Entrepreneurship is often presented as the solution to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. For Adriaan Grové, a self-taught entrepreneur, this is true — but it comes with a dose of realism. “As we observe World Entrepreneur Day on 21 August, let’s be honest about what entrepreneurship really involves. It’s tough. It demands sacrifice, resilience, and learning…
Godiragetse Mogajane In the early 2020s, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Godiragetse Mogajane returned to Hammanskraal, the township north of Pretoria where he grew up. Back in his hometown, he noticed something missing: many of the popular food delivery apps that had become common in South Africa’s cities didn’t operate in the township. Townships – residential…
After a debut season that drew over 2.3 million views and saw a previously eliminated contestant crowned the winner, Engen The Making Of is back for season 2 – with another R800 000 up for grabs for fearless entrepreneurs. Sponsored once again by Engen, and powered by Raizcorp, ten bold entrepreneurs will be challenged to…
Godiragetse Mogajane Interview with Godiragetse MogajaneFOUNDER of DELIVERY KA SPEED Lives in: South Africa Entrepreneur Godiragetse Mogajane saw an opportunity to offer delivery and logistics services in South Africa’s townships. In 2021, he launched Delivery Ka Speed. Today the company moves goods for Chinese e-commerce platforms like Temu and Shein, and works with a range…
Aisha Maina, Managing Director of Aquarian Consult and Founder of Aquarian Oil and Gas Press Office She took over 100 Africans to the Caribbean. Now Aisha Maina is quietly reshaping Afri-Caribbean business and diplomacy. When Aisha Maina hosted the Aquarian Consult Afri-Caribbean Investment Summit in Abuja earlier this year, she was setting the stage for…
Hadija Jabiri Hadija Jabiri, founder of agribusiness company GBRI, sees untapped potential across Tanzania’s agricultural sector, particularly in processing fruit, vegetables and grains into value-added products. “You can make a lot of money out of it,” she said in a recent interview with How we made it in Africa, pointing to excess production and widespread…
Hadija Jabiri Interview with Hadija JabiriFOUNDER and MANAGING DIRECTOR, GBRI (EATFRESH) Lives in: Tanzania Hadija Jabiri is the founder of GBRI, a Tanzanian agribusiness company that started with vegetables and now exports avocados to Europe and India. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to her about how she built the company…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Nigeria’s difficult economic environment is forcing snack food manufacturer Fastizers to rethink aspects of its operations – from shrinking pack sizes to launching new product lines such as bread – as it grapples with rising input costs and pressure on…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. Interview with Debby LawsonFOUNDER, FASTIZERS FOOD AND CONFECTIONERY Lives in: Nigeria Fastizers Food and Confectionery, a Nigerian snack food company best known for its cookies, was founded in 2010 by Debby Lawson. She started the business with just 960 naira…
Deepankar Rustagi, CEO of OmniRetail, at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan Over the past two decades, modern shopping malls and air-conditioned grocery stores have been popping up across Nigeria. Yet, this is not where most Nigerians shop. An estimated 90% of retail transactions still take place through informal channels – a vibrant ecosystem of…
