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🚀 Africa’s next big disruptor could be YOU!

FORBES AFRICA is on the hunt for the boldest entrepreneurs, innovators and trailblazers under 30 who are breaking the mould, shaking up industries and building the future of Africa.

From AI-powered breakthroughs to homegrown solutions tackling Africa’s biggest challenges, we want the young minds daring to do things differently. 💡

Think you have what it takes? Know someone who does? It’s time to make your mark⤴️ by @forbesafrica

MEET THE ICONS

Not measured by what they built, but by what still stands. Some of the continent’s most legendary minds in business, policy, art and sport are shaping what comes next for Africa.

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The Team
Managing Editor, FORBES AFRICA: Renuka Methil (@renuka.methil)
Words and Curation by Chanel Retief (@Chanel.red12), Nicole Pillay (@nicolecassandranaidoo), Freddie Hiney (@freddie_hiney), and Oluwatomisin Amokeoja
Art Direction: Manelisi Dabata (@man_designs_)
Graphic Designer: Vuyi Mzamo (@vuyii_mm) by @forbesafrica

#NewEdition
Fifteen years ago, FORBES AFRICA set out to chronicle a continent too often reduced to headlines about aid and crises.

To mark that anniversary, we now spotlight 15 individuals, from business titans to socio-cultural changemakers, whose ideas, innovations and voices have had a positive and lasting impact on Africa’s past, present, and future.

Their next moves are still worth watching.

On the cover: Mo Abudu (@moabudu), Founder-CEO of EbonyLife Group, Media Mogul and Philanthropist.

Read the new edition of FORBES AFRICA. by @forbesafrica

#ICYMI
Mamelodi Sundowns were ground-breakers when they won Africa’s first Women’s Champions League five years ago, beating seven other clubs to the inaugural title in a tournament played in Cairo, Egypt. Since then, the Sundowns ladies have won another Champions League title in 2023 and finished up runners-up in 2022 but last year failed to qualify for the tournament.

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#OpED
Payday used to mean a little something extra. A dinner out, a new pair of shoes or simply treating yourself to something nice after a long week of work.

But with the rising cost of living, that payday excitement is increasingly being replaced by the reality of rent, groceries, fuel and bills.

For many, getting paid is no longer about what they can enjoy, but what they need to get through the month.

So, is the payday splurge becoming a thing of the past? And if you had a little extra money left over this payday, what would you treat yourself to first?

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#BrandVoice
Africa’s AI ROI Problem: Moving Beyond Pilots To Production

As businesses invest in agentic AI, the ability to scale beyond proof-of-concept projects will depend on data quality, governance and the redesign of core business processes.

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#Sport
Captain Temba Bavuma’s form and ability to score big test runs has been a driving force behind South Africa’s resurgence in the five-day game that took them to the World Test Championship title last year.

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#CurrentAffairs
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Friday afternoon it will soon resume withdrawals on its platform, issuing an update after a “complex” hack resulted in the loss of $6.3 billion worth of token assets.

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#Focus
Once central to the global diamond trade, South Africa is confronting shifting fortunes, weaker prices and the rise of lab-grown stones. With Botswana and Angola asserting themselves as diamond powerhouses, the question is whether South Africa’s diamond legacy can be mined for a new future. Once central to the global diamond trade, South Africa is confronting shifting fortunes, weaker prices and the rise of lab-grown stones. With Botswana and Angola asserting themselves as diamond powerhouses, the question is whether South Africa’s diamond legacy can be mined for a new future.

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#Sport
Andrew Goosen has designed and forged fairways in both Africa and abroad, and believes the continent is on course for exciting times as the game continues to grow in popularity.

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#CurrentAffairs
The Youth Olympic Games, running from October 31 to November 13, will bring together 2,655 young athletes, including 1,330 boys and 1,325 girls, representing 204 national Olympic committees and the refugee Olympic team.

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#AfricaUndiscovered
As policy, capital, and opportunity align, Absa Bank Uganda is helping strengthen the institutions, businesses, and infrastructure underpinning the country’s next phase of growth.

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