At the age of 21, Bheki Dube set out to disrupt the backpacker industry in South Africa with a vision to provide “backpacker style meets boutique hotel” accommodation in Johannesburg’s vibrant Maboneng.

The founder of Curiocity started the business in 2013 after taking a backpacking trip across the country. Dube said that on his journey he realised that the industry was dull and lacked “youth energy”...

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