Start-ups prepare for intervarsity competition
- Wits University
Student entrepreneurs are set to conquer the regional rounds with groundbreaking ideas and unwavering ambition.
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), along with Universities South Africa, through the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE), is hosting the fifth annual National Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition. The competition aims to support student entrepreneurs by providing them with the opportunity to showcase their business ideas and win a prize of R100,000 to grow their businesses.
However, before the nationals, 10 Wits students will need to prove their mettle at the regional rounds to be held in August. These students were selected following the EDHE internal rounds on 2 June, open to all business minded Wits students.
All levels of the competition are divided into different categories including new business ideas, existing business (tech, social impact, and general), and research-based business.
Leaders at the Student Entrepreneurship Education and Development (SEED) programme at Wits, are confident that the selected Witsies will hold their own against rivals.
The following winners will represent Wits University in the upcoming regional rounds of the competition, and hopefully advance to the nationals:
|
Name |
Surname |
Academic Programme |
Business Category |
Name of Business/Idea |
|
Anzatshilidzi |
Masakona |
BSc in Civil Engineering |
Research-Based Businesses |
Recyclable Pens |
|
Emelia |
Ditle |
LLB |
Existing General Business |
Makgoka Cleaning and Hygiene Services |
|
Lethabo |
Maphopha |
Medicine |
Existing Social Impact Business |
BroughtCargo |
|
Livingstone |
Taonekwa |
Aeronautical Engineering |
Existing General Business |
Livo Model Aircraft(Pty)Ltd |
|
Mahomed Asif |
Aziz |
MBA |
Existing Tech Business |
LBX CHAIN (PTY) LTD |
|
Moeketsi Pretty |
Mokomane |
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration |
New Business Ideas |
Smart Locker |
|
Ndivhuwo |
Vhuatsha |
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration |
Existing Tech Business |
Business In South Africa |
|
Nombulelo |
Gina |
BSc in Mining Engineering |
New Business Ideas |
QCC purchase assistant |
|
Ntuthuko |
Mzimela |
BSc in Urban and Regional Planning |
Existing Social Impact Business |
Sinakhokonke Waste Solutions |
|
Simon |
Nhlapo |
Doctor of Philosophy in Paediatrics |
Research-Based Businesses |
Ubumbhano Holdings (Ubumbhano Connects) |
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