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BORN and raised in Cape Town, Dr Iqbal Survé cut his teeth in the medical field as a physician, graduating from medical school, followed by a specialist degree in sports science, before pursuing a successful business career at the dawn of democracy in South Africa.
In 2013, Dr Survé and a group of forward-thinking investors took on the challenge of returning Independent Media to South African ownership and refreshing the venerable media