MTN has announced its Top 30 MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub entrepreneurs.
They have been selected from 252 entries.
Having already won R25 000 towards their businesses to be facilitated based on a business analysis process conducted by MTN, these Top 30 young South African go-getters and hustlers from across the country will now embark on an intensive week-long mentorship programme in Johannesburg honing their business acumen, skills, and know-how.
Youth Hustle Hub is the latest in a series of impactful initiatives by MTN South Africa aimed at empowering the youth.
This is one of the strategic pillars by MTN Pulse’s which is a proposition designed for youth, providing affordable data, social offers, educational platforms and access to lifestyle offers.
Seun Soladoye, General Manager for Consumer Prepaid at MTN South Africa, stated: “This process has again proven that despite the challenges young South Africans face in terms of employment, there is an indomitable spirit to take a chance, or #LetsOperate as we’ve kept saying during this project.”
The final day will see the Top 30 presenting their updated and polished business plans, with the goal of winning an additional R50 000 for the top prize.
Soladoye said MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub represented a significant step towards nurturing youth-owned businesses and fostering innovation within the community.
“By providing tangible support and creating platforms for interaction and growth, we aim to enable aspiring entrepreneurs to thrive in a dynamic business environment.”
The Top 30 MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub Entrepreneurs are as follows:
• Itumeleng Pholoana
• Abonga Ntamnani
• Minenhle Simelane
• Thabiso Molokomme
• Tumelo Ndhlovu
• Sinethemba Masinga
• Thokozani Sibeko
• Siphesihle Rafisa
• Mzingisi Mangqukela
• Malikah Felaar
• Lungisani Zondi
• Mnqobi Innocent Nyawo
• Scelo Simelane
• Sibonakaliso Gama
• Msawenkosi Gasa
• Siyavuya Bandezi
• Tshimologo Leburu
• Naledi Tsiane
• Kabelo Wittes
• Malaika Njikelana
• Sbonelo Mthembu
• Oyama Siko
• Gloria Sandile
• Nomatshayina Nqanqalaza
• Thandiwe Mhlambe
• Lindokuhle Mabaso
• Mafadza Mvelelo
• Sbusiso Gwala
• Xolani Ncube and Kgothatso Tswidi
• Indiphile Ngalonkulu.
by AKANI CHAUKE
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News)
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