Sifiso Gumbi: Entrepreneurship, Opportunity and Building a Better South Africa

Sifiso Gumbi, a former waste picker, founded Urban Surfer to improve conditions for South Africa’s informal reclaimers. He started collecting recyclables in Soweto at 19, eventually building a buyback centre before partnering with two collaborators who saw brand potential in supporting reclaimers with proper trolleys, training and protective equipment. Sifiso describes Urban Surfer’s flagship project…

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