{"id":249521,"date":"2018-06-05T09:58:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T07:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=249521"},"modified":"2018-06-05T09:58:21","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T07:58:21","slug":"18-south-africans-under-30-to-watch-out-for-in-business-and-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/249521\/18-south-africans-under-30-to-watch-out-for-in-business-and-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"18 South Africans under 30 to watch out for in business and tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes has released its latest ’30 under 30 list’, focusing on the upcoming Africans you should know about.<\/p>\n

The list was based on\u00a0over 600 nominations, which were vetted, verified and investigated by the Forbes team over a number of weeks. The list favoured entrepreneurs with fresh ideas and took into account their business size, revenue, location, potential, struggles, social impact and resilience.<\/p>\n

A panel of judges then debated the final 90 – which were then split up into 30 game-changers, in each of the three sectors – business, technology and creative.<\/p>\n

South Africans dominated the business <\/strong>and technology <\/strong>lists with a combined 18 nominations.<\/p>\n

While a number of industries were represented (notably construction and start-ups), nearly all of the South Africans stood out for the entrepreneurial work as either the founders or co-founders of their businesses.<\/p>\n

“You may not know many of their names now and they may not be richest people in Africa, but they could be the billionaires of tomorrow gracing our future covers,” Forbes said.<\/p>\n

“This compilation is exciting, inspiring and offers a sneak peek into Africa\u2019s future.”<\/p>\n

You can find the complete list of South Africans named on the business and technology lists below.<\/p>\n

*Despite a rank being given, the lists are in no particular order.<\/em><\/p>\n

Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nAge<\/th>\nBusiness<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\nIndustry<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRoger Boniface<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nEDISIM<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nEducation\/Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nSihle Ndlela<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nMajozi Bros Construction<\/td>\nCo-founder<\/td>\nConstruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nVere Shaba<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nShaba & Ramplin Green Building Solutions<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nEngineering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nWesley Beneke<\/td>\n29<\/td>\nWCB Construction<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nConstruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nJoey Friedman<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nLA Group of Companies<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nFurniture\/Various<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nZuko Tisani<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nLegazy Technology Consulting<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nTechnology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nZareef Minty<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nZRF Holdings<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nFashion\/Various<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nJack Mthembu<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nFirst One Adventures<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nEducation\/Various<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nReabetswe Ngwane<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nKreamFields<\/td>\nCo-founder<\/td>\nVarious<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nAnnelisa Mntuyedwa<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nGilbert Civils<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nConstruction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nAlexander Knieps<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nPrintulu<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nPrinting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nAge<\/th>\nBusiness<\/th>\nPosition<\/th>\nIndustry<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nRivo Mhlari<\/td>\n23<\/td>\nRikatec<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nInformation management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBerno Potgieter and Thatoyoana Marumo<\/td>\n28 & 28<\/td>\nDomestly<\/td>\nCo-founders<\/td>\nCleaning app\/Startup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nNneile Nkholise<\/td>\n29<\/td>\niMed Tech<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nMedical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nRiaz Moola<\/td>\n26<\/td>\nHyperion Development<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nCoding\/Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nJaun Pienaar<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nApex Media<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nOnline\/Video Production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMelvyn Lubega<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nGO1 (Go One)<\/td>\nFounder<\/td>\nCompliance\/Training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nCukia Kimani and Ben Myres<\/td>\n26 & 25<\/td>\nNyamakop Games<\/td>\nCo-founders<\/td>\nGaming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Read:\u00a0How much South Africa\u2019s richest man got paid in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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