ANALYSE THIS: Absa Wealth’s Bongani Khulu
We analyse Bongani Khulu, head of family office and client engagement at Absa Wealth & Investment Management
If someone came to you tomorrow with R100m to invest in just one company, which would it be? As a general rule, I invest only in companies and sectors I understand and that tap into my love, curiosity and knowledge of data-driven solutions and technology. I would invest in Zipline, a Silicon Valley-based robotics company that has the fastest commercial delivery drone on earth. It specialises in delivering life-saving medicines in remote parts of the planet. Its first partnership in Africa is with the government of Rwanda to deliver blood and immunisation medicines to remote regional hospitals. Which talent would you most like to have? "Talent fuelled by character is a powerful gift from God," Ray McCauley says. I wish I had the power to teleport anywhere in the world; 24 hours in a day sometimes just isn’t enough. What was your first job? Working at my grandfather’s general dealer store during the school holidays when I was 10. I worked the till (good with numbers), packed stock and...
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