Strive Masiyiwa: Connecting a continent
Telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa escaped kidnap to be Zimbabwe鈥檚 first billionaire. He fled post-colonial conflict before delivering phone and internet technology across Africa.
Telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa escaped kidnap to become Zimbabwe鈥檚 first billionaire.
成人快手 business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell Masiyiwa鈥檚 story from a youth fleeing post-colonial conflict, through education in the UK, to enormous wealth delivering mobile phone and internet technology across Africa.
The podcast that tells tales of titans of technology, Wall Street moguls, pop stars, sporting legends, CEOs and entrepreneurs also details Masiyiwa鈥檚 many court battles and run-ins with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. Then Simon and Zing decide if Masiyiwa is good, bad, or just another billionaire.
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