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Take on TomorrowHow can CEOs sharpen their focus on the now and what's next? Confidence is down. Pressure is up. And CEOs are being asked to lead through more uncertainty than ever. Take on Tomorrow is on the ground in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, where Sarah von Fischer discusses key findings from PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey—and what this year’s results could mean for the C-suite, and beyond. She’s joined by Dion Shango, Senior Partner, PwC Africa, and Agnes Koops, Global Vice Chair and Global Chief Commercial Officer, PwC, to explore why CEOs are losing confidence in short-term growth—even as they continue investing in AI, i...
2026-01-2314 min
CEO Nights with NyimpiniDion Shango | Partner and CEO at PWC AfricaLeading with purpose in a changing world.
In this episode of CEO Night, host Nyimpini shares an intimate conversation with Dion Shango, CEO of PwC Africa. A lifelong PwC professional, Dion became one of the firm’s youngest partners, the first black CEO of its Southern Africa practice, and later leader of the entire African business. Blending personal anecdotes, from high-school rugby captaincy and family road trips to his pride as a husband and father, with practical leadership wisdom, he offers rare insight into authentic, Pan-African leadership at one of the world’s top professional services firms.
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2026-01-211h 08Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeardDion Shango | Partner and CEO at PWC AfricaLeading with purpose in a changing world.
In this episode of CEO Night, host Nyimpini shares an intimate conversation with Dion Shango, CEO of PwC Africa. A lifelong PwC professional, Dion became one of the firm’s youngest partners, the first black CEO of its Southern Africa practice, and later leader of the entire African business. Blending personal anecdotes, from high-school rugby captaincy and family road trips to his pride as a husband and father, with practical leadership wisdom, he offers rare insight into authentic, Pan-African leadership at one of the world’s top professional services firms.
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2026-01-211h 08
Take on TomorrowHow should business adapt to support a world on the move?We live in a world of greatly increased mobility—of information, of goods and services, and of the world’s 8 billion people. We move for all sorts of reasons, and that movement can create challenges—but also opportunities. In fact, could a world on the move provide solutions to some of the challenges we face?This week, hosts Lizzie O’Leary and Ayesha Hazarika talk to Parag Khanna, author of Move, a book that examines current trends shaping migration and its historical precedents, and predicts an increasingly mobile future. Dion Shango, PwC’s territory senior partner for Africa Cen...
2022-12-0524 min
LeadUP PodcastDion Shango, UP alum and PwC Africa CEO, on creating a strong cultureDion Shango started with global professional services firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers soon after graduating with a BCom Financial Accounting from the University of Pretoria over two decades ago, and became PwC's Africa CEO in 2019. On this episode he speaks about:How his community of colleagues and women-led family have shaped his successCreating a strong and positive culture in a large companyBuilding trust externally and internally as the bedrock of PwC’s businessStaying and growing with PwC for his whole careerWhat he hopes his legacy will beSubscribe to the LeadUP Podcast today – click here to find LeadUP Podcas...
2021-11-0838 min
Podcast 6PwC and UNICEF collaborate for International Youth DayGlobal auditing firm, PwC and the United Nations Children's Fund South Africa announced details of local collaboration on International Youth Day, marked on August 12th, to help prepare young people with relevant skills to enter the workforce. This is part of a three-year global collaboration between PwC and UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited. Generation Unlimited is a multi-sector partnership aimed at helping 1 - point - 8 billion young people transition from school to work by 2030. This collaboration will support young people who are currently outside of the workforce to develop the requisite 21st century skills to gain entry into the...
2020-08-1406 min
Say Something Nice Podcast NetworkSSNP 320 | When HBO Max Says Yes, Nobody Can Say NoWe've seen quite a few 50 best rapper lists online as of late (thanks, T.I.?), but what about the opposite? In this episode, the SSN Crew discusses and reacts to the Top 50 WORST Rappers of All-Time list - and a few of the entries will shock you! In addition, we discuss Disney+ and HBO Max making power plays for your attention and your money and yet ANOTHER upcoming live-action Disney remake (argh!). There's also reviews of Netflix's "Raising Dion", the salacious LGBTQ+ documentary "Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood," selections from the Georgia Asian Film Festival, and a...
2019-10-242h 14
Rational RadioWEF - SA wants direction; Opportunities in robots, population growth; Support for Tito’s plan; Psychopaths; AppleIn this week's Nutshell:
Xenophobia and femicide protests dampened President Cyril Ramaphosa investment drive at the World Economic Forum in Africa which is taking place in Cape Town but it gave Alec Hogg the opportunity to put questions from the Biznews community to some of the business leaders at the forum. Deloitte's Martyn Davies said the protests outside the conference centre were a sign of people wanting to see action in Southern Africa. There was widespread support among business leaders attending the WEF including that of Absa's Jeff Gable's for Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's economic turnaround plan. The Gordon...
2019-09-0629 min