US investor who fell in love with Tanzania
Staff, 2023-01-20 03:18:40,
What motivated you to come to Africa?
I had a desire to come to Africa because of Mandela. He went on an American tour and spoke to US citizens. This sparked my interest in coming to Africa. I decided to come and see what Africa is about because back then all the images about Africa showed war, poverty, starvation, and famine. In 1995, I had the opportunity to accompany the mayor of Atlanta on a trade fair to South Africa. After I arrived, it was the exact opposite of what was shown to us. I was in Johannesburg. One time I went to the washroom, and I saw marbles everywhere. It was the first time in my life that I saw a full marble bathroom, and that happened in Africa. This was an eye-opener.
When the delegation left for Cape Town, I stayed back in Johannesburg and eventually decided to move there.
James Provost with the late Winnie Mandela who fully supported his move to Zanzibar.
What made you decide to make that bold move—move to a new country, to a whole new world?
I wanted a piece of mind. I was pretty successful in the US before I left. I was in real estate, as I am now. But in Atlanta, I represented a lot of A-list celebrities in commercial real estate. However, I got to a point where I didn’t like the lifestyle. So, I gave all my clients away, gave my brother my house and car, and gave a way a lot of stuff, and left the country.
I wanted to start over with the basics.
When was the first time you came to Tanzania, and what made…
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