Investec-Backed Green Fund Revego Raising Cash for Africa Drive
'We would ideally like to execute 2 billion rand a year, and within five years, if we get ourselves to 10 to 12 billion, that is our target,' Revego Fund Managers Chief Investment Officer Ziyaad Sarang said in an interview.
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