Entrepreneurs
Discover inspiring South African founder stories, startup lessons, and success journeys on Startup Mag. Learn from entrepreneurs turning ideas into thriving businesses and get insights to fuel your own startup growth.
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From Katlehong to Community Table: The Heartfelt Rise of Zani’s Eatery
From Katlehong to Community Table: The Heartfelt Rise of Zani’s Eatery. In Katlehong, a vibrant township in Gauteng, entrepreneur Manini…
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From Faith to Felt Value – How Playground Artwork Turns Personal Stories into Art That Speaks
From Faith to Felt Value – How Playground Artwork Turns Personal Stories into Art That Speaks. On May 16, 2023,…
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Breaking Barriers in the Diamond Industry: Lessons from KnS Diamonds and Dikeledi Skonyela
Breaking Barriers in the Diamond Industry: Lessons from KnS Diamonds and Dikeledi Skonyela. When Dikeledi Skonyela founded KnS Diamonds in…
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Bamobu Hatchery: How Youth Innovation is Transforming Poultry Farming in Limpopo
Bamobu Hatchery: How Youth Innovation is Transforming Poultry Farming in Limpopo. In Leeukraal, Sekhukhune, a new generation of entrepreneurs is…
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Play Braamfontein: How Adam Levy Turned a Neglected Precinct into a Cultural Powerhouse
Play Braamfontein: How Adam Levy Turned a Neglected Precinct into a Cultural Powerhouse. When Adam Levy founded Play Braamfontein, he…
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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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