MS MILISA MABINZA
start-ups owned by black women. When asked what her proudest moment is, she says: “I won awards in university when I participated in University of Johannesburg’s innovative Business Idea Awards and Project Alpha Competition, and none match up to the joy I’ve had in finally seeing the vision of Khula Lula through.” “I want to leave an impact on South Africa where literature reflects the ordinary lives of people living in the townships and rural areas.” BCom Accounting, BCom Honours Investment Management, 2016 working to create a future where healthy food and healthy habits are no longer a novelty, but rather an easily accessible lifestyle choice available to everyone. Motivated by the possibilities of what lies ahead, she continues working towards growing her businesses for herself and to also be an example for entrepreneurially minded businesspeople. It takes a lot more than just talent to succeed: you need a plan, determination, willingness to sacrifice and hard work.
As the managing director of Khula Lula private equity fund, Milisa Mabinza’s mission is to build a generational legacy. She says: “Khula Lula was not only my dream, but it was the dream of my late father, my grandmothers and the forefathers that came before me. I have learnt to build on the efforts of those who made sacrifices to keep on setting higher ceilings for myself, my family and my community.” Mabinza graduated from the University of Johannesburg with an honours in investment management and started Khula Lula in 2019. Her business provides funds for Bontle Tshole has a simple job: she is building a brand. After completing her honours in psychology at the University of South Africa, she started her first business, Baaa Health, in 2017. Shortly after that, in 2020, Tshole cofounded the bespoke furniture manufacturer Legae. “Have dreams, make a plan, but always remember to live in the moment you have been given,” she says, a positive mind-set always at the centre of her success. She sees mistakes not as failures, but as opportunities for learning and growth. Together with her mother and business partner, Tshole is Medical researcher Avis Anya Nowbuth is inspiring a new generation of health workers to tackle the issue of antimicrobial resistance. After studying medicine in Lusaka, Nowbuth joined the Pan- African Organisation for Health, Education and Research, and her “entire life changed”. Nowbuth has since created a programme that engages with students from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa. She attributes her success to being fearless: “Don’t allow insecurities about age or experience prevent you from making a big demand,” she says. Her programme, I_AMResponsible_ Africa, empowers students to
Private equity fund manager and managing director, Khula Lula
MS BONTLE TSHOLE Owner and Founder of Riversands Incubation Hub
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2020
MS AVIS ANYA NOWBUTH medical researcher and founder, Pan-African Organisation for Health Education and Research, I_AMResponsible_Africa
be leaders in the field of drug resistance research, which is particularly important in South Africa, where multidrug-resistant organisms are rife. Nowbuth doesn’t shy away from aiming high, her ultimate goal being to improve health on a global scale. “I want to be able to direct and coordinate health for nations, provide leadership and determine paths for research,” she says. “I am driven by an unshaken desire to see African countries such as South Africa become the Wakanda” we know it can be.” Masters in Technology in Homoepathy, 2017
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