Entrepreneurs
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How Lynette Magasa Built Boniswa Corporate Solutions into a Telecoms Powerhouse
How Lynette Magasa Built Boniswa Corporate Solutions into a Telecoms Powerhouse. When Lynette Magasa founded Boniswa Corporate Solutions in 2004,…
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From Height Rejection to Sky High Success: The Leadership Lessons of SRS Aviation and Sibongile Sambo
From Height Rejection to Sky High Success: The Leadership Lessons of SRS Aviation and Sibongile Sambo. Born in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga,…
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From Birthday Gift to Boerdery: The Playbook Behind Nkosana Mtambo’s Rise
From Birthday Gift to Boerdery: The Playbook Behind Nkosana Mtambo’s Rise. On his 21st birthday, in Vrede in the eastern…
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Aveade’s Ascent: How Hasane Mathe Built a Digital Marketplace
Aveade’s Ascent: How Hasane Mathe Built a Digital Marketplace. Hasane Mathe began Aveade on August 5, 2020, from his bedroom…
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How Avi Maja and Braden Snyman Scaled Breaze Delivery into South Africa’s Elevated Last-Mile Champion
How Avi Maja and Braden Snyman Scaled Breaze Delivery into South Africa’s Elevated Last-Mile Champion. In 2019, Avi Maja and…
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How Loyiso Vatsha Built Mapha Logistics into a Township Powerhouse
How Loyiso Vatsha Built Mapha Logistics into a Township Powerhouse. With a degree in actuarial science and financial mathematics from…
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Vuleka’s Breakthrough: How Two Entrepreneurs Built a Digital Lifeline for Township Spaza Shops
Vuleka’s Breakthrough: How Two Entrepreneurs Built a Digital Lifeline for Township Spaza Shops. Brian Makwaiba and Oscar Monama, the co-founders…
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Welo’s Quiet Revolution: How Zanele Abraham Matome Turned Access Into a Scalable Health Service
Welo’s Quiet Revolution: How Zanele Abraham Matome Turned Access Into a Scalable Health Service. When Zanele Abraham Matome founded Welo…
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Breaking the Language Barrier: How Botlhale AI Turned African Speech into Startup Momentum
Breaking the Language Barrier: How Botlhale AI Turned African Speech into Startup Momentum. When CEO Thapelo Nthite watched his grandmother…
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From Unemployment to Illumination: How Makatu Tshivhula Built The Light Candles from Soweto
From Unemployment to Illumination: How Makatu Tshivhula Built The Light Candles from Soweto. With a psychology degree in hand and…
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From Pandemic to Poultry Power: How Ramokone Sannah Kwakwa Built a Brand of Resilience
From Pandemic to Poultry Power: How Ramokone Sannah Kwakwa Built a Brand of Resilience. In 2020, when the world was…
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Khensani Sayiya: Turning Pain Into Purpose Through the Power of Words
Khensani Sayiya: Turning Pain Into Purpose Through the Power of Words. Khensani Sayiya’s journey into authorship did not begin with…
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Honoring Legacies with Heart: The Rise of Izizwe Memorial Under Daddy Mohlala
Honoring Legacies with Heart: The Rise of Izizwe Memorial Under Daddy Mohlala. Every great brand begins with a simple but…
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