Forbes Africa - June - July 2022

In this issue

It's here, the list of the year! The FORBES AFRICA 30 Under 30 class of 2022 has been revealed! Who are this year's visionaries of change and catalysts of innovation? Collectively, they prove that being on the most-anticipated list on the continent has nothing to do with clout or commerce, but rather, for these young trailblazers, it is about ensuring that they represent not only their countries, but the Africa they want to serve. Celebrating its eighth edition, the list, this year, features the brightest under-30s who have taken the time to not only shine a light on the issues plaguing Africa’s growth in a pandemic era but also work towards shifting the narrative, one tiny, tenacious step at a time. Also in this issue, from young entrepreneurs to the continent's richest man taking big fertilizer orders from the EU, there's a slew of up-and-coming talent from Eritrea to Nigeria and Botswana that we profile in this issue, as also focus on Namibia and Zambia. Seek out this must-have issue on Africa's leaders of tomorrow, today!

THE CLASS OF 2022: MONEY AND MEANING

THE FORBES AFRICA 30 UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2022 CARE ABOUT BEING VISIONARIES OF CHANGE AND CATALYSTS FOR INNOVATION. BEING ON THE MOST-ANTICIPATED LIST ON THE CONTINENT, FOR THESE YOUNG TRAILBLAZERS, IS NOT JUST ABOUT COMMERCE AND CLOUT BUT ABOUT ENSURING THEY REPRESENT WELL THEIR COUNTRIES AND THE DIVERSE, HETEROGENEOUS AFRICA THEY WANT TO SERVE. CELEBRATING ITS EIGHTH EDITION, THE LIST THIS YEAR FEATURES THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST, BUT IMPORTANTLY, THE MOST RESILIENT, WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO NOT ONLY SHINE A LIGHT ON THE ISSUES PLAGUING AFRICA'S GROWTH IN A PANDEMIC ERA BUT ALSO WORK TOWARDS SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE, ONE TINY, TENACIOUS STEP AT A TIME.

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Just-In-Time Billionaire

Calendly was built out of frustration. Now the scheduling app is worth $3 billion and the subject of a heated Twitter spat among Silicon Valley elite.

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Two's Company

Eritrean twins Feven and Helena Yohannes were born in a house made of mud, grass and sticks in a refugee camp in Africa. Today, their Los Angeles-based black-owned beauty business and cosmetics line is an Oprah favorite and during Covid-19, sales for 2.4.1 skyrocketed.

6 mins

This New House

After nearly 300 years of doing business in old-fashioned ways, Sotheby's rewrote its playbook during the pandemic by embracing the frothy NFT market and a Netflix-like algorithm to make a serious bid for a new generation of clients.

6 mins

From The Ground Up

Sebastian Daniels' Ground Culture is focused on bringing township entrepreneurs into the formal economy, helping bridge the gap in Cape Town with an online store and cafés stocked with products made locally by them.

7 mins

Sharpened Sense

Yesterday's newspaper is today's pencil for Wada Kealotswe, the young innovative female entrepreneur in Botswana turning reading matter into writing tools. And she has already sold over 70,000 pencils.

4 mins

The 30-Minute Ride That Changed His Life

One of the UK's top black Britons, self-made entrepreneur Tevin Tobun of Gate Ventures charted his business journey by looking beyond the obvious and venturing into the unknown.

5 mins

The Making Of A 21-Year-Old Rwandan CEO

Yussouf Ntwali's edtech company has grown from idea to impact, changing the recruitment landscape in Rwanda.

5 mins

Cancer's cure

Dr Shaheenah Dawood says it's an exciting time for oncology research and is spearheading change in cancer care in the UAE, making sure that all patients, whether they come from the Middle East or Africa, have access to medication and treatment.

3 mins

Africa's game in Birmingham

The South African women's cricket team makes a comeback at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for the first time since 1998, and have high hopes of winning gold. We speak to one of the world's leading batters Laura Wolvaardt. Who else is making it?

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Forbes Africa Magazine Description:

Forbes Africa is the drama critic to business in Africa. The magazine helps readers connect the dots, form patterns and see beyond the obvious, giving them a completely different perspective. In doing this, it delivers sharp, in-depth and engaging stories by looking at global and domestic issues from an African prism.