Naspers' Koos Bekker: Ultimate insider's view of Davos, Facebook, Multichoice and more

After I switched off my recorder, Koos Bekker suggested there was enough in our half hour chat in Davos this morning for me to edit it down to something usable. He was wrong. Despite strictly applying the old maxim of “when in doubt, leave out” it was impossible for me to edit out parts without short changing the Biznews community. For instance, how can one cut the Naspers chair's insights on soon to be unbundled Multichoice? Or when the 15 year veteran shares how Davos really works? Or his thoughts on Facebook and the privacy debate? And, besides, millions of South Africans have a direct interest in what he is thinking. Because a full one fifth of SA equity investments are riding on the astonishingly successful business he transformed from a sleepy newspaper and book publisher into one of the world’s major internet players. Bekker is disarmingly humble. His wisdom is best consumed at the leisurely pace at which he delivers it. So go grab a cuppa (or your glass of red wine) and settle back for a treat. – Alec Hogg