Young Entrepreneurs

AfriLabs’ 2024 Impact Report Charts Path to $1 Trillion Digital Economy

In a tough funding climate, Africa’s largest network of innovation hubs has bucked the trend. AfriLabs, now spanning 514 hubs in 53 countries, directly…

Outcomes-Based Funding Delivers Real Jobs for SA Youth – A New Model for SME-Led Growth

A new outcomes-based employment model is quietly reshaping how South Africa tackles youth unemployment — and it’s delivering results. The Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund,…

MTN launches skills academy to bridge digital skills gap

MTN launched the MTN Skills Academy to equip South African youth while bridging the digital skills gap. Providing a range of courses and training…

Africa’s young health entrepreneurs honoured

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa have announced the winners of the second edition of the Africa…

Chimoney: From financial uncertainty to fintech trailblazer

In the heart of Toronto, amidst the bustling world of fintech innovation, a remarkable story has unfolded – one that exemplifies the indomitable human…

RareStep: Taking sneaker culture to new heights

In a world where dreams are often sparked by the feats of trailblazers, Wandile Sibisi, a visionary entrepreneur hailing from the Umlazi township in…

SA learners win big with AI for tourism project

Learners from Manenberg Secondary School in Cape Town, South Africa have won the Leaders of Tomorrow programme, an AI education programme aimed at informing…

The Anzisha Prize seeks to fundamentally and significantly increase the number of job generative entrepreneurs in Africa, and is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. Through Ventureburn, they hope to share inspirational and relatable stories of very young (15 to 22 year old) African entrepreneurs and the people that support them. [learn more]

Specno builds innovative ventures for Africa’s future

Specno, a South African venture builder co-founded by Daniel Novitzkas and Jacques Jordaan, aims to help one million people build tech-enabled businesses by 2030….

Fund creates thousands of young entrepreneurs in Malawi

Thousands of youths in Malawi have gained employment and some have even created jobs for their peers, thanks to a project supported by the…

Learnerships provide life-changing skills for disabled youth

Kuruman residents Victor Tshekedi and Mathapelo Seichokelo both live with disabilities. Consequently, they have found it impossible to obtain ongoing work and up until…

Siyamtanda shines with ‘lockdown ICT start-up’

The Covid-19 pandemic was a difficult time for everyone. But for Siyamtanda Hlobo the enforced lockdowns also saw her personal interests develop into a…

How young people are creating businesses selling coffee

In the world of entrepreneurship, some dream and hope their ideas become reality whilst others seize any available opportunity to make their dreams come…

Township convenience store born after ‘Shark Tank’ contest

A young entrepreneur is taking a Pretoria township by storm with a convenience store opened after he won a “Shark Tank”-style competition presented by…

N. Cape youth shine in youth start-up contest

A business proposal for an “e-slip” app secured a Northern Cape high-school trio a top 5 spot in a national green entrepreneurship competition and…

This founder uses fintech to speed up Tunisia

One of a hopeful generation of entrepreneurs that lived through Tunisia’s 2021 revolution as a teenager, fintech startup founder Anis Kallel believes in the…

Besties coin it with ‘moveable billboard’ start-up

Before roads filled with delivery bikes during lockdown, two young entrepreneurs had spotted potential in delivery bike advertising, and built an advertising tech company…

From garage to factory: this bakery start-up did it!

A youth-owned bakery start-up north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, is among the first tenants to move into the Dube TradePort Mini Factories. Bakers Gallery,…

From selling chickens to solving city challenges with Parket

It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship holds the keys to unlocking South Africa’s economic potential, with the government’s own National Development Plan envisioning 90%…

Young ed-tech founder equips learners with digital skills

Inspired by his grandparents, South Africa entrepreneur Shivad Singh founded Head Start Education, an online platform providing digital educational material for teachers and learners,…

fikaTime founders find solace in Teams virtual coffee app

If you’re like the rest of us, you’ve probably had it with countless, endless, back-to-back and pointless meetings. You would much rather be having…

Dead phone battery inspires power bank rental start-up

If successful entrepreneurship is about finding solutions to social problems, Kegan Peffer is on the fast lane to business success. That’s because he is…

Agritech app developer shines with new Basket start-up

A South African university student, Lunga Momoza, is making waves with Basket, his e-commerce and agritech start-up that can digitising the supply and value…

WiBox founders turn SA power cuts into start-up success

If you’re South African, you’ll know that the concept of “load shedding” has been a reality since 2008 when Eskom, the country’s electricity public…

Why Some Apps Feel Like a Digital Comfort Zone

Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel