result, actual financial conditions may differ materially from the plans and expectations set forth. Old Mutual undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements referred to in this publication or any other forward-looking statements that it may make. While all precautions have been taken to ensure accuracy of information, neither
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The opinions and views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Old Mutual.
COVER
Photographer Siphokazi Marivate
Make-Up Artists Miriam Machucha and Faith Sehue Stylist Junia Tsekiso
Illustrator Studio Kronk