276pp., colour illus., paperback, Tafelberg, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9780624096757

Part memoir, part play book, Chris van der Merwe, former Grade 5 teacher and founder of the JSE-listed Curro and later, Stadio, two of South Africa’s largest private education companies, offers an honest account of what it takes to do business innovatively and successfully in South Africa, and to forge a rewarding life.

"A fabulous South African success story from passionate founder Chris van der Merwe, brought to life by the deep skills of Elmari Rautenbach." Peter Bruce

"From a modest start to market leader, Curro charts the rough and tumble journey of an education entrepreneur." TJ Strydom

Dr Chris van der Merwe founded Curro Holdings in 1998 and Stadio Holdings in 2016, together valued at over R18 billion.

Journalist Elmari Rautenbach is a former editor of Insig, Drum (interim) and the book pages of Media24's Afrikaans dailies. She co-authored Peter Veldsman's autobiography Wat die hart van vol is (2015), and has documented both both Curro and Capitec's histories in 1998-2018: 20 Years of Educational Excellence (2021) and Let's uild a Bank 2001-2021 (2021).

CURRO, the art of creating true wealth

: van der Merwe (C.) with Rautenbach (E.)

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