August 2025 wasn’t just another date on the calendar—it was a milestone for African youth entrepreneurship. When Anzisha convened its first FAST Partners Best Practice Workshop in Johannesburg, it brought together coaches,...

At just 22 years old, Cebolenkosi “Cebo” Gcabashe has gone from a young man with an idea to the 2025 Anzisha Prize Revenue Growth Winner. Based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, he leads...

In Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Naomie Makasi is doing more than writing software; she’s rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship. As co-founder of Kivusoft Technologies, Naomie is proving that digital innovation doesn’t...

When Joyce Lumoo Murairi moved from Kinshasa to Johannesburg, she had to start her fashion business from scratch—in a new language, with no customers, and no clear plan. “I knew how to...

The Anzisha Entrepreneurship Education in Africa (EEA) Summit, held on 6 August 2025 at the African Leadership Academy campus, concluded with a powerful call to action for business and community leaders to support the continent's very young entrepreneurs.

What’s the biggest roadblock for young African entrepreneurs?At the Anzisha EEA Summit 2025, we put that question to the audience during the fellows panel, Rewriting the Rules of Work—and the verdict was...

I sat through Boluwatife Omotayo’s keynote at the Anzisha EEA Summit 2025 with the kind of attention reserved for truths you keep coming back to. He didn’t just share “learnings”—he shared a...

The Entrepreneurship Education in Africa (EEA) Summit, hosted annually by Anzisha, returned to Johannesburg on 6 August 2025 with a clear message: showing up for young entrepreneurs means more than attending an...