Author: Zakes Sithole

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…