Entertainment
2018 FORBES AFRICA! Davido, Wizkid, Falz, Yemi Alade, others make list
Davido and Wizkid have made the list of the 2018 Forbes Africa under 30 individuals that are making waves in their industries across the continent.
The list is divided into three: Creative, Technology and Business.
Other celebrities across Africa that made the list are Sarkodie, Nasty C, Cassper Nyovest, Falz, Yemi Alade, Beverly Naya, Sonia Irabor and so on.
Also, fashion entrepreneurs Adebayo Oke-Lawal of Orange Culture and Tania Omotayo of Ziva Lagos; beauty entrepreneurs Anita Adetola Adetoye of Anita Brows, Joyce Jacob were also named; actress Beverly Naya also made the list.
Below are details:
Creatives
Thuso Mbedu, 26, South Africa
Actress
Maria Borges, 25, Angola
Supermodel
Herieth Paul, 22, Tanzania.
Supermodel
Eddy Kamuanga Illunga, 26, DRC
Painter
Cassper Nyovest, 27, South Africa
Rapper & Entrepreneur
Stacey Gillian Abe, 27, Uganda
Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist
Yemi Alade, 29, Nigeria
Singer & Songwriter
Falz, 27, Nigeria
Rapper & Actor
Orapeleng Moodutle, 29, South Africa
Fashion Designer
Nomzamo Mbatha, 27, South Africa
Actress
Kwesta, 29, South Africa
Rapper & Entrepreneur
Davido, 25, Nigeria
Singer & Songwriter
Safia Elhillo, 27, Sudan
Author & Poet
Joyce Jacob, 28, Nigeria
Founder: Joyce Jacob Beauty
Shekhinah, 23, South Africa
Singer & Songwriter
Adebayo Oke-Lawal, 28, Nigeria
Fashion Designer. Founder: Orange Culture
Wizkid, 27, Nigeria
Singer & Songwriter
Koleka Putuma, 25, South Africa
Poet & Author
Nasty C, 21, South Africa
Rapper & Producer
Beverly Naya, 29, Nigeria
Actress & Entrepreneur
Simphiwe, 27, South Africa
Visual Artist
Rina Chunga-Kutama, 29, South Africa
Fashion Designer
Kemiyondo Coutinho, 28, Uganda
Playwright, Actress, Filmmaker & Entrepreneur
Sarkodie, 29, Ghana
Rapper & Entrepreneur
Mapeseka Koetie-Nyokong, 29, South Africa
Actress & Entrepreneur
Sonia Irabor, 28, Nigeria
Writer, Filmmaker & Actress
Tony Gum, 22, South Africa
Visual Artist
ANATII, 25, South Africa
Producer, Writer, Director & Artiste
Sasha Pieterse, 22, South Africa
Actress & Singer/Songwriter
Tania Omotayo, 26, Nigeria
Model & Entrepreneur
Business
Yannick Nzonde, 29, DRC
Co-founder ATI Groupe
Leroy Mwasaru, 20, Kenya
Founder, Greenpact
Ladipo Lawani, 29, Nigeria
Founder, L&L Foods
Emmanuel Ademola Ayilara, 29, Nigeria
Founder, LanaWey Investment Limited
Mwiya Musokotwane, 28, Zambia
Founder, Thebe Investment Management
Nomvula Mhambi, 29, Zimbabwe
Founder, Disruptive Innovation
Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Falalu, 28, Nigeria
Founder, FalGates
Roger Boniface, 29, South Africa
Founder, EDISIM
Gilbert Eugene Peters, 29, Zimbabwe
Founder, Spidex Media
Sihle Ndlela, 28, South Africa
Co-founder, Majozi Bros Construction
Vera Shaba, 29, South Africa
Founder, Shaba and Rampling; Green Building Solutions
Thomas Duncan, 28, Namiba
Owner, Anticor
Wesley Beneke, 29, South Africa
Founder, WCB Construction
Anita Adetola Adetoye, 26, Nigeria
Founder, Anita Brows Beauty
Akinwande Durojaye, 28, Nigeria
Founder, JustBrandIt; FixMyRide. Co-founder, FueledUp; LashBells
Samuelle Dimairho, 27, Zimbabwe
Co-founder, Chengetedzai Depository Company
Joey Friedman, 26, South Africa
Founder, LA Group of Companies
Zuko Tisani, 25, South Africa
Founder, Legazy Technology Conferencing
Gisela van Houcke, 27, DRC
Founder, Zuri Luxury Hair&Beauty
Bidemi Zakariyau, 28, Nigeria
Founder, LSF|PR
Zareef Minty, 24, South Africa
Founder, ZRF Holdings
Fred Apaloo, 28, Ghana
Founder, Villa Grace
Kene Rapu, 28, Nigeria
Founder, Kene Rapu
Jack Mthembu, 27, South Africa
Founder, First One Adventures
Reabetswe Ngwane, 25, South Africa
Co-founder, KreamFields
Anelisa Mntuyedwa, 28, South Africa
Founder, Gilbert Civils
Gozie Coker, 29, Nigeria
Founder, Coker Creative
Alexander Knieps, 27, South Africa
Founder, Printulu
Adam Amoussou, 27, Benin
Founder, Amosconsult Group
Nataliey Bitature, 28, Uganda
Co-founder, Musana Carts
Technology
Rivo Mhiari, 23, South Africa
Founder, Rikatec
Olaoluwa Samuel-Biyi, 27, Nigeria
Co-founder, SureGifts. Director, SureRemit
Isaya Yunge, 28, Tanzania
Founder, SomaApps Technologies Company Limited
Mahmood Oyewo, 26, Nigeria
Co-founder, RubiQube
Kevin Lubega, 28, Uganda
Founder, EzeeMoney
Berno Potgieter & Thatoyaona Marumo, 28, South Africa
Founders, Domestly
Leonida Mutuku, 29, Kenya
Founder, Intelipro
Chris Kwekowe, 25, & Emerald Kwekowe, 21, Nigeria
Founders, Slatecube
Phiwa Nkambule, 26, Swaziland
Co-founder, Riovic
Sunkanmi Ola, 22, Nigeria
Founder, Syracuse Digital
Perseus Mlambo, 29, Zambia
Founder, Zazu Africa Limited
Kola Olajide, 26, Nigeria
Co-founder, Bridge Labs
Bamal Namata, 26, Cameroon
Founder, Maibeta
Riaz Moola, 26, South Africa
Founder, HyperionDev
Leonard Stiegeler, 29, Nigeria
Co-founder, Zanda, Jumia & Director Ringer Africa AG
Kofi Genfi & Nii Osae Osae Dade, 24, Ghana
Founders, CYST Company Limited
Juan Pienaar, 27, South Africa.
Founder, Apex Media
Timothy Adeleye, 29, Nigeria.
Founder, Optiweb Communications
Maya Horgan Famodu, 27, Nigeria
Founder, Ingressive
Abraham Omani Quaye, 28, Ghana
Founder, Farmart.
Melvyn Lubega, 28, South Africa
Founder, GO1
Huston Malande, 28, Kenya
Founder, Skyline Design
Cukia Kimani, 26 & Ben Myres, 25, South Africa
Founders, Nyamakop.
Ink Eze, 28, Nigeria. (YAY!! BN Alum!)
Founder, AsoEbiBella
June Syowia, 23, Kenya
Founder, Beiless Group
Obinna Okwodu, 27, Nigeria
Founder, Fibre
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