Author: Zakes Sithole
TechFinancials News and Empire Partner Foundation celebrate September’s TFS Q&A Competition winner, Asive Daniel Simoki, a young visionary from Khayelitsha, Cape Town, who is turning personal challenges into powerful innovation. The winner, a passionate student currently training as a full-stack developer, has always been driven by a love for learning and technology, and after initially pursuing a BA Law degree, financial and personal circumstances forced him to pause his studies. But his journey did not stop there; he redirected his energy towards technology, discovering a passion for artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential to shape the future of South Africa.…
With just a month to go, excitement is building around one of the continent’s most anticipated celebrations of innovation. EPF Tech Week 2025 (13–17 October) will set the stage for the 3rd Annual EPF Tech Awards, scheduled to take place on 25 October 2025 at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Together, these events will showcase how locally built technologies can achieve global impact. From its headquarters at 35 Ferguson Road, Illovo, Sandton, and online, the Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) will host a dynamic week of dialogue, discovery, and collaboration. Designed as a build-up to the Awards, Tech Week…
In a bold move to tackle youth unemployment and make entrepreneurship education more accessible, the Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) have launched Bazinga Biz, a mobile-first, gamified learning app that combines certified business training with an engaging, interactive user experience. Bazinga Biz offers young South Africans the opportunity to build business skills from the palm of their hand, with no classrooms or textbooks, just real-world knowledge delivered through quests, simulations, and a touch of friendly competition. “At Empire Partner Foundation, we’re proud to support the Bazinga Biz App as a powerful digital tool designed…
Empire Partner Foundation (EPF), a leading South African non-profit organisation driving change through youth empowerment, technology, and entrepreneurship, made a powerful impact at the Food Safety Summit held at Focus Rooms in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 3rd & 4th of June 2025. The Empire Partner Foundation’s founder, Mr Nathan Mariemuthu, delivered a compelling address, emphasising the urgent need for collaboration, data consolidation, and locally built technology to address South Africa’s systemic food safety and public health challenges. A central theme of the presentation was the glaring absence of geospatial and empirical data on food security and informal settlements in South Africa.…
From Solve 4 X to Success: Tshilidzi Tshitereke’s Journey in Tech to EPF winner’s club. Cape Town-based tech enthusiast Tshilidzi has been crowned the first winner of the TechFinancials News Q&A Competition, sponsored by the Empire Partner Foundation (EPF). She took home R5,000.00. At just 23 years old, Tshilidzi is already making waves in the world of technology and innovation. A recent graduate of the Tshwane University of Technology with a degree in Computer Science, Tshilidzi is now undergoing graduate training at Kazang, a division of LESAKA Technologies. Her passion for technology and problem-solving has driven her to develop solutions aimed…