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Episode 36-Season Five
Filmed-December 11th 2011
Duration-45 Minutes
Omar Abdulla: Welcome to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW filmed by Footprints Filmworks...Today, we are located at a waterfall park in Cape Town at the 'two-sisters,' river in Paarl-South Africa...We are joined today by two of South Africa's most powerful Ceo's including Ceo of Telkom Mr. Ruben September and Ceo of Absa Bank Mrs. Maria Ramos...Let's get to it...How does one lead and manage a successful business that has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for the l a s t 50 years...??
Maria Ramos: Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen and audiences at home...Being a Ceo or Managing Director of one of South Africa's biggest brands requires skill, enthusiasm, honesty, love, passion and the willingness to 'move-on,' from past relationships with other banking giants...Being a leader of one of the biggest brands in South Africa-Absa one has to have the ability to work 48 hours without rest for one to be able to be a success in a business...Being a woman I have always lead our brand to be what it is, a commercial product that ensures safe and reliable banking in South Africa....Being a leader amongst a world dominated by men requires one to rise at 5:am and sleep by midnight and the ablity to remain focused at the goals set by the branches in the country...!
Ruben September: South Africa is a corporate giant in Africa and the rest of the world and leaders who toil in boardroom meetings, sit behind desks with computers, get interviewed on television and wined and dined by South Africa's leading women is the current taste of being a Ceo...But it was not the case almost 12 years ago where I walked the streets of Johannesburg trying to find a job in communication...I knocked on doors to local and international companies speaking about what I could offer them and 90 percent of people were not interested...I started with Telkom almost ten years ago and I have a similiar story to that of the person who was interviewed on The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW almost six months ago-Mr. Shameel Joosub...We learnt that being a leader of a corporation requires one to be steadfast in ones abilities and dreams and the notation that 'dreams do become a reality...'
Omar Abdulla: Let's say that I am a like 'Vuyo, the big dreamer,' and I have this idea that one day I want to be somebody who makes a difference in people's lives, the communities lives, the country's lives and global personalities and I don't have the qualifications behind my name to excel in business...What would you advice such a person...??
Maria Ramos: Remember whether you sweep the streets, or sit in on the highest floor of the building as a Ceo, you have to start somewhere...Your perception about business in South Africa has to change as Absa Bank has the largest 'skyscraper,' building in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban because of our 'ego,' as a company to be the biggest, the tallest, the highest, and the 'most-liked,' company in Africa...It's not a question of why we do business with people it's a question of why people choose us from the e i g h t recognized banks in South Africa...Remember that repetition is the mother of skill and if you keep trying God will grant you the success that you choose...If you are the average business in South Africa with five working staff and a small office and choose to grow your business on the banks of Absa Bank then I suggest that you actually put an effort into making your dreams become a reality...Absa Bank started more than 60 years ago and most of the viewers at home their father's are around this age...You have to do the research what makes businesses work, what makes customers choose Absa Bank as compared to another bank...Think of it like this...Will you date a woman who dresses in rags and smells like she has not brushed her teeth in days?? Or would you date a woman who is finely polished, wears sexy red dresses and smells like Issy Miyake...? You make the choice about yourself and implement it in your own business...!
Omar Abdulla: You put it very nicely, so how do we add this Issy Miyake fragrance to our business and the opportunities to draw customers to our businesses...??
Maria Ramos: The way to draw business is cleanliness funny enough...If you look at companies like Vodacom, Pick 'n Pay, Edcon and other listed companies they spend half their salaries on keeping their stores or franchises clean...Remember that if you want to draw customers to your little store advertise, offer free vouchers, offer incentives that people will shop with you...It's a simple game plan but it works...When I took over as Ceo of Absa Bank LTD I almost tripled turnover in two years because I understood that we should 'love-our-people,' and the rules of 'divide and rule,'only applies in wars and not in business...Brand change if you must...Staff change if you must...Risk change if you must....Demonstrate change from within the company to ensure faster growth in business...!
Omar Abdulla: Back in a moment...!
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Milo-South Africa
Milo is an international brand label located in Laudium, Lenasia, Randburg, Roshnee, Soweto, Secunda, Paarl and Port Shepstone and is a brand culture created by Nestle...We run daily and monthly competitions for this brand that we are pushing as part of the Nestle service to consumers...Let Milo be your brand of drink...!
Tel: 0860096786
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Embassy of Canada in South Africa
The Embassy of Canada in South Africa offers trade relations with Canada for import and export measures in the form of products and services or for residents of South Africa to live in one of the finest countries in the world...Let Canada be your choice of home when re-locating...Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from The Embassy of Canada...!
Tel: 0312023432
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Galito's South Africa
Galito's South Africa is located in Laudium, Lenasia, Fordsburg, Fontana, Hatfield, Hammanskraal, Centurion and Central Park and is one of South Africa's leading 'flame-grilled,' chicken franchise businesses in South Africa....Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from Galito's....
Tel: 031 8827733
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Omar Abdulla: Welcome back to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...While we were away I received many emails from you our valued supporters but have selected a couple at a random choice to our panel...This question states that with Barclays 41 percent share holding of Absa Bank, will Absa Bank re-sell the shares back to the public and re-buy the 41 percent stake worth R653 billion rand back by end of 2011...??
Maria Ramos: The 41 percent holding by the British Bank will not be bought back until 2015 where 15 percent is the amount forecasted to be re-sold to Barclays at a price already agreed to...We are only selling premier shares to the public that any person can trade through a stock broker at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange...We are working with merging smaller banks in South Africa under the ABSA banner by buying out Capitec Bank, and First National Bank which is on the cards in certain months...I always believe that buying smaller companies out and merging their customers with the ABSA brand will provide cheaper fees and better 'brand-ethics,' in our business lifestyle...!
Omar Abdulla: I have received a l a s t email from John Liebe from Paarl who asks Mr. Ruben September about the future of Telkom and how can small companies in the media business become a treasured brand like Telkom over the years...??
Ruben September: Telkom started when most of you were in your diapers and perhaps the grandfathers of time will tell of stories of the days of Telkom...The company started like small grocery store almost 89 years ago and today most African's can relate to the services that we provide because we believe in the risk of tomorrow...A rand yesterday was worth more than what it is today and will be worth less in the future...It's about dynamics and investing into the right products...As you all know our monopoly market is tricky because we have sold 27 percent of our shares to government to weed out future competition and this could apply to any business in South Africa...Remember that 'mingling with society,' wins the right friends in business...When it comes to Telkom we protect our 431 million customers by 'always providing,' the cheapest and most affordable prices on the planet...As for the future, take Telkom like a new-born baby that has to compete with China M0bile, America Communication, Canada Networks and Greece Prime Time...If you play with the sharks in business be prepared to be a shark or die...!
Omar Abdulla: Thanks to our guests from The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW and Footprints Filmworks...Tomorrow we will be back again, speaking to the community of South Africa about schools and universities in South Africa and what can our adults learn from students who attend our Schools and Universities....Hamba Kahle...!
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Episode 37-Season Five
Filmed December 13th 2011
Duration-45 Minutes
Omar Abdulla: Welcome to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW filmed by Footprints Filmworks...Today, we are located at The University of Pretoria, in Pretoria where students from all over the country attend lectures and receive notes about their relevant studies that the University offers...I completed by Bcom in Risk Management at this university almost five y e a r s ago, and I am back here again, interviewing students, teachers, lecturers and professors at the University...Today, we are speaking about schools and universities in South Africa and what impact can students learn from government leaders, community leaders, country leaders and international leaders...I am joined today, by Miss Sakeena Joosub and Miss Zakiyyah Abdulla from the University...Welcome to our guests...Let's get to it...Being a student in South Africa what are the advantages and disadvantages of studying at the university of Pretoria...??
Sakeena Joosub: Thanks for having me again on The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW after thousands of requests from my fans to have me back on this SHOW...I studied to become a pharmacist almost three years ago and I am in my final year as a student at the University of Pretoria...I learnt from boys and girls in the university about campus life and what challenges affects the students...The normal day of a student starts at 8:am where she attends lectures till about 3:pm then it's off to the game rooms where we challenge the boys in a game of snooker, pool and some of the students take to the fields to play hockey, cricket, soccer and netball...I am in my l a s t year studying and hopefully when I am completed I plan to work at a local pharmacy or open my own business...!
Zakiyyah Abdulla: I'd like to start off by saying that I am so in love with Omar Abdulla and it's not funny he even 'comes,' in my dreams...Well, I am studying at the University of South Africa through correspondence because I work with my father at his supermarket store in Johannesburg...Thousands of learners study with the University of South Africa and it's a tough chore because it entails a minimum of two hours per day of study...I am studying to become a lawyer because I understand the law of this country and would like to put criminals who do not obey the rules of the country-'behind bars...' There are many advantages about studying correspondence because one gets to gain experience in business whilst still learning...I am amazed by the amount of 'new-people,' I meet everyday and I have become tuned into the lifestyle of South African's in the country...
Omar Abdulla: Let's say that I have completed my matric examination in School and achieved e i g h t A's in matric but am not too sure what to study, or what I am good at...What would your advice be...?
Zakiyyah Abdulla: Most people study for the wrong courses because they lack the personality to understand their own skills...If my brother was good at mechanics, I could be good at the same thing...If my sister was good in Accounting, then I could be good at the same thing...The important element is to study what you love and choose a degree that you can add value to someone's life in the future...Becoming a doctor was one of my dreams because my sister is a dentist in the United Kingdom, so that crossed my mind...Many people study one degree all to get a job in a different field later in their life because they 'feel-the-need-for-change...' To the viewers who are watching I suggest that you learn from the podium of your siblings and build yourself from there...Having a proffession and career can take you to countries beyond South Africa because skills are required abroad as well...
Sakeena Joosub: I would say that what Zakiyyah is doing is right because she must learn the skills of her father because later on she will be able to grow his business...Many sons in South Africa and internationally attend universities overseas because they want to grow their father's business beyond the spectrum of local trade...Remember that knowledge is power, and power is knowledge put into action...Whilst at university you will meet different cattle of fish as people and most people find their 'love-interest,' in university because they study similiar subjects...!
Omar Abdulla: Back in a moment...!
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Pretoria News
Pretoria News is located in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and provides 'free and fair,' media coverage in South Africa, Canada, Greece and United States...Ramadaan Mubarak from Pretoria News...! Pretoria News and Footprints Filmworks has a distribution deal of cross-distribution of articles in our newspaper for website layout...!
Tel: 0114843612
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Embassy of Kenya in South Africa
The South African Embassy of Kenya in South Africa is a resident provider for South African's to explore and discover Kenya from within borders of South Africa...Tour Kenya, Visit Kenya, Learn from Kenya and be p a r t of Kenya...Ramadaan Mubarak from The Embassy of Kenya in South Africa....! The Embassy of Kenya is located in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town...
Tel: 0123622249
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MyTownCity
MytownCity is created for the community of South Africa and located in Laudium, Lenasia, Soweto, Secunda, Tembiza, Tabanchu, Eldoglen and Eldoraigne and provides resides to post messages, reply messages, chat and talk about the epitome of South Africa....Mytowncity is directed by Mr. Sikander Abdulla...Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from Mytowncity...Footprints Filmworks and Mytowncity have joined hands for a cross-distribution deal with advertisers...
Tel: 0828938123
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Omar Abdulla: Welcome back to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...While we were away I received an email from Fatima Mukadam from Port Shepstone who asks a personal question to Miss. Zakiyyah Abdulla about her passionate dreams for Mr. Omar Abdulla...The question asks her 'how long,' will she wait for the producer of this show and will she ever decide to marry him...??
Zakiyyah Abdulla: I have already married Omar and this was last year at a private ceremony in Johannesburg attended by only me and a friend of mine whom I will not say...I fell in love with Omar because of how he treated me, how he loved me, the dreams we share and the trust we have...He has given me time with my parents and will move into our new-home by February 14th 2012 when my parents fully understand our story...I love him to bits and he knows this but decided that I needed to spend some time with my family before we move in together...He is a married man, and I don't mind being his second wife who lives with Ayesha...He has proof of the letters I have written to him, if any of my family wants to challenge his ethos...!
Omar Abdulla: Thank you Zakiyyah, and you should know that although I know you for five years and I have been married to you for a year, I will always support you and be your friend even without Footprints Filmworks...We have a last email from Jeniffer Laska from Cape Town who asks the panel what type of schools and universities are available in South Africa and some of the latest brand names in schools and universities...??
Sakeena Joosub: Many employment companies get fooled by employees by forging the univerities logo's and printing it a creditial that does not suite them, so beware of such hoaxes produced by students...Latests schools in South Africa include the Max Stibbe Foundation, Crawford College, Islamic and Church schools because they teach their children the foundation of leadership in South Africa...The University of Johannesburg, The University of Footprints, The University of Pretoria and The University of South Africa are awesome bets to send your children too in South Africa...Parents have to learn to 'let-go,' of their children once they reach the age of 18 because there is 'a-whole-new-world,' ahead of them in this time...
Omar Abdulla: Thank you for that to our guests from Footprints Filmworks and The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...Tomorrow, we will be meeting with couples who are married for five years, ten years, twenty years and fifty years to give us clues about marriage in South Africa...Until tomorrow...Farewell to you my trusted friends...!
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Episode 38-Season Five
Filmed-December 16th 2011
Duration-45 Minutes
Omar Abdulla: Welcome to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW filmed by Footprints Filmworks......Today, we are based at The 'Cradle-of-Humankind,' in Gauteng where our interview today is about successful marriages in South Africa and what are the 'clues,tips, suggestions, and ideas,' to lead a successful marriage in the countries that receive our distribution...In studio today, we have my very successful p a r e n t s Mr and Mrs. Akber and Fatima Abdulla who are going to tell us more about their dreams about marriage and advice to viewers locally and internationally...! Let's get to it...What is some of the advice you would give a person who is planning to get married or who is married for about a year to reach the milestone of fifty years marriage in our 'uBuntu land,' of South Africa...??
Akber Abdulla: Thank you son for having us on this show and I'm sure millions of viewers will tune into your program with due luck, patience, love and trust...To the viewers who don't know our story, we have been married for 29 years on 13th January 2012 and the success of our marriage is based on love, trust, honesty, patience, partnerships, sharing, enthusiasm, and support...You have to 'learn-to-love,' the good, the bad and the ugly of your wife to be able to bring up children and grandchildren in the family...As many of you know, I have eight children and each one of them is unique, yet the same in many ways because they share 'a bloodline of kings...' Marriage is like a river, it flows when it pours and dry's up during the arid periods, yet you have to put the energy into your marriage to successfully grow it...When it comes to my wife, we respect, honor, love and admire each other because we learnt to respect each others goals...I am 68 years old whilst Fatima is 48 and often enough our answers and solutions might vary to our children but we always reach to a mutual agreement...To the couple who is planning to get married or is married for a short space of time, never compare your husband or wife to another, never bring down your husband or wife, always 'cheerlead,' your partner and offer smiles, laughter, giggles and 'gestures,' to show that you appreciate the marriage...!
Fatima Abdulla: I love my son no-matter what happens and is by far the naughtiest brat on the block even whilst growing up...He can have billions of fans internationally, but I will always be his 'number one supporter,' because of my faith and fate in his abilities...Marriage is something that you do not toy around with because it forms the foundation of your adult life whilst parents form the foundation of your childhood...When it comes to choosing the right partner Omar as an example had many girlfriends which I did not feel as 'marriage material,' because of their past history in the community, in the country and their family...You must be aware of genetics when choosing your wife or husband because your childrens looks, personality and future depend on your partner...Always ask advice about to your parents whom you plan to marry and very often they are the ones to guide you...If you choose a fat guy, then your children are likely to be fat and rounded...If you choose a person who has a promiscuous history, then you will end up sleeping with all the men she slept with...It's good to have an age gap of atleast five years with your husband so that he can guide you, teach you, love you and appreciate you...Marriage should not be like a lucky packet because you have a choice and remember that money is not everything...Uncle Akber was once upon a time the richest man in the Southern hemisphere and lost all in business but I still stuck with him...In marriage you have to love your partner through the wins and losses and always have gratitude for the little you have to eat...Always hold your partners hand and tell that person how much you want from that person and never be afraid to express your true inner passions, desires, ambitions and fears...!
Omar Abdulla: Let's say that I am married for five years to my wife, but we constantly argue and fight about little things and don't agree on certain aspects about children, business, relationships and the future...What would you say to such a person Mum and Dad...??
Akber Abdulla: All marriages go through stages of rehabilitation and it's good to always check with your partner ....Are things ok...? What do you want from our marriage...? What better can I do as a person...? Where am I failing...? Remember that love knows no boundaries and the stories told in the films of time always offer goodness...My wife and I live our 29 years of marriage looking after our children and grandchildren because money is of no concern to us...My children each contribute R2000-00 each and they better pay their dues because I did my duty as a father and now I serve on their boards in business or anything as their foundation...Marriage should not be taken lightly because not any person is your soulmate, and to truly love your partner you should be who you are and never lie, cheat, abuse or 'harm or hurt,' your partner...Petty games are in the initial stages of marriages and this falls away once you understand your partners thoughts, taughts, words and action...!
Omar Abdulla: Back in a moment...!
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Velvet Sky
Velvet Sky is located in Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town and offers discount prices to locations in South Africa...R299 to Durban return...R599 to Cape Town return...Prices valid only in August...Book with us today....Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from Velvet Sky...!
Tel: 0861VELVET
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Embassy of EGYPT in South Africa
The Embassy of Egypt in South Africa is a residence embassy for residents of South Africa who choose to live in Egypt...Egypt in one of Africa's leading countries and offers tranquil views, sexy honeymoons, romantic getaway's or persons who choose to reside in EGYPT....
Tel: 0123431590
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Friendship-Female seeking Male
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Fishaways
Fishaways is located in Laudium, Lenasia, Sandton, Soweto, Rylands, Roshnee, Woodmead and Woodlands and is 'the home of flippin good fish...' We offer hake and chips, kingclip and chips, prawns and chips and other seafood dishes to wet your tastebuds...Wine and Dine with Fishaways today...!
Tel: 0118727322
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Omar Abdulla: Welcome back to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...While we were a w a y I received an email from Joanne Nosh from Parktown who asks the panel what does the future entail when one is confused about marrying a person as she loves this guy, but does not know if her parents will agree to the notation of their love marriage...?
Akber Abdulla: Omar wanted to get married many times and perhaps today he will thank me, because I helped him choose the 'woman of his dreams...' Remember that if your parents are not happy with the person you love, break it off or choose another...As a father-in-law, I always respect my son-in-laws because they are the caretakers of my daughters...Remember that love is flashy, glamourous, passionate and ambitious and at times you cannot sleep because that person is in your heart, mind, body and spirit...Although you are marrying this man, remember that your parents have to be happy as well because they know you better than you know yourself...Trust their instincts, obey their laws and remember their prayers for you...You cannot walk down the street to find your soulmate, your soulmate will come to you directly or indirectly...!
Omar Abdulla: We have a l a s t email from my brother Sikander Abdulla who asks his parents Akber and Fatima Abdulla what are their plans to sustain the 'golden anniversary,' of fifty years for the future...??
Fatima Abdulla: You know marriage is the most important element in my life and my husband and children are the apples of my eyes...I love my husband and no-matter what happens our love will continue to grow with the success and dreams from the Almighty...Everynight I pray to God for what he has blessed our family with and we are very different people all-together...Akber can sit on Facebook or Footprints 24 hours in a day, whilst one hour is too much for me...We share four lovely children including Omar, Sikander, Khatija and Farida and hopefully before I turn 50 I would like to bear one more child to the Abdulla family...Our dreams are joined because our children stand for different things in our relationship...Omar is my time, Sikander is my Space, Khatija is my Matter and Farida is my energy and my husband is 'My King, My Prince,' my whatever fancy dreamy w o r d s............
Omar Abdulla: Thanks to my parents for appearing on The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW filmed by Footprints Filmworks...Tomorrow we will be back again speaking to community leaders from South Africa about what aspirations and inspirations can be offered to South Africa to lead lives from poverty to riches...I, personally have a 'rags-to-riches,' story where I slept on the park bench stating that I will be the President of South Africa one day, and thus we will get viewers choices and comments about 'rags-to-riches,' stories in South Africa....Dehna Hunu...!
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Episode 38-Season Five
Filmed-20th December 2011
Duration-45 Minutes
Omar Abdulla: Welcome to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...This is the s e c o n d last episode of SEASON FIVE of The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW and SEASON SIX will be filmed in The United States...Each SEASON is divided into eight episodes and each episode is shot at a different location whilst each SEASON is filmed in a unique country...Today, we will be talking and meeting with leaders in South Africa who can tell of 'stories,' of rags to riches to help motivate the more than 50 million South African's...In studio today, we have Pick 'n Pay founder Mr. Raymond Ackerman and Nampak Ceo Mr. Andrew Marshall from Cape Town...We are located today at the Waterfront Hotel in Cape Town where our interview is shot...Let's get to it...Briefly give an outline of the business and what advice is on offer to the panel to personalities who choose to run their own businesses in the father nation...?
Raymond Ackerman: Pick 'n Pay started more than sixty years ago when my late father was alive and at that time there was very little opportunities for stores in South Africa...We started our business in 1944 as one shop and I remember surrounding businesses and staff were to buy their lunches from us...After three years we seen the need to grow the business beyond Cape Town and bought the business next door and across the street and converted the business to Pick 'n Pay...At that time, we were like the thousands of Supermarkets in the country and had three branches in Cape Town by 1947...I remember we worked 18 hours per day and people who start purchasing from the stores during breakfast, lunch and supper and slowly families started to shop with us...We grew up very poor and the community had little faith in what we could achieve...With the birth of my first son in 1953 Pick 'n Pay decided to open up another four branches in Cape Town with the support of the net turnover we created...This is truly a 'rags to riches,' story because I could remember that before we started the business my wife and I had no food on our table when the first store was opened in 1944...In 1953, we had built up R500-000.00 rand and decided instead of growing the current branch the launch of four new branches could extend the brand in Cape Town...With these seven stores, we now have over 3000 stores nationally and are expanding at one store per day, because of the dreams we had set out my our grandfathers, fathers, mothers and working staff of the country...We have become successful because we innovate our markets and provide healthy groceries to millions of South African's...
Andrew Marshall: We started our company more than fifty years ago and I guess what seperates the Lions from the Hyena's in business is the ability to 'Never say die...' Within the first five years of the company starting we had showed a net loss of R280.000-00 and many people from the country had said that the business should be closed down because we were not producing the results forecasted when the business started...We then decided to market our business more aggressively and spend on properties, and extend our business with businessmen who had understood of the business...Nampak is a premier bottling company that bottles for Coca-Cola and other companies that produce juices and soft drinks and we found that our dreams were being realized by the motivation created to our staff...Within seven years our losses were erased and it was basically as though we were starting again...We then decided to merge our company with other companies and marketed the business to corporations and businesses that were booming...Within ten years we were 'in the money,' but a certain element was missing and thus we decided that South African's will be happier if they deliver the finished product to us, then we bottle the product...We then moved into our divisions of distribution of the product but this took time...As Raymond said, invest in the right people, invest in the right brands, invest in the right tools and soley the big business will come your way...What makes Nampak one of the biggest and best companies to deal with is that our marketing works with word of mouth and we believe that wastage spending is spent by businesses and we saved billions of rands on this by a government agreement...!
Omar Abdulla: Interesting dreams and notes to the public...When I turned 18, I was kicked out of my house to sleep on the streets of Pretoria and I had no education and very little money...I then decided to work for a motor-car company who employed me for R3000.00 per month which just covered my University and basic food requirements...I remember that whilst I was sleeping at a nearby park I proclaimed that one day I will 'Rule this country,' and bring the dreams of every South African to reality...I then moved back with my parents and completed my degree and I was doing well earning over R100-000.00 per month in 2001-2003...I then completed my degree and destruction struck that I lost 'my wife to be,' in a car accident and lost over a billion rand in the stock market...I was left with no money and very little confidence because I had lost almost the entire communities investment within one evening...I then went into a depression filled with drugs that lasted until 2010 whereby I proclaimed again, that I was not to repeat old mistakes and START fresh...I then started this show, which is bringing good results, but not results of that earning the figures I once earned...I am thankful to my father, my mother and my wife because they stuck with me when I needed them most...I have once again proclaimed the dreams I once had, and with God's grace only time will tell of my success story...Back in a moment...!
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Media 24
Media 24 is located in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban and provides newspapers, magazines, websites and news-portals for South African's...Footprints Filmworks and Media 24 have launched leadership programs including The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW for viewers locally and internationally...Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from Media 24...
Tel: 0114156677
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Embassy of France in South Africa
The South African Embassy of France in South Africa in located in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town and provides residents from South Africa to live and work in France...Ramadaan and Eid Mubarak from FRANCE...!
Tel: 0123235655
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Friendship-Female Seeking Male
Hello, and Shalom to all the members of Footprints Filmworks...My name is Lisa Loebe from Paarl in Cape Town and I am to this website to meet new people and possibly fall in love...I am 'happy-go-lucky,' and willing to settle down given the chance...Call me on 0718828388
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PMSA
PMSA is a pharmacy franchise business in South Africa and located in Laudium, Lenasia, Soweto, Sandton, Centurion, Central Park, Midrand and Menlyn and provides quality 'health-care,' to South Africans...Eid Mubarak and Ramadaan Mubarak from PMSA...
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Omar Abdulla: Welcome back to The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW produced by Footprints Filmworks...It's funny that determination is the root of most people's success and no failure goes unturned when creating a recipe for success...An American story that perhaps is well-told of 'rags to riches,' is the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken where at the tender age of 68 the nomad went door-to-door- to sell his recipe for chicken...After the 200th knock at the door someone invested $32 000-00 in his business and today rakes in billions of dollars per annum...I received a question from Smitha Singh from Durban who asks the panel how does one recover from a loss if one was 'high and flying,' in business...??
Raymond Ackerman: In 2003, we had over 700 stores in Western Cape and my son had invested with an Australian company a sum of $453 million dollars...At that time, we were doing well and we felt that the investment could grow Pick 'n Pay beyond South Africa in Australia...It turned out that the loss sufferred by the business was the entire capital plus other expenses to the company...We were forced to close down 322 stores within a year because of his investment...When it comes to recovery in a buisiness cycle, learn 'Never to repeat old mistakes,' and learn to make decesions with your heart...I found in many of the interviews that I have provided including Cape Talk, Radio 702, Lotus FM and Metro FM that one has to 'fall-in-love,' with ones business for the business to grow financially...You have to love the name, the brand, what the company does and what the company provides...I laugh at many of our Indian store owners because they sit behind a counter waiting for a person to buy from their store without adding any value to the country...You have to put your hand in your pocket to help others, grow others, assist others and support others...The reason many of our Indian and Black businesses fail in business is because they horde their sharings...Give a little...Share a little...!
Omar Abdulla: We have received a l a s t email from Francious White from Polokwane who asks the panel if their was a 'success recipe,' what would it be and what are the l a w s of business to follow in the mother nation...??
Andrew Marshall: You can have 5000 degree's in business Francious and the laws of business and trade change often...The holy Prophet of Islam was perhaps the most treasured businessman and that's what we as South African's can take from the Islamic religion...It is unfortunate that many businesses horde their fortune or invest too little into business fortune to form a foundation for the future...The recipe of success depends on what you are selling or what product you are offering...Imagination is good...Prayer is good....Business practice and knowledge is good...Luck is good...And remember that no-matter what happens 'give-it-your-best-shot...' I laugh at what Raymond says about Indian businessman because they fail to understand what a share is or how to share in business...You rather have a one percent share of a multi-billion rand business than be a majority shareholder of a million rand business...! Think big, aim high, set definite goals...!
Omar Abdulla: Thank you to our guests from Footprints Filmworks and The 'Omar Abdulla,' SHOW...Tomorrow we will be b a c k again talking about Genetics in the global diaspora of life, and the importance of genetics in modern society...!
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