Wendy Luhabe

Wendy Yvonne Nomathemba Luhabe (born 29 May 1957) is a South African entrepreneur.[1]

Wendy Yvonne Nomathemba Luhabe
Born (1957-05-29) 29 May 1957
NationalitySouth African
OccupationEntrepreneur

Life and career

Luhabe was born in Daveyton, Gauteng, South Africa, and grew up in the old Benoni location.[2]

She graduated in Arts from the University of Fort Hare (1977) and in Commerce from the National University of Lesotho (1981). After 10 years of national and international corporate experience with f.e. BMW[3] she founded Bridging the Gap in 1991, a consulting firm working on the one hand to prepare young black South Africans to enter the world of work, on the other hand to support South African companies in integrating those people into their corporate business.[4]

Luhabe founded the Women Investment Holdings in 1993: initiating the participation of women in the economic landscape of South Africa.[5] She launched the first fund to provide capital to women-owned businesses in South Africa with an R120 million private equity fund.[6]

In 1999 she was recognised as one of the 50 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World.[7] The World Economic Forum in Switzerland recognised her as a Global Leader of Tomorrow.[6] She was inaugurated as a Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in 2006.[8] She was appointed Honorary Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services as a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation.[9] 2020 Forbes listed her as one of Africas 50 most powerful women.[10]

She is married to the former premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa, they have 4 children and a grandson.

Publication
  • Defining moments. University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2002, ISBN 978-1-86914-020-5

References
  1. "Wendy Luhabe". London Speaker Bureau.
  2. Life and Soul: portraits of women who move South Africa.
  3. "Who is who in South Africa http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/wendy-luhabe-3164". External link in |title= (help)
  4. "What's black and white and working? http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/01/luhabe.html". External link in |title= (help)
  5. "African Success http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFiche.php?id=397&lang=en". External link in |title= (help)
  6. "Wendy Luhabe". Cartier Women's Initiative. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Wendy Luhabe – Speakers of Note". speakersofnote.co.za. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. "Wendy Luhabe". African Leadership Academy. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 4.
  10. Africa, Forbes (6 March 2020). "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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