Zanele Matlala is one of South Africa’s top female chief executives. She is the CEO of Merafe Resources, a Johannesburg Exchange-listed company. Her career began in 2005 when she …
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Bertina Engelbrecht—Clicks Group’s first black female CEO drives retail expansion.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesBertina Engelbrecht is one of South Africa’s distinguished business leaders who steers the affairs of Click Group, one of the country’s top health and beauty retailers. She joined …
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Nompumelelo Zikalala—the woman steering global growth at Kumba Iron Ore.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesThere is an increasing global demand for high-quality iron ore, a crucial raw material in steel production. As nations accelerate infrastructure development, urbanisation, and the transition to greener …
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Mpumi Madisa—the woman leading one of South Africa’s multinationals.
When Mpumi Madisa officially took the reins of Bidvest in 2020, she became the first Black female CEO of a top-40 company on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Despite …
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Sylvia Wairimu Mulinge—the woman who made MTN Uganda’s telecoms leader.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesSylvia Wairimu Mulinge has catalysed incredible growth and transformation since assuming the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role at MTN Uganda on 1st October 2022. Born and raised in …
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Fatoumata Bâ is funding the future of Africa entrepreneurship with Janngo Capital.
At nine years old, Fatoumata Bâ wasn’t playing with dolls like her peers. Instead, she was hacking into her father’s computer. By eleven, she had already created her …
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How Itoro Ugorji transitioned from banking to providing childcare services in Nigeria.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesItoro Ugorji has developed a reliable childcare system that allows working parents to focus on their daily activities without worrying about their children’s well-being. Before entering the childcare …
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Ramasela Ganda, the woman clinching Zeda’s dominance in Africa’s mobility industry.
When Ramasela Ganda took the helm as Group CEO of Zeda Limited in January 2020, she set out to redefine African mobility. Over the past four years, she …
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Udo Okonjo, the woman who builds luxury apartments for elite investors in Africa.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesHistorically, Africa’s real estate industry has been marred by inadequate infrastructure, substandard building quality, and a lack of trust in property transactions. For high-net-worth individuals, investors, and expatriates, these …
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Folorunsho Alakija— the matriarch of Africa’s oil sector.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesFolorunsho Alakija is Africa’s richest woman. The leading African businesswoman and philanthropist founded Famfa Oil Limited, Nigeria’s foremost female-owned oil exploration company. She currently serves as its Executive …