South Africa's 21 million youth represent a "demographic dividend" — the promise of prosperity from a young workforce. But with unemployment near 46% and inequality deepening, that dividend could become a time bomb instead. Through our accelerator with Harambee, young entrepreneurs are betting on self-employment, driven by one simple goal: make money, make a difference.
69% Of Founders Don’t Have A Partner - By Choice Or Breakup.
Have you ever thought about how much effort we put into making long-term promises to each other?
Occupation < Vocation
We must choose between an occupation, which fills our time, and a vocation, which calls us to spend it meaningfully. True callings show themselves through a persistent knock — an idea that won't leave — and listlessness in work that drains rather than energizes. After 13 years in advertising, I felt that drain, so I followed the knock and founded Heavy Chef instead. As my friend Colin once said: "Follow your energy."
91% Reflect. Only 40% Believe It Matters.
On 24 June 1995, I watched Mandela walk onto a rugby pitch — and something bigger than sport made itself known. That same search for the sacred, I believe, drives entrepreneurs too. A survey found 91% of business owners have a daily reflection habit, yet only 40% believe it actually helps. The gap reveals a quiet truth: habits are measured and dropped, but rituals are believed in. Sacred things don't need to work — they just need to matter.
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