Capitec Bank is one of South Africa’s most recognizable brands, the largest retail bank with more than 15 million active clients. They are known to focus on providing accessible and low cost banking services to clients via...
In 1936, Edmond Lombardi, of French/Italian origin — with British citizenship, as he had lived and worked in England from a young age — immigrated to South Africa with his wife, Mercia, when he was 38 years old. Edmond and...
Chicken Licken was founded in January 1981 by the late George Sombonos, here’s how the fast food franchise got its name and logo, watch the clip below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
Caroline Hlahla and Khulile Vilakazi-Ofosu drew up plans to manufacture black dolls, and approached the IDC in 2016 for funding for their toy manufacturing plant. But the IDC told them NO, it would not work. “The IDC...
While its not a requirement for a founder to regularly use his product or service, the rule certainly doesn’t apply to Sihle Magubane, founder of Sihle’s Brew, South Africa’s first black-owned coffee...
NetFlorist is South Africa’s largest sameday gift and flower delivery site, the brand was founded in 1999 by Ryan Bacher, Lawrence Brick, and Jonathan Hackner. Long before it became the country’s go-to online...
ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba, came from the humble streets of Hammanskraal to become one of South Africa’s wealthiest and best-known entrepreneurs. After being forced to drop out of university in his early 20s, Mashaba...
Opportunities are everywhere: while stuck in traffic, two best friends — Elan Band and Jon Berkowitz — with a passion for entrepreneurship, media, and tech — came up with the idea of “moveable billboards” in...
A child’s birthday celebration, a kitchen full of hungry preteens and a spontaneous decision, all led to the existence of Browns Corn Dogs — the brand was launched in 2019 by husband & wife, Mabel and Wale...
Now the 100 thousand trillion rand question, “why’s reading books important??”….. …..of all the skills you’ll ever learn as you grow up, arguably none are more important than the ability to...