Articles

Nasty C and Elaine: Inspiring young South Africans to dream big!

June 24, 2021

The South African music industry has gone through major changes, and we can see how artists like AKA, Cassper Nyovest, and Sho Majdozi (just to name a few) have been able to transcend beyond the African borders and build an international presence. Growing up, before the internet was at the stage that it is at, and social media platforms were tools to market yourself and earn an income from, South African artists we used to look up to where the

Mapha Logistics: How 4 young Co-Founders Found an Opportunity During the 2020 Lockdown

June 17, 2021

Loyiso, Noble, Tshidiso, and Lesego are four friends who embarked on a journey of discovery, thinking out of the box and identifying a gap in the market which resulted in the establishment of their tech-based logistics company, Mapha Logistics. Having studied different degrees, the four young gentlemen came together in 2020 to create the company, and after testing the market and receiving positive responses from customers, they have not looked back since. “Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, is very messy…”

Trusting in the process and creating a different career path?

May 26, 2021

One of my biggest fears is not having my life go according to plan, or at least ending up with a future that does not correspond with the blood, sweat, and tears that I put into the years leading up to it. This is especially true for my career journey, which is quite funny because when I was younger, I never really had a set plan of what I wanted to be and the things I would need to get

African Warrior Women Feminist Activists

November 7, 2020

Talking about African feminism in 2020 it can encompass a number of things, including political philosophy, women writers and cultural production itself – which means the processes of creating cultural practices, values, and shared understandings. The definition of feminism is, “The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes,” and African feminists today are calling for the same thing as their global counterparts: freedom and liberation. Wikipedia breaks down the definition of African feminism even

In The Spotlight with Project Akwande Ukukhanya

June 18, 2020

Introducing Matoyana Media’s latest “In the Spotlight” feature where we’re focusing on something close to our Founder, Nokwazi Mzobe’s heart. Nokwazi is also the Founder and Project Lead for Akwande ukukhanya, an Early Childhood Development (Creche) Owner Empowerment Programme. It is a non-fee women’s empowerment business skills training which is targeted at township women who run Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs). This project aims to improve the sustainability of women-led businesses in South African townships and to improve the quality