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Centurion Entrepreneur Expands Sanitary Pad Brand Across Southern Africa
Driven by a commitment to end period poverty, local entrepreneur Lesego Mathate has built a successful sanitary product brand that is now stocked in major

From Waste to Power: How Two Young South Africans Are Growing Clean Energy and Food at Home
In the heart of South Africa’s energy crisis, two innovators are turning everyday waste into clean energy and fresh food. Archaea Eco, a start-up co-founded

From R350 to a Thriving Farm: How a Kraaifontein Man Turned a Pandemic Grant into a Growing Business
During the epidemic, this Kraaifontein man increased his wealth by using the government’s R350 social alleviation of hardship award. In order to provide for his

From Trash to Treasure: Young Entrepreneur Turns Plastic Waste into Jobs and Art
When Minenhle Simelane was having trouble finding work after school, he used his grandmother’s mat-making machine to create something genuinely unique: mats out of rubbish.

UCT Medical Student Launches Free App to Bridge South Africa’s Healthcare Gap
Siyavuya Fikamva, a final-year medical student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has co-developed a mobile app that aims to transform the way underprivileged

Khulile Moyake Turns Soap-Making into a Mission to Uplift New Brighton
In the heart of New Brighton in the Eastern Cape, a determined young man, Khulile Moyake, set out to challenge the negative perceptions of his