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This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

Pregs Govender: “I think that the ability of each of us is enriched by one another and the best collective comes when you have strength in each person that belongs to that group. It’s the idea of human dignity and the belief that humanity is inherent.”.

Pieter-Dirk Uys: “We are the luckiest people in the world in this country. We could have been every horror story in the world.”.

Tebello Nyokong: “We need to know the past so that we do not repeat its mistakes, but if you live in the past, 50 years from now on you’ll still blame somebody else for something you could have corrected. We really have to move forward as much as possible.”.

“We need to stop thinking about ourselves in an exclusive way – as a Xhosa, or a coloured, or an Indian – and start thinking about ourselves as South Africans.”.

“Even in difficult situations, you’ve got to get up and dust yourself off and say this too shall pass.”.

Pops Mohamed: “We’re like a pregnant country. We keep giving birth to good things, bad things, whatever it is, but we are here now.”.

Grace Masuku: “In my culture we've got a saying: every parent is your parent, every grandmother is your grandmother.”.

Francois Pienaar: “The power of sport is incredible. It cuts across all colours, all religions, all creeds, all people; it’s got an amazing effect on people.”.

Frene Ginwala - “The hallmark of a good leader is that you don’t see yourself as a leader. Leadership is about listening to people, setting an example, thinking about the issues from all aspects and then leading by example, not just making speeches.”.

Herman Mashaba: “I decided I must go into business because I realised that I must do something with this precious life that I have only got one chance to live.”.