BUSINESS: REKINDLE LEARNING | SECTOR: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Rapelang Rabana is a technology and internet entrepreneur and founder of ReKindle Learning. ReKindle Learning delivers learning solutions on mobile devices grounded in the leading and most effective learning paradigms and methodologies for both school-goers and corporate employees. Born in Gaborone, Botswana. She graduated in 2005 with a B.Bus.Sci (Comp Sci) degree from the University of Cape Town after which, she and her classmates co-founded Yeigo, an innovative Cape Town-based company that developed some of the world’s earliest mobile VoIP applications.

Yeigo created ground-breaking applications and services that took advantage of the internet, mobile and cloud computing technologies to tackle the cost of communication. In 2008, the Swiss-headquartered Telfree Group of Companies, acquired a majority stake in Yeigo, enabling the group to provide the full range of telecommunications services as a fully licensed operator in South Africa.

Coined by CNN.com as one of Africa’s Marissa Mayers, Rapelang serves as the Chairperson for Ubuntu Africa Child Healthcare. She was selected as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum and was also listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 – Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs and the Oprah Magazine ‘O Power List’. Rapelang is an Ambassador and Juror for the United Nations World Summit Awards, a Harambe HEA ’13 Associate and also an Endeavor ‘high-impact’ entrepreneur.

Twitter: @rapelangrabana

AUTHOR: Kasibiz Mahala Team