Destiny

Destiny magazine is for forward-thinking business and career minded individuals, providing content that enriches the knowledge of its readers, shapes their landscape and fully compliments who they are, and how their lifestyle translates. The content is structured around providing a validated voice that fulfils their destiny in a beautiful and powerful way. Destiny readers collect experiences and are wealth creators.

Destiny

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YOUR VIEWS • We’d love to hear from you and get your feedback on what you would like to see covered in DESTINY magazine. Email your submissions to ingrid.jones@mikatekomedia.co.za

Fired up about the Chinese New Year • Elite watchmaking artisans celebrate the Year of the Tiger with new métiers d’art timepieces.

BEHOLD, BONANG MOHALE • A window into Professor Bonang Mohale’s life.

WHY MARCUS CHOSE AFRICA • Marcus Baffoe-Bonnie is the Vice President and Managing Director for Michelin sub-Saharan Africa. It’s a role he has been in for just over eight months after holding several leadership roles at the tyre manufacturing company in cities including South Carolina in the United States and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. His passion for igniting and building leadership is what brought him back to Africa where he feels his international training coupled with his eclectic life experiences uniquely position him to add value.

A FRUITFUL LEGACY • Four years into launching their business, Jacobs Jam Company, Christynn and Nigel Jacobs take stock of the tumultuous path for small business owners in South Africa.

MAKE THINGS HAPPEN for yourself • Barati Mahloele (37) is the Venture Capital Fund Director at Tiger Brands. She’s passionate about enabling entrepreneurship and using investments to positively impact society. A thirst for adventure and a willingness to take on any challenge, she shares her musings.

HOW CURIOSITY GOT BUHLE TO THE TOP • President of African Women Chartered Accountants, Buhle Hanise, is the embodiment of passion meets preparation. She talks about the power in opening doors for others.

BONGI DARES TO DREAM • Being able to serve people through numbers is Bongi Ngoma’s passion and her calling. The once young girl from the Eastern Cape realised her dreams of bettering her society through hard work.

RECLAIMING FABRIC… & HOPE • With a love for waste and recreating something new from the old, Restore SA’s Founder, Danolene Johanessen, is redesigning reclaimed hotel sheets, converting plastic to fabric, and dreaming big dreams of a sustainable future for her clothing line.

IT’S CALLED A #WORKCATION • Work or play… why choose?

Rewriting Africa’s CONSERVATION conversation • In her quest to protect wild blue and green spaces, Aaniyah Omardien, PhD candidate and Founder of The Beach Co-op, disrupts traditional conversation models that separate us from each other and nature. She strives to reconnect people to the land, while building communities that care for our marine environment.

CRAFTING YOUR PROFESSIONAL EDGE • Protocol and etiquette could be the secret weapon in your professional arsenal to elevate you above everyone else.

MAKE WAY FOR AGILE WORK • So much has changed in terms of the way we interact, live and work, as we navigate the post-Covid world. During this technologically powered era, many freedoms that were not possible in the past are now part of our new norm. Hence businesses are choosing to operate by Agile standards.

SMART HOMES ARE HERE • Let’s take a look at the top five home automation trends.

Swindler’s list • The Netflix true-crime documentary, Tinder Swindler, had everyone talking. I am tying it to three things: money-trauma, our nervous system, and the culture of urgency.

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