Business
See also: South African businesspeople- Raymond Ackerman, businessman (born 1931)
- Barney Barnato, mining magnate (1852–1897)
- David Brink, businessman (born 1939)
- John Fairbairn, founder of Mutual Life
- Sol Kerzner, hotel magnate (born 1935)
- Basetsana Kumalo, former Miss South Africa, presenter and businesswoman (born 1974)
- Sammy Marks, businessman (1844–1920)
- Patrice Motsepe, businessman (born 1962)
- Elon Musk, Internet and space launch entrepreneur (born 1971)
- Harry Oppenheimer, businessman (1908–2000)
- Charles Purdon, agricultural pioneer (1838–1926)
- Mamphela Ramphele, political activist, academic, businesswoman and mother to the son of Steve Biko (born 1947)
- Cyril Ramaphosa, politician and businessman (born 1952)
- Cecil Rhodes, businessman (1853–1902)
- Anton Rupert, businessman and conservationist (1916–2006)
- Johann Rupert, businessman, son of Anton Rupert (born 1950)
- Tokyo Sexwale, politician and businessman (born 1953)
- Mark Shuttleworth, web entrepreneur, founder of Thawte and Ubuntu Linux, astronaut (born 1973)
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Famous quotes containing the word business:
“Your business is watching my words. But I
admit nothing.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“God forgive me, I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things; though, yet in the middle of it, it hath reluctancy after my business, which is neglected by my following my pleasure. However, music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.”
—Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)
“... hurled religiously
Upon your business of humility
Into the iron forestries of hell....”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)