The Salary Scramble With Lee Kasumba

Sanza Sandile: No Investor, No Ads, No Restaurant ??? No Problem.

1 h 11 min · 7. Mai 2026
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Sanza Sandile Shabalala doesn't call himself a chef. He calls himself a cook, a storyteller, and a gastronomic smuggler. But somewhere between growing up in Soweto in the 80s, co-hosting the radio shows that shaped a generation at YFM, and building the legendary Yeoville Dinner Club, he became something else entirely: a founder who refuses to look like one. In this episode of The Salary Scramble, Lee Kasumba sits down with her former radio co-host for a conversation about food, money, and building on your own terms. They trace Sanza's journey from strict vegetarian to Pan-African table, from five-rand pasta days to charging premium prices without apologizing. No restaurant. No investors. No ads. And somehow, still standing. This is not a typical founder story. It's about dignity for the people washing dishes, a table where everyone eats with their hands if they want to, and a business model held together by saving, giving, and an unshakable belief that there is never nothing.

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Ohene Twum: An Architect Who Serves, Heals, and Dreams Forward

Ohene Twum joins us this week, and we went there. He's the architect behind some of Ghana's most meaningful projects, from the Savannah Dialysis and Maternity Hospital in Tamale, the first of its kind in Ghana's five northern regions, to markets that honor local culture and homes that prioritize dignity over luxury. He believes great architecture should never be a luxury reserved for the rich, and that dignity can live in the smallest home. We talked about what it really means to build for people, not just for profit. He shared what it was like sitting at the feet of a 125-year-old woman in Tamale, her words became the design brief he never knew he needed. We got into the tension between designing for communities and getting paid fairly. Whether rammed earth can really compete with cheap concrete. What it costs to turn down work that doesn't align with your values. And why he believes architecture is more than a noun, it's a verb, a form of action that keeps the world spinning. Part architect, part storyteller, part servant. Entirely driven by purpose. This one's deep.

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