Intervarsity 2023 winner pledges to give back to the EDHE programme that supported him
There was thunderous applause when a young student farmer from rural Eastern Cape and Studentpreneur of 2023, committed at the EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity finals on 22 November, to give back to the programme that ...
Disability solution seeking turns into an award-winning business for a dyslexic medical student
Nothile Ngema turned her dyslexia and slow speech into a winning business, e-Aggrandizer, that won her the Existing Business: Tech category prize and R20 000. The final year medical student at the University of ...
Helping a sister study leads innovator to a prize winning tutoring and mentoring business
Bridget’s Learning Hub, an e-learning hub that provides tutoring and mentoring services to primary and high school students all across South Africa, won its 24-year-old founder the 1st Runner-up prize in the Existing Business: ...
Turning ugly fruit into nutritious smoothies wins studentprenuer an Intervarsity award
As a little girl growing up in Limpopo, Ayavuya Sibisi watched her mother create delicious, nutritious smoothies using fresh, seasonal fruits that were always in abundance in that tropical part of South Africa. That ...
Greatfuel produces biodiesel from cooking oil
“Can you drive Africa? Well, I can.” So began Hope Mapheto, founder of Greatfuel, her business which was established in 2021 and produces biodiesel from cooking oil. Her desire is to see her sustainability-inspired ...
Banana wine wins its maker the top Social Impact prize at Intervarsity finals
When Anga Mzozo, co-founder of winning business AL Winery in the Existing Business: Social Impact category said Bye Nana at the end of her pitch at the 6th EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity 2024 National Finals, ...