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The best in business and sport intersect at Saracens, the English and European rugby champions - a club with deep "Saffer" connections. Half owned by South Africans, captained by a Saffer and with half a dozen top SA players in the squad, it is the club of choice for the UK-based SA diaspora. CEO Heath Harvey inherited a club that was already on the rise and has taken it even further in the two years since replacing Edward Griffiths, best known in SA for his involvement with the 1995 World Cup winning Springboks. Harvey has personal connections with the country - was born in Johannesburg and spent his first 15 years in SA, schooled at The Ridge and Michaelhouse. In our interview in his office at the home of Saracens (Allianz Park in north London) he lifted the veil on what makes the European champion club tick, its ambitions to grow globally and provided insights into the exponential growth of rugby in the northern hemisphere. - Alec Hogg

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Part of the Davos charm is the eclectic group that gather for a week in January in Europe’s highest town. Among them this year was Andrew Muir, CEO of the Wilderness Foundation, an organisation founded by the legendary conservationist Ian Player. Andrew worked with his mentor for over a quarter of a century, continuing the work of the great man. Including the war against rhino poaching battles are being won, but the war against extinction remains very much in the balance. – Alec Hogg

Judging by this rare interview with the South African multinational Sasol’s joint CEOs, the group is about to re-emerge from a lengthy period of consolidation. I caught up with Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell in Davos and had the opportunity to talk about the changing strategy of SA’s most popular retail stock. Sasol is transforming rapidly, betting heavily on its chemicals division to reduce its dependency on the Rand oil price. It is also back on the expansion trail, seeking out suitable acquisitions. And considering re-entering China from which the group exited so publicly (and expensively) a few years back. – Alec Hogg

Spending a half hour with Oxfam’s executive director Winnie Byanyima was a definite Davos 2017 highlight. The feisty 58-year old Ugandan is a warrior. She goes into battle publicly and privately to promote the cause of the poor and was a huge draw this year after Oxfam’s latest research which claims 8 super-billionaires have the same wealth as half the world’s population. As you’ll hear in the interview, we sparred on that subject and on shareholder returns, but for the most part there was violent agreement. This was a peach of a chat. Well worth investing some time listening in. – Alec Hogg

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A major advantage of regularly attending Davos is being exposed one to the big trends transforming the world. A topic which appears quietly on the agenda one year, often rises in prominence 12 months later and occasionally gets to dominate the agenda – and global focus – in the years thereafter. Davos is the ultimate banquet for a big picture thinker. When it comes to following and understanding the issues transforming the business environment, MTN’s Stephen van Coller is deeply plugged-in. In this interview, he uses his 2017 Davos experience to share insights into the two big disruptive themes everyone needs to know –blockchain and the revolution in management. – Alec Hogg

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Investec CEO Stephen Koseff doesn't do boring. The incredible global success of the company he helped create hasn't changed the demeanour of the lad from the East Rand. He grumbles about the Davos food. And misses his wife. But below the surface, there was a spring of optimism in his step when we chatted at the World Economic Forum annual meeting. Koseff, like fellow super entrepreneurs Brian Joffe of Bidvest, Discovery's Adrian Gore and Massmart founder Mark Lamberti (plus numerous others), stepped up to the plate after the Nenegate shock in December 2015. The result, he says, is that cohesion between business, government and labour has never been greater. Koseff's passion is education where his group is focusing its efforts and also supporting the broader strategy driven by former FirstRand CEO Sizwe Nxasana. When South Africans pull in the same direction, they are formidable. The Investec bossman believes it is starting to happen on the economic front. Hope springs. - Alec Hogg

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