SA tech pioneer, movie maker and sudden Ukrainian refugee Ronnie Apteker shares nightmare escape from Kyiv's war zone

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Over the past 14 years Ronnie Apteker has forged deep roots into Ukraine, spending the last eight of them living in its historic capital city, the now embattled Kyiv. Two days after the Russian invasion of the country, Apteker, his wife and baby undertook a nightmare journey to get away from the war zone. Six week later, the co-founder of SA's dominant internet service provider, fresh from his first decent night's sleep since the trauma began, shares his harrowing story with BizNews editor Alec Hogg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1 Apr 2022 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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