the pride of Africa's women entrepreneurs
Mapholo Ratau
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Mapholo Ratau, a South African entrepreneur creating a contemporary, clothing and accessories brand.
Entrepreneur Mapholo Ratau knows how to spot a gap in the marketplace, and for her, that gap was creating high quality, contemporary clothing and accessory designs that are a celebration of South African culture. Her solution was to create a premium brand and range of clothing and accessories that are unmistakably her own.
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Emmanuella Aboa, founder of Transolution Services Africa Ltd (Kenya)
Startup Story
For any individual or business wanting to achieve their full potential, it is often essential to get the right training, skills development and advice. Based in Kenya but with a pan-African presence, entrepreneur Emmanuella Aboa, founder of Transolution Services Africa Ltd, is focused on helping individuals and businesses thrive in their eco-systems.
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Anne Drane, founder of The Sawa Sawa Collection (Kenya/USA)
Startup Story
One of the biggest challenges for women artisans in Kenya is getting their handcrafted products into global markets. The Sawa Sawa Collection, founded by Anne Drane and her co-founders looks to help change that narrative, empowering women to make a sustainable living from their work and contribute to local economic empowerment.
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Josephine Katumba, founder of Biakudia Urban Farming Solutions (South Africa)
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Biakudia Urban Farming Solutions, founded by Josephine Katumba, is an urban agriculture social enterprise based in Johannesburg, South Africa, whose mission is to reconcile city dwellers to their food and environment through urban agriculture. The #WONDER initiative is launching this month which invites city dwellers to experience the #Wonder of food. Whether you have a small balcony space or a backyard, Biakudia Urban Farming Solutions will assist you in creating your own edible wonderland.
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Kara Goldin
Book Review
Don’t let anyone crush your dreams! Whatever you want to achieve, no matter how hard it might seem, you owe it to yourself to read Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters by author and entrepreneur Kara Goldin. Undaunted will inspire you to move past your fears and defy the doubters. It doesn’t matter whether you feel confident; it matters what you actually do.
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By the Lionesses of Africa Operations Dept
“Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourselves in a way that others may not, simply because they've never seen it before.”
…and so said the brilliant and inspirational Kamala Harris in a speech that many of us feared might not be possible as we saw the initial numbers coming out of the US Election on the night of the 3rd November 2020.
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Lori Milner
“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Working from home has brought up many challenges - the main one being a pandemic within the pandemic namely ‘performance anxiety’. It’s this need to be constantly on for dread of appearing like you aren’t doing what you need to. Never mind absenteeism, we have gone to the other extreme to overdo presenteeism.
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by Mbaliyethu( Lisa) Mthethwa, co-founder of Frutee Belliez
When we started our journey in 2009, my sister Lona and I just wanted to sell fresh fruit salads to students in school, so we could promote a healthier lifestyle. We are meant to have a minimum of five fruits and veggies a day but some of us don't even have one. Growing up, fruit salads were always perceived as a dessert. Veggies were always seen as something that is nasty.
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by Lufuno Khorommbi
Understanding cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from cyber-attacks. It is important to note that the word practice means that cybersecurity should be embedded in the organisational day to day functions. Thus, it is not an event.
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by Pam Snyman, founder of REDZetc
In order to address the challenges in our specific countries in a true and authentic way, it is imperative that we recognize the essence of social entrepreneurship and take advantage of the opportunities that it offers in real life.
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Emily Kandanga, Lwando Mufune and Lwimba Mufune, co-founders of Sweat Fitness (Namibia)
Emily Kandanga, Lwando Mufune and Lwimba Mufune, co-founders of Sweat Fitness (Namibia)
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Rumbi Serima-Fowler, founder of Mimi’s Organics (UK/Zimbabwe)
Be passionate about what you do!…
Rumbi Serima-Fowler, founder of Mimi’s Organics (UK/Zimbabwe)
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Cindy Maleombho-Codo, founder of Indoka Creative (Cote d’Ivoire)
Cindy Maleombho-Codo, founder of Indoka Creative (Cote d’Ivoire)
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Boikano Sikwane, co-founder of Chuck Chilli Foods (South Africa)
Don’t get dissuaded by slow growth!…
Boikano Sikwane is the co-founder of Chuck Chilli Foods in South Africa
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Sr. Julia ‘Masina Mafike, founder of JMM Beekeeping (Lesotho)
Sr. Julia ‘Masina Mafike, founder of JMM Beekeeping (Lesotho)
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Bitania Amare, founder of Orbit Consulting PLC (Ethiopia)
Just keep going!…
Bitania Amare, founder of Orbit Consulting PLC (Ethiopia)
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Natalie and Kim Ellis
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Introducing The Joinery, creating solutions to environmental and community issues through design.
The global problem of how to deal with the mountain of plastic waste which is created every day is one that requires increasingly innovative and sustainable solutions. In South Africa, two pioneering sisters, Natalie and Kim Ellis, founders of The Joinery, are part of a vanguard of innovating entrepreneurs who are focused on building sustainable and ethical businesses that turn plastic waste into products not problems.
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Impact Partner Content: Absa
The professionalization of the funeral industry is long overdue to rid itself from unscrupulous dealers who have tarnished its reputation. The industry is now in a transformational phase due to regulations that are being phased in.
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Thuladu Mngadi, founder of Fresh Food Daily (South Africa)
Startup Story
To ensure your corporate or private function is memorable for your guests, great catering is essential. After all, people may forget the speeches but they will always remember the food. In South Africa, that’s where Fresh Food Daily comes in. Founder Thuladu Mngadi, has a passion for creating great African cuisine, all delivered with a touch of flair.
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Charzade Araujo, founder of Teen Mentors
Startup Story
Everyone needs a mentor in life and in business, but often for young people in particular, mentors can be hard to find. One woman entrepreneur, Charzade Araujo, founder of Teen Mentors in Mozambique, has made it her goal to provide that solution.
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