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Earlier this month I was heading to South Africa on a business trip scheduled for five days with a couple of my colleagues to deliver a variety of events which were all aimed at promoting the Isle of Man and its finance sector. The events were held across the country in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Stellenbosch and Cape Town, and included a mixture of Q&A panel sessions, private cocktail evenings and informal breakfast meetings.
I have been travelling to South Africa from the Isle of Man on business for over 20 years and I always get a sense of excitement and anticipation of how I will find the mood of the local people. The South African Rugby Team won the World Cup in November and I was hoping when I headed back to South Africa, to find the same positive feeling that was generated when they won the Webb Ellis trophy back in 1995.