__Now, go forth and change Africa to make it better and better.
I have not posted anything new on this platform since the 18th of July this year. It was deliberate, and I sincerely hope that it will not be necessary for me to post anything again.
Unlike a lot of people who post on social media platforms like Facebook, I was not looking to build and then sustain a followership, as such. I just wanted to share some of my own learnings over an entrepreneurial career that has spanned nearly 40 years now.
As with any teacher, the idea is always to teach, then allow the students to go out and put some of the lessons to practical use, and then sit back and watch them become better and greater than yourself.
I feel that now, 13+ years since my first post here in August 2013, mostly on a weekly basis for almost 12 of those years, it is time to take a long-earned rest.
I just want to particularly thank Ms Kathi Bouma who acted as editor, and also did much of the research and setting of each post, such as the images. I also want to thank Shingi Jena who managed the technical side of the platform. Shingi will continue to manage the archived materials, and to police the site to ensure criminals don’t misuse the materials.
My posts will be here for you to continue to make reference to, but should not be published or distributed in book form, or any other form, as this would invoke the wrath of our legal guys who will go after anyone who does so.
Finally, you all know I shared this information here freely. If anyone ever asks you for money or to do anything that requires you to contribute to anything [using my name] that takes money from you, it is not me.
Every week we find ourselves reporting sites that have been set up as fake accounts in my name, including even deepfakes. These are all criminal activities by people who are not as smart as you guys, so please don’t fall for it. If a social media page in my name does not have a green or blue verification tick… BEWARE!
This is my ONLY Facebook page. I have never set up or endorsed another one, nor any “investment group” on any platform, and I never will. I’ve also never created any “WhatsApp Groups”. That is not me!
Although our corporate teams will manage my official accounts on other social media platforms [such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter (X)], please be aware that I rarely, if ever, use them. The one exception is LinkedIn where I post occasionally. I say this to protect you from anyone who might present themselves as posting on my behalf.
This is it.
I’m now almost 66 years old, and I never stop thanking the good Lord for my exceptional health. I have no desire to stop learning and developing new businesses, so you will continue to hear about me from time to time. And I know I will be hearing a lot about many of you, too, though I will miss you here…
The most important thing to me is that you become successful as entrepreneurs using the technical principles that I have taught, which are universal, but most importantly, that you succeed whilst maintaining the highest ethical standards possible.
Thank you again for the years we have spent together on this platform. You blessed me in more ways than you can possibly imagine.
Now, go forth and change Africa to make it better and better.
God bless and strengthen you all.
