Archive for September 2019
ANZISHA PRIZE ANNOUNCES THEIR TOP 20 YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS FOR 2019
Meet Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs whose ideas are reimagining the future of the continent. Johannesburg, South Africa – After months of searching the African continent, the Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top 20 finalists for 2019. The winner will be announced at the ninth annual Anzisha Prize Forum on 22 October in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Anzisha…
Read MoreCan entrepreneurial parents inspire their children to follow in their footsteps?
By Daniel Mpala Does it make a difference who your parents are if you’re looking to start a business? To what degree do parent’s influence the chances of a young person becoming an entrepreneur or not? More importantly, can entrepreneurial parents inspire their children to follow in their footsteps? Vincent Omanudhowo Ologbo, who runs a soap…
Read MoreEncourage entrepreneurial mind set at young age to beat joblessness says expert
By Daniel Mpala South Africa’s unemployment rate is sitting at a scary 11-year high. In the second quarter, it stood at 29%, up 1.4 percentage points from the first quarter. Most concerning is that 3.3 million or 32.3% of the 10.3-million South Africans aged between 15 and 24 years are not employed, in training or…
Read MoreHere’s what goes on behind Anzisha’s Prize winner selection process
By Daniel Mpala Ever wondered how the winners of the Anzisha Prize are selected? The prize, an initiative of the African Leadership Academy and the Mastercard Foundation, aims to increase the number of job-generating entrepreneurs in Africa who are between the ages of 15 and 22 years old. To date, the Anzisha Prize has invested over $500 000…
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