Lessons from South Africa's business tycoons

A discussion with the authors of three new biographies on Harry Oppenheimer, Whitey Basson and Koos Bekker

The annual Toyota US Woordfees in Stellenbosch is an excellent excuse for conversations beyond the classroom. So I jumped at the opportunity when I was invited to join a panel with the authors of three biographies of South Africa’s most celebrated (and sometimes castigated) business leaders: TJ Strydom on Koos Bekker, Niel Joubert on Whitey Basson and Michael Cardo on Harry Oppenheimer.

Reading the three biographies, three things stood out: exploitation, education and execution.

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