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Authenticity personified - VIP Bodyguard Rory Steyn on Nelson Mandela, the man he protected for five years.

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Among the innovations at the third BizNews Conference (BNC#3) are informal "nightcap" conversations - one featuring Rory Steyn, who spent five years as the head of Nelson Mandela's security detail. In this appetiser, Steyn shares his thoughts on South Africa's most famous president, shares a constant observer's insights into the current incumbent Cyril Ramaphosa, and answers whether Rob Hersov is correct to claim right Mandela would vote for the DA were he alive today. Rory speaks to BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Feb 2022 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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