Born and raised in Thembisa, Johannesburg, young Mongezi Masombuka is the founder and Managing Director of a successful IT and business solutions company and is steadily making waves in the tech industry.
Residents of Thembisa have historically been faced the harsh realities of inequality and poverty. Having lost his mother when he was just three months old, Masombuka has always thought himself an outlier who was born to stand out and do things differently. This mentality armed him to overcome years of disappointment which included struggles with studying and difficulty finding and keeping a job.
“Although I often found it difficult to finish tasks, I was always full of ideas that were impressive to the people I shared them with. The problem was, I couldn’t always follow through on them.
“This is just one of the solutions we now provide. I started on my own helping people with their home Wi-Fi connections who were mainly Rain customers. After a year of sending proposals and requests for a meeting, Rain finally took notice, and we came to an agreement to provide this service to their customers.”