Their story
Strive Masiyiwa is the founder and executive chairman of Econet Wireless, one of Africa's largest telecom groups, which he built after a five-year legal battle against the Zimbabwean government to win a telecoms licence. Today Econet operates across Africa with interests spanning fintech, media, e-health, and edtech. Through the Higherlife Foundation, he has provided scholarships to over 250,000 African students. One of the first Africans to join the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge, he is a leading voice for African entrepreneurship.