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‘Bittersweet’: Velvet Burger closed after 20 years | Otago Daily Times Online News Skip to main content ...

‘Bittersweet’: Velvet Burger closed after 20 years

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Velvet Burger Octagon, in Lower Stuart St, announced its closure in a social media post at the weekend. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Beloved Dunedin fast-food outlet Velvet Burger Octagon has announced its closure after 20 ‘‘incredible’’ yea

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Allianz-Sanlam chair cements his position as one of the most influential boardroom figures - Business Daily

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Mr Martin Oduor-Otieno, who was recently appointed chairman of Allianz-Sanlam Insurance Kenya.

When Joshua Oigara took over as chief executive of KCB Group in 2012, he spent considerable time trying to emerge from the shadow cast by his predecessor, Martin Oduor-Otieno.

More than a decade later, that shad

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Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a FelonyAuthorsNameGavin RayTwitter@GavinRayDev

Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony

I spent ages 14–16 in a maximum-security juvenile prison, became a felon at 19, lost almost everything to addiction, and later rebuilt my life through software, open source, and a few people who took a chance on me.

I've wanted to write this for a while, but kept finding reasons not to. It felt too personal, too risky, and too easy to misread

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