Nelson Mandela's former personal secretary Zelda La Grange. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN
These were the 10 most-read articles from Bruce Whitfield’s "ShapeShifter" and "Make Money Mondays, Personal Edition" features.
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"We tried to convince him [to buy new cars for his convoy]… The cars were in a terrible state, really… We said to him, it doesn’t have to be big cars… He refused… and that was state money." — Zelda la Grange
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 15 January 2018
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"I had my first heart attack at 30 working 18 hours a day… I’ve had five, and I’m still around… My attitude was work...
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 23 April 2018
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"I was an accidental entrepreneur… I grew vegetables and sold them door to door at the age of eight with my sister…" — Pat Pillai, LifeCo
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Wednesday, 10 October 2018
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"I had a good practice. I changed cars six times in five years. I travelled overseas. Nothing of those kinds of things...
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 23 July 2018
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"I’m white trailer trash. In England, I literally grew up in a trailer. But I have all my teeth. But it still disturbs...
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 25 June 2018
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"[The most she’s ever paid for a meal] R6000 per person… it was a tasting menu… it makes you realise that food is an art… expressed through beautiful technique…" — Siba Mtongana
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Saturday, 23 June 2018
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"I’m creating wines… The first black-owned Gin… That’s Touch!" — Tbo Touch
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 1 October 2018
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"I don’t spend money on my child. I spend money on the things she really needs… I’m not crazy about buying her clothes, or a lot of toys…" — DJ Zinhle
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 11 June 2018
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Most private schools are unaffordable to even middle-class South Africans. Enter SPARK Schools…
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Tuesday, 30 October 2018
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"My car is 18 years old! It really runs on God’s grace... I have no need for flash…" — Professor Jonathan Jansen (University of Stellenbosch)
Posted by Bruce Whitfield on Monday, 6 August 2018
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