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South Africa: The Entrepreneur Behind the Schoolbag That Transforms Into a Light At Night
Anzisha Prize, 8 May 2015
When South African childhood friends and later entrepreneurs Thato Kgatlhanye and Rea Ngwane finished high school, they knew they wanted to start something that impacted young… Read more »
Young Africans Innovate, From South Africa to Kenya
Reports from AllAfrica news partners on how young Africans are making waves in fields ranging from renewable energy to fertilizers and poultry feed.
Thato Kgatlhanye and her school friend pioneered a schoolbag made from plastic shopping bags with built-in solar technology that charges up during the day and transforms into a light at night.
Cosmas Ochieng is the cofounder of Eco Fuels Kenya, a startup that produces renewable energy and agricultural products from indigenous croton nuts.
InFocus
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The car which is reportedly "environment friendly" was manufactured by students from the Ahmadu Bello University. Read more »
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The founder of Nairobi's iHub talks to Akilah Net's Ken Macharia about Kenya's pioneering tech sector. Read more »
