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Up at 3 

by Brigette Mashile  It is 5 minutes to 3am and I’m up.  I have taken a shower; made tea and I am writing.  Not one thing seems wrong with all of it, I am happy in this moment. I have trained my brain to believe that somewhere in the world it is midday, and they […]

Real Power is Personal Power  — Lionesses of Africa

by Thembe Khumalo  Here’s a quick story.  It’s about a young women called Lerato who had a very successful career, following an equally successful time at Harvard Business School. She had made a name for herself working in some of the most exciting, sexiest organisations on the continent – starting at Jumia, moving on to […]

Annie Sibindi Muronda, a disruptive clothing manufacturer with a big vision — Lionesses of Africa

After an 8 year career in financial services Annie left to follow her true passion of building a disruptive, African manufacturing company in 2014. Under Annie’s leadership, Rufaro Garments has built a vertically integrated end to end manufacturing capability supported by bespoke distribution of uniforms through brick and mortar and online outlets. Rufaro Garments has […]

Mbaliyethu (Lisa) Mthethwa and Masibonge (Lona) Mnguni, award-winning South African agroprocessing entrepreneurs

Startup Story Frutee Belliez is a South African agroprocessing business founded by sisters Mbaliyethu(Lisa) Mthethwa and Masibonge (Lona) Mnguni. They have over 10 years’ experience as entrepreneurs, and their company focuses on processing fruits and vegetables and supplying them to industrial kitchens, as well as catering companies. They have won numerous awards with the most recent […]

Lioness Launch / South Africa’s BWGL Group (Pty) Ltd, launches its new range of 100% Natural and Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Products — Lionesses of Africa

Both businesses and households know the importance of maintaining clean, safe and healthy environments for people to work and live in. That means ensuring they are cleaned regularly with effective products that are good at cleaning and disinfecting, and also kind to the environment. In South Africa, entrepreneur Sibongile Mthimunye, founder of BWGL Group (Pty) […]