Meet Charl Jacobs, the business leader working to create jobs, help people educate themselves - and fix SA

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Charl Jacobs, the founder of the Quan Holdings group - which has 12 companies and more than 6,000 employees - is committed to rebuilding South Africa. In this conversation with BizNews, he shares how he wants to change the world for the better and his guiding principles for growing his business and creating jobs. Jacobs shares the details of projects aimed at helping South Africans on limited budgets to educate themselves. In addition to his philanthropy, Jacobs has also got involved in shaking up the political landscape. He is backing Mmusi Maimane and the One South Africa Movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Feb 2021 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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