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Bringing dignity to schoolyards from the ground up
Tshililo Ramurembiwa founded Sgelar, a South African brand producing durable school shoes, bags, and socks. His business provides long-lasting school shoes that can endure up to three years to alleviate the financial burden on parents.
Maifadi makes waves in the cleaning products sector
Keabetswe Edward Maifadi, a 24-year-old entrepreneur from Klipgat, has successfully built Klipcity Holdings from his home in Tshwane, proving that significant achievements can originate from small towns.
WATCH | Sowetan’s Koena Mashale crowned first Reporters’ Slam SA
`When Sowetan reporter Koena Mashale missed the opportunity to attend an international storytelling competition in Nigeria earlier this year, she thought it was the end of her dream.
Custom sneaker art reaches global market
When Thobile Ntuli painted a pair of sneakers for her favourite music icon, Thandiswa Mazwai, in 2017, she had no idea that moment would mark the beginning of a journey that would take her art across continents.
Campaign trail plants seed for food business
When Kgarose Edward Molatelo knocked on doors in Ga-Molepo, Limpopo, as a local election candidate, he thought he was campaigning for a seat in council but instead, the experience opened his eyes to a different kind of calling.
Mango Groove to celebrate 40 years of making music with Jozi concert
South African pop group Mango Groove will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a major Joburg performance at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Roodepoort on Sunday. The event, titled “Memories and Moments”, will be the band’s first large-scale concert in Joburg in five years and follows a sold-out anniversary show at Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Gardens earlier this year.
Baker-turned-mentor gives rising talent a chance he never got
When life closed the doors of formal education in culinary school, Sisco Ndhlovu decided to build his own institution.
Basadi Construction stokvel proof that collective effort works
I started this stokvel because I wanted to help women create dignified homes without going into debt – Karabo Bogoshi founder of Basadi Construction
Quiet heroism of a woman who cares deeply for children
In a world where need is often met with silence, Mapule Ratsoeu speaks loudly, not with words, but with action through her NGO, the Leanolamodimo Foundation
Entrepreneur aims to tell African stories through watches
When Sakhile Maseko sold his beloved guitar for R3,000, all he knew was that he wanted to start something of his own.






















