His Royal Highness Prince Harry kicked off his Johannesburg tour with a trip to Siyabonga Secondary School in Braamfischerville. There he met with pupils who are participating in the “Nelson Mandela - The Champion Within” programme.
His next visit was to Newtown where he interacted with entrepreneurs at the Bus Factory. The entrepreneurs are involved in programmes that will develop their business skills on both digital and traditional platforms.
Ntshantsha Tafeni and Sam Lin are two entrepreneurs who went through the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship.
“I had a really good time there. They expose our brands and give us great skills to take forward,” said Tafeni.
Her products Yivani Naturals have made it into the UK and she is hopeful they will succeed.
“African products are loved internationally for their natural ingredients”.
Prince Harry took a walkabout around the different entrepreneur stalls with Joburg mayor Parks Tau. He spoke to each of them about their products and innovations.
“He said his body was sore and I gave him the muscle oil and relaxing sleep. Apparently he fell from a horse at the weekend so I helped him out. He spoke to us nicely, interested in the ingredients and told me to sell my products at a good price,” said Tafeni.
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