OBSHacks Interview: Bheki Langa | Founder of MAPKZN

Hey guys, Please note that this interview was filmed before the coronavirus outbreak and the implementation of social distancing laws.

Today I sat down with a good friend of mine and Founder and Managing Director of MAPKZN Bheki Langa. MAPKZN (short for Maputo KwaZulu-Natal) Trade Initiative is a business and platform that seeks to facilitate trade between Maputo in Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. In this interview we discuss:

• 1:15 What is MAPKZN and what they do
• 4:09 Challenges of doing business between Mozambique & South Africa
• 8:30 The MAPKZN Business Model
• 13:52 The importance of passion driving your business
• 14:58 Bheki Langa's past and journey as an entrepreneur
• 19:47 The importance of taking control of your own life as an entrepreneur
• 23:37 Embracing paradigm shift and self-introspection in business
• 27:15 Bheki Langa breaks down the first MAPKZN Conference
• 30:56 MAPKZN's role in the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

Follow Bheki Langa and MAPKZN online

• MAPKZN Website http://www.mapkzn.org/
• MAPKZN Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mapkzn/
• MAPKZN Linkedin https://bit.ly/3exB4vf
• MAPKZN Twitter https://twitter.com/MAPKZN1
• Bheki Langa Linkedin https://bit.ly/2wQtRp2
• Bheki Langa Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bheki_langa1/