2020-04-01 Forbes Africa

• VOLUME 10 NUMBER 3

CONTENTS

FORBES AFRICA

FORBESAFRICA.COM APRIL 2020 FORBES AFRICA| 3

SPORT

CONTRARIAN

ENTREPRENEURS

LIFE

70 | CleaningUp

YaakoubHijaziquitcollegetosavehislate

father’sfalteringlaundrybusiness.Nineyears

later,he’sproventhatthere’sstillgoodmoney

tobemadeina low-techservicebusiness.

By Amy Feldman

60 | TheJamesBond

OfBurgundy

WinemakerJean-CharlesBoissethas

stealthilybuilta $450millionoenological

empireinFranceandCaliforniaonestrug-

glingvineyardata time—anduncorkeda

lascivioussecret-agentpersona.

By Chloe Sorvino

56 | NervesOfSteel

Self-madeGhanaianentrepreneurNana

KwameBediakoboughthisfirstcarbyage

16 andmadea millionpoundsintheUnited

Kingdombeforeheturned21.Thefearless,

unabashedlyambitiouspropertytycoon

isnowona mission to transform Accra’s

skyline.

By Peace Hyde

66 | The$600That Sparked

A TelecomTrade

TechentrepreneurMandlaNgcobodabbled

ineverythingfrompoultryfarmingtosell-

ingairtimeandelectricity,untilhefound

hisnicheintelecom– andhisconnections

aregrowing.

By Motlabana Monnakgotla

58 | RedRiches

AssumptaUwamariyamakeswineoutof

beetrootandhasbecomea sparklingrole

modelforotherRwandan women.

By Steven Muvunyi

80 | TheArtOfSurvival

TextileartistNikeDavies-Okundayeworked

asa constructionlaborerandcarriedwater

andfirewoodtosurvive.Theartofadiregave

herglobalfameandsheisnoweducating

generationsofwomen in Nigeria.

By Peace Hyde

88 | A WineTownAndA

Billionaire’sGame

Newly-formedStellenboschFC,backedby

SouthAfricanbillionaireJohannRupertto

createa professionalgameforyoungstersin

thewinelands,haveloftyambitionstobecome

oneofthebiggest footballing brands in South

Africa.

By Nick Said

90 | TheAscent Of A

NewSport

TheTokyo 2020 OlympicGamesisonly

threemonthsaway,evenasthecorona-

virusthreatenstodisruptit.Ifit goes

ahead,theGameswilldebuta newevent

calledsportclimbing,whichis slowly

gainingground in Africa.

By Nick Said

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