FORBES AFRICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY: FROM PAST EDITIONS- Who Said What

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As FORBES AFRICA celebrates a landmark 10th year, we look back on our stellar collection of cover stars and features and some of the most “quotable quotes” from the last ten years.

I often say I can sleep on a mud floor as well as a feathered bed and be very comfortable. It has made me someone who can do without things in life because of what we went through.-Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, December 2020 /January 2021

“IF WE CONTINUE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS IN AFRICA WE CAN CREATE A VERY EXCITING AND COMPETITIVE GLOBAL MARKET HERE.”– Patrice Motsepe, October 2011 (launch issue)

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THERE IS NO BULLSHIT WITH WOMEN. WE DON’T WASTE TIME OUT OF POLITENESS.– Wendy Appelbaum, August 2012

You have to sit down and look at your business model and say ‘can it be interrupted’? – Jannie Mouton, July 2017

LIFE IS ABOUT TRIPPING AND FALLING AND LEARNING FROM MISTAKES, PULLING YOUR STRENGTHS AND MOVING ON.– Gbenga Oyebode, July 2018

It’s not only all about how much money you would have made and what you would have got. It’s about having a little bit of fun.” – Sol Kerzner, October 2014

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“If you fall flat on your face, beat yourself up and do it again until you succeed…” – Richard Branson, March 2018

“USING YOUR INFLUENCE TO CREATE IMPACT AND BETTER THE LIVES OF OTHERS — THAT IS WHAT BEING A POWERFUL WOMAN MEANS TO ME.” – Graça Machel, March 2020