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Johan Botha – Top 40 Under 40

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The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC).

Johan Botha (29), a Professional Cricketer for the Chevrolet Warriors and Proteas, is as well known for his charity efforts off the field as he is for his bowling ability on it. This year saw him take on his fourth cycling challenge in the Chevrolet/Johan Botha 24 hour Cycle for Charity – a gruelling twenty-four hour cycle around St. George’s Park.

This year saw Botha raise over one hundred and sixty thousand Rand for Just Inspired (a campaign to assist township schools), Khanya Youth Development Agency and the Masimanye Day Care Centre, his three chosen charities.

Born in Johannesburg, Botha moved to Port Elizabeth with his family as a boy, and honed his competitive cricket skills at school. He was offered a rookie contract through EP Cricket during his Matric year, and made his professional cricket debut at the end of 2000. The rest, as they say, is history.

Botha is currently part of the Proteas T20 and ODI teams, and his current aim is to make it into the Test team once again. “I live by the motto that anything is possible,” says Botha. “It’s important to me that I am able to make a difference in the lives of the people around me.”

Johan Botha
Johan Botha, 29 a Professional Cricketer for the Chevrolet Warriors

Original Image by: Sandy Coffey Photography.

The Top 40 Under 40 list, an NMBBC initiative, was compiled from nominations and selected by an independent panel at the NMBBC. The end result is a showcase of talented and ambitious young businesspeople from diverse sectors in Nelson Mandela Bay. From 7 December 2011, MyPE showcases one under 40 achiever a day.

See all the Top 40 Under 40 HERE.

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.