RLabs Zlto Digital Platform
Founded by youth in Mitchells Plein, Zlto was birthed under RLabs which seeks to help youth find job opportunities. Through community work, this also allows youth to gain work experience that can be used when applying for jobs.
Gradesmatch
In an attempt to tackle high youth unemployment rates, Gradesmatch founders Unathi September, Rudzani Mulaudzi and Lebogang Diale empower learners and educators with quick and easy access to information on tertiary education. The app is designed to map out the relevant information on career choices for youth leaving high school.
Corruption Watch: Bua Mzansi
Launched under Corruption Watch, Bua Mzansi is an online site that seeks to enhance the public’s participation in the South African policing sector. The platform allows users to report incidents of police corruption, access information from a number of police stations and give a rating for each police station.
MeMeZa Shout Crime Prevention
The organisation was founded by Thulile Mthethwa, a software developer and social entrepreneur, after a family member was brutally attacked. Now choosing to fight crime through MeMeZa, she and her team use an alarm system the size of a key holder that links directly to the police. Since its conception in 2012, the device has helped reduce sexual offences by 67% in the Diepsloot area.