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Photo by Motlabana MonnakgotlaM
ANDLA
Ngcobo
represents
everythingthe
digitalagestandsfor.
He’syoung,happening
andubiquitous,with
hopesandambitionsin
everysector:fromthe
poultrybusinesstoITand
everythinginbetween.
BorninNewcastle,in
SouthAfrica’sKwaZulu-
Natalprovince,Ngcobois
thefounderofAccelerit
Technologiesthat’sheading
forthintheInformationand
CommunicationsTechnology
(ICT)sector.
“Entrepreneurshipis
somethingthathasalways
beenaroundme,”hesays
resolutely,takinga sipofhis
drink,whenwemeethim
atanupscalerestaurantin
Sandton,Johannesburg.
“Myfatherwasa taxi
owner.Mymotherwas
unemployedbutusedtosell
clothes and plait people’sTechentrepreneurMandlaNgcobodabbledineverythingfrom
poultryfarmingtosellingairtimeandelectricity,untilhefound
hisnicheintelecom– and his connections are growing.THE $600 THAT SPARKED
A TELECOM TRADE
BY MOTLABANA MONNAKGOTLA