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March 1,2018

Lawrence Hoba and EnraPower are the Solution to Zimbabwe’s Power Problems.

Zimbabwe requires about 1 600 megawatts (MW) of electricity daily, but the country’s electricity body, ZESA’s five power stations at Hwange, Kariba, Harare, Munyati and Bulawayo generate less than 1 000MW. As a result, serious operational constraints have been evident. Harare Power Station has been producing 25 MW of electricity a day on average, while …
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November 17,2017

Sharron McPherson is Telling the Stories of Big Ideas In Africa

With a doctorate’s degree in Juris Prudence from Columbia University School of Law and experience in global firms, Sharron defines working very hard and playing hard. When she is not scheming about how to save the world, she enjoys reading about the global state of things. This Former Investment Banker and Wall Street Attorney turned …
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November 9,2017

How Profitable Can Agriculture be? Meet Mavis Nduchwa

From an undergraduate study in real estate and hospitality to a career as a TV presenter and now Farmer, Botswana’s Mavis Nduchwa, 34 has straddled several hats. She had an early start in her journey to entrepreneurship from high school, where she sold sweets to fellow students, helped students write their essays and letters for …
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September 8,2017

Vitumbiko Zgambo: The Vegetable Farmer Leading by Example

Farming has an unglamorous image across Africa even though Agriculture accounts for more than 30% of the continent’s GDP and employs more than 60% of its working population. But this outlook to Agriculture might be changing soon with new players, introduction of technology and an ongoing wide embrace by younger players in the sector. One …
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September 8,2017

Njavwa Mutambo is Powering the Future of African Logistics, Through Musanga

Setting up a business in Africa is hard. Entrepreneurs face capital problems and it is hard to get access to mentors. Through the TEF Entrepreneurship programme 3,000 entrepreneurs have had a lifeline, benefitting from the training, networking, mentorship and funding support through seed capital all of which is required for business success. One of the …
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June 9,2017

My9Lives is Changing the Art of Recruitment in Africa

For any company, large or small, one of the most difficult aspects of operations is the recruitment of the right employees. Identifying qualities that fit with your company’s culture will ultimately help you make the best hiring decisions to move your company forward, recognising this challenge, Ishara set up My9Lives to bridge the gap between …
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May 5,2017

Looking Good Never Got so Easy

The saying goes that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in the mind of 2015 TEF Entrepreneur Tshepo Ngaleka beauty is also extremely good business. Her business Picadoo is an online one-stop-shop that promises customers they need never have a bad hair day again. Simply log on to picadoo.co.za give details of …
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September 21,2016

Success Stories with Njavwa Mutambo

In Zambia, 21-year-old entrepreneur Njavwa Mutambo co-founded a logistics startup with the help of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and incubator BongoHive I kind of have a unique history, I like to believe. I was born on Friday the 13th. My father passed away when I was three and my mum when I was seven, so my whole life I have lived …
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May 18,2016

Success Story with Rodrigue Tusse

On this week’s episode of Winning Wednesday, we caught up with one of our entrepreneurs, Rodrigue Tusse from South Africa. Rodrigue is the CEO of inGLOB, a uniquely African people-powered media platform that sources substantive and high-quality content directly from creators, and distributes it to readers across the Web via multiple channels. inGLOB gives content creators unprecedented access …
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March 9,2016

Winning Wednesday with Lerato

Today’s edition of Winning Wednesday is focused on our entrepreneur, Lerato Motshwarakgole who just got admitted to Harvard Graduate School Of Education for her Masters In Education (M.Ed). We caught up with her on why she has decided to go back to school. She left us inspired TEF: Why did you decide to further your …
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