Phakamile Hlazo (34)

Phakamile Hlazo (34)

‘We’re disrupting the market in every way we can,” says Phakamile Hlazo of her role as a tech-enabled entrepreneur in the tourism industry. Through her company Zulu Nomad she seeks to inspire and inform others about the opportunities for travel in Africa and beyond....
Moeletsi Mirage Taiwe (23)

Moeletsi Mirage Taiwe (23)

Moeletsi Mirage Taiwe left the bright lights of Johannesburg, shortly after completing her BA at the University of Johannesburg and returned home to Dennilton, Limpopo, where her father is a small-scale farmer. “Once I finished my degree in 2016 and came home … I...
Tim Shier (34)

Tim Shier (34)

Tim Shier (34) has spent the past 12 years of his life launching businesses and non-profit organisations across South Africa. Each has become a success; each focuses on a variety of themes that range from increasing social cohesion to saving farmers from sheep theft...
Refiloe Rantekoa (28)

Refiloe Rantekoa (28)

Refiloe Rantekoa is a young entrepreneur from Soweto who operates Borotho Bakery, known for selling bread at very affordable prices for the community. The business began in the back room of his grandfather’s house, where Refiloe would bake and sell a meagre twenty...
Smangele Sibisi (28)

Smangele Sibisi (28)

At 25, Smangele Sibisi opened a business that she knew was needed: her own natural hair salon. Three months Iater, she had 10 employees, and the warm reception from her customers gave her the motivation she needed to press on with her business journey — although it...