Strive Masiyiwa (born 29 January 1961) is a London-based Zimbabwean billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and executive chairman of the international technology group Econet Global. He has gained international recognition for his business expertise and philanthropy and is considered one of Africa’s most generous humanitarians. Masiyiwa has provided scholarships to more than 250,000 […]
She was born on 26 February 1960. Radebe started out as a common miner in the 1980s; managing individual shaft mining operations and producing materials for the larger mine operations in South Africa while working under a contract. She started Mmakau Mining; a mining firm that initiates explorations and helps to produce platinum, gold, and chrome. Radebe is the President […]
Born into a prominent political family in the Ivory Coast, he holds dual Ivorian and French citizenship. He studied advanced mathematics and physics in France before joining the management consultants McKinsey & Company in 1986, where he worked until 1994. From 1994 to 1999 he worked in the Ivory Coast first as chief executive of […]
Rhulani Nhlaniki is passionate about healthcare and has been in the industry for over 2 decades. During this time, he’s overseen strategies that have improved access to healthcare and impacted the lives of patients across Africa. Rhulani has held numerous leadership positions in marketing, sales, and commercial development while building […]
Nthabiseng Mosia is a South African-Ghanaian entrepreneur and co-founder of the Sierra Leone-based solar energy company Easy Solar. Mosia was born in Ghana, later moving to South Africa. As a teenager, she occasionally experienced blackouts due to an unreliable supply of electricity, which first sparked her interest in energy. Mosia gained a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance and Economics […]
Lual Mayen is a South Sudanese video game developer and founder of Junub games. He was born in South Sudan and raised in a refugee camp, Northern Uganda. His parents had to flee South Sudan to Northern Uganda to find a place of refuge. He was first recognized at the […]
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (born 3 November 1955) is a South African politician and United Nations official and is currently serving as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mlambo-Ngcuka served as Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008, as the first woman to hold the position and at that point […]
Nthabeleng Likotsi is a South African accountant, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and community leader, who serves as the chairperson of the Young Women in Business Network Cooperative Bank. The self-made South African entrepreneur is the founder and chairperson of the Young Women in Business Network Cooperative Bank, which is a majority female-owned and female-led financial institution. She also serves […]
Dayn Amade, Founder of Maputo Technology company Kamaleon calls on the World Health Organization and aid groups to rethink disease education on the African continent. Amade is the creator of a digital platform called the community tablet, an interactive platform through which people can be educated and informed about issues impacting […]
Xoliswa is the founder and CEO of the Daku Group of Companies which focuses on property development, investments, acquisitions, law, facilities, and property management. Her vision is to ensure people have state-of-the-art spaces to live, work and play. Her forte is a mixed-use development precinct and is currently busy with […]