10 Most Successful Zimbabwean Entrepreneurs
Zimbabwe has produced a substantial amount of successful entrepreneurs whose businesses has not only had a local impact but most have gone to establish enterprises that have crossed borders and transitioned to businesses with a more continental or global footprint. Here is a list of 10 of the most successful Zimbabwean entrepreneurs. Enjoy!
10 Most Successful Zimbabwean Entrepreneurs
Strive Masiyiwa
He is the founder and chairman of global telecommunications group Econet Wireless. He has named CNN Times and Fortune Magazine most influential business leader in the world and earlier this year Strive Masiyiwa was named in Forbes Magazine’s 10 Most Powerful Men In Africa.
Shingai Mutasa
Shingai Mutasa went from being a commodity broker to one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe. He is the owner of TA Holdings, a diversified group listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and BP’s refined oil marketing assets in Zimbabwe. Mutasa is the man behind the tallest building in Harare, Joina City.
Phillip Chiyangwa
Phillip Chiyangwa is the founder and chairman of Native Investments Africa Group. The company has many divisions including ZECO, Pinnacle Holdings and Tsivo Holdings.
Divine Ndhlukula
Ndhlukula is the most successful female entrepreneur in Zimbabwe, she is the founder and managing director of DDNS Security Operations, the holding company for Securico Security Services, Canin Dog Services and Multi-Link P/L, an electronic security systems company.
Nigel Chanakira
From being a RBZ economist to his current position as the Executive Chairman of Success Motivation Institute, Nigel Chanakira is one of the most successful Zimbabwean entrepreneurs having been the founding member of Kingdom Bank in the 90s.
James Makamba
James Makamba is an all rounder entrepreneur, from media to retail he has done it all. He was one of the founding members of Joy TV and now the chairman of Telecel Zimbabwe, he was one of the first Africans to become a member of the Million Dollar Round Table and he also brought the soft’n’free range to Africa from America.
