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THIS IS A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PAN-AFRICAN COMPILATION OF THE

CONTINENT’S LEADING WOMEN, DRAWN FROM BUSINESS, POLITICS,
MEDIA, SCIENCE, SPORTS AND PUBLIC LIFE, WHO ARE CHALLENGING
THE STATUS QUO AND CREATING A TRAIL ON TERRAIN WHERE

THERE WAS NONE. THEY ARE RESHAPING HISTORY, CLOSING
INEQUALITIES AND PIONEERING NEW AVENUES OF WEALTH

CREATION AND IN TURN, LIFTING OTHERS WITH THEM.

BY MASHOKANE MAHLO

he privilege of new beginnings is reflection. At the commencement of the new decade, and as the pursuit for personal and continental

progress endures, it’s the ideological contemplation of what ‘power’ is that challenged FORBES AFRICA to compile an unprecedented,
unranked listing of Africa’s 50 most powerful women. We examine ‘power’ as more than wealth, assets, control or accomplishment.
We explore ‘power’ as a utility of success. The stories, journeys and current efforts of all the women uncover the truth of the great
TAfrican proverb: “When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” The list on the following pages is in no particular order.

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