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Ton Vosloo

Non-Executive Chairman of Naspers Ltd

South Africa, Cape Town, Finance & Business Services, Accounting

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Ton Vosloo

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Date of Birth: 29-09-1937 Place of Birth: Uitenhage, Eastern Cape

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Non-Executive Chair: Naspers Ltd; Trustee : WWF (SA); Began career in 1956 as a newspaper reporter for Oosterlig in the Eastern Cape, then he moved to Die Landstem; advanced to political correspondent for Dagbreek & then moved to Johannesburg joining Die Beeld, followed by a spell at Rapport as News Ed.

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Non-Executive Chair - Naspers Ltd: (1997 - present)

Chair - Via Afrika

Chair - MIH Ltd

Chair - Media 24

Chair - MIH Holdings Ltd

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Chair - Naspers Ltd: (1992 - 1997)

Managing Director - Naspers Ltd: (1983 - 1992)

Editor - Beeld: (1977 - 1983)

Journalist -: (1956 - 1977)

Chair - Sanlam: (2004)

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Honorary degree - Technikon Pretoria: Honorary Technical Doctorate (2002)

Honorary degree - University of Stellenbosch: Honorary Doctor of Commerce (2001)

Honorary degree - Potchefstroom University: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy

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Began career in 1956 as a newspaper reporter for Oosterlig in the Eastern Cape, then he moved to Die Landstem; advanced to political correspondent for Dagbreek & then moved to Johannesburg joining Die Beeld, followed by a spell at Rapport as News Ed.

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Nieman Fellowship - Harvard University

Phil Weber Prize - Naspers

Prestigetoekenning - ATKV

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Trustee - Stigting vir Bemagtiging deur Afrikaans

Patron - Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

Trustee - WWF (SA): (1999)

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