ENTREPRENEUR: Founder of Colony Live Marco Broccardo
The reformed drug addict leads a start-up with R35m in turnover, and has turned to the US for growth
ENTREPRENEUR: Brett Dawson’s life after Dimension Data
After winding up his tenure at the helm of Dimension Data two years ago, the tech sector veteran has shifted gear to incubate disruptive start-ups
ENTREPRENEUR: Giraffe founder Anish Shivdasani
The developer of award-winning local app-based start-up Giraffe has raised a fresh batch of funding to grow the platform
ENTREPRENEUR: Theo Mothoa-Frendo, founder of Uso — African Dermal Science
With the launch of skin-care products that target women with dark skin, this entrepreneur has tapped into a market that could take her brand all over the ...
ENTREPRENEURS: Johannes le Roux and Inus Smuts — hangover-free G&T
An alcohol-free gin and tonic — developed by two local entrepreneurs — sounds like the ideal accompaniment to a business lunch
ENTREPRENEUR: Palesa Sibeko — hard work can be fun
Avid gamer runs two innovative firms in the advertising space, and helped create a nonprofit organisation to empower young girls in science and technology
ENTREPRENEUR: Chris Leatt of Leatt Corp
From a lab outside Cape Town, the entrepreneur developed a neck brace for extreme sports that has attracted worldwide demand
ENTREPRENEUR: Ntuthuko Shezi creating a cash cow
The ‘crowd-farming’ founder has enjoyed great success in just two years, and he has ambitions to grow his business elsewhere in Africa
ENTREPRENEUR: Owner of Native Nosi Mokgadi Mabela
The former government bureaucrat’s beekeeping venture is a return to her roots, but she is using a modern method to draw in investors and expand her business
ENTREPRENEUR: TymeDigital CEO Sandile Shabalala
The head of SA’s new digital bank brings experience gained over 26 years in the field to the venture
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SA's Kylie Jenner: How 17-year-old Rabia Ghoor is building her own make-up brand
She’s not old enough to vote — but Ghoor’s make-up and skin-care brand could make her SA’s very own Kylie Jenner
PROFILE: Yael Geffen, spearheading the family dynasty
The young CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty SA has the daunting task of growing the company at a time when online firms are trying to steal market share ...
ENTREPRENEUR: Founder of Zenzele Fitness Itumeleng Phake
Phake left the world of banking to start a company that, in three years, already boasts a network of gyms in the headquarters of some of SA’s biggest corporates
ENTREPRENEUR: Co-founder of ReWare Nothando Moleketi
The market for pre-owned handsets has become huge in SA. Used-phone business ReWare entered the industry at just the right time
ENTREPRENEUR: WeThinkCode_’s Arlene Mulder
The former investment banker left the world of finance to pursue her dream of a tech business with the aim of revolutionising education and producing top tech ...
SA startup taking local and international museums by storm
An enterprising Cape Town-based company has produced hi-tech exhibits of the natural world for a US museum
This entrepreneur established the first luxury jewellery business in a township
There have been many challenges for NQ Jewellery Design Services owner Nqobile Nkosi
ENTREPRENEURS: Fuel cell plant developers Vinay Somera & Sakib Khan
Government’s hydrogen fuel cell strategy to use locally mined platinum and generate jobs has created an opportunity to make components for the global market
PROFILE: Serial entrepreneur Hamza Farooqui
The man who has his sights on ownership of a commercial bank, along with a friend of the Guptas, wants to give black entrepreneurs a bank that talks their ...
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