Caleb Annobil

Tomorrow (7 July) Lifecheq will be hosting a career strategy workshop, assisting attendees to navigate their career choices during a time of uncertainty. On 8 July, as part of Absa’s WorkInProgress webinar series will continue to highlight the challenges and successes which startups have faced during the global pandemic. Ventureburn has updated its existing weekly series that highlights all the top startup events in Africa, by shifting to focus only on web events broadcast from Africa. This includes webinars as well. If you have any event recommendations for us to add to the list, or next week’s, please let us know in the comments below or send us an email. Please notify us by Friday of the week before the event. Not all the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information. All times below are set in South African time unless indicated. These events are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

They’re the masters of multi-tasking and the haters of the traditional 9 – 5. They’re digital natives who move seamlessly between the virtual and real world. Their higher purpose is to fix the world they inherited – which is no easy feat. But they’re go-getters wired to succeed, and it’s with their creative and disruptive solutions that they’re shaking things up. This is Gen Hustle, a subset of the African youth market, who will make up 35% of the global youth population by 2050. With 46% (27.5 million) of the South African population currently being younger than 24, freedom of expression, access to innovative technology, and a hunger to hustle are sitting at the epicenter of our changing world. They’re claiming their influence on the world sooner and stronger than any generation before them. They’re confident, they’re focused, have access to innovative technology – and they’re coming in hot.

The Anzisha Prize has finally unveiled its top twenty finalists for 2019. The winner will be announced at the ninth Anzisha Prize Forum on 22 October in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Meet Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs whose ideas are re-imagining the future of the continent After months of searching the African continent, the Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top 20 finalists for 2019. The winner of the $25 000 grand prize will be announced at the ninth annual Anzisha Prize Forum on 22 October in Johannesburg. The Anzisha Prize, an African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation partnership, is dedicated to identifying, supporting and celebrating young, African entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 to 22 whose ideas, ventures and businesses harness the power to redefine and re-imagine Africa’s growth trajectory. With over 500 applicants this year, the prize received more submissions from remote and fragile communities, widening the selection pool for the top 20. From Somalia to Chad, applicants showcased their business acumen with enterprises that provide solutions to some of the continent’s biggest problems.

Instead of using the internet just for entertainment, Caleb a past student of Mfantsipim Senior High school in Ghana unlike other 18-year-olds uses it for something more productive. He learns how to recycle trash to produce electricity online.