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Clairwyn van der Merwe
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Looking for Ms Right

If you are looking for that stupendous top-level executive to join your company, the chances are they are not on the job market. But that doesn`t mean they`ve found their "final resting place".

Mike Wright, CEO, The E-mail Corporation

There`s a good reason why Mike Wright and his staff are crammed back-to-back into open-plan offices that are ridiculously small for 30 people, although no one seems to mind.

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Mike Lawrie, .za domain namespace administrator

In a flower-filled retirement complex called Haven Village, just off a street named Serene, Mike Lawrie is easily, if unintentionally, the most controversial resident.

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Jill Hamlyn, MD, The People Business

Jill Hamlyn`s business cards are an awkward size. Quite a bit bigger than usual, they refuse to fit snugly into a conventional cardholder. Which is exactly the point. Hamlyn does not believe in putting people into boxes.

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Ignatius Jacobs, MEC, Gauteng Education Department

"Sorry, man, when we`re in the middle of writing matric exams, it`s like I`m writing matric exams," says Nash Jacobs, apologising for being so scarce lately.

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Peter Forsyth, CEO, ERP.com

Chartered accountants are supposed to be cautious folk. Quite possibly, that`s why, when the stock market was dead as a dodo, Peter Forsyth decided to go for a listing in the venture capital sector.

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David Redshaw, chairman and CE, Bytes Technology Holdings

After one night in Cairo, population 14 million, David Redshaw`s wife Marjorie announced that she just couldn`t live there. Redshaw was sympathetic. "You can`t go for a run in the morning in Cairo, the pavements are so full of people," he says.

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Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings

For a chief executive`s office, Richard Firth`s working space is modest. Rather on the small side for a large man, its furnishings, while functional, are hardly opulent.

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Benjamin Mophatlane, CEO, Business Connexion

A die-hard Blue Bulls fan, Benjamin Mophatlane is still on a high over his team`s thrashing of the Lions in this year`s Currie Cup final. "The drought is over!" he says gleefully, "I`m ecstatic!"

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Andile Ngcaba, director-general, Department of Communications

Rich, deep, resonant, Andile Ngcaba`s voice matches the lofty ideas he expresses.

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Simon White, joint-MD, Forge Ahead BMI-T

With his overdeveloped social conscience pricking him mercilessly, Simon White is a pushover for worthy causes.

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The state of IT`s social conscience

While many sectors are starting to see the benefits of getting involved in corporate social investment (CSI) initiatives, the IT industry is still battling to bridge the CSI perception gap.

Social Responsibility
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Big bucks ensure telecoms for all

The rural masses will soon have access to telecommunication services, if all goes according to plan and pots of money are poured into SA`s poorest areas.

Wireless
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