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The South African businessman from Soweto who built a billion-rand empire with just R2,000 | SA News

Malcolm Libera
 ·21 Sep 2025

Zibusiso Mkhwanazi is the founder of Avatar Advertising Agency and chairman of M&N Brands, South Africa’s biggest network of advertising and brand agencies.

Mkhwanazi’s entrepreneurial journey began in high school with just R2,000. Today, he leads multiple businesses estimated to be worth around R1 billion and employs close to 700 people across Africa.

Born on 10 June 1983 in Soweto, Mkhwanazi was raised in what he called an entrepreneurial household. 

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