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    • KFC Add Hope Hackathon Winning Team: From left to right: Kgomotso Rammutla (Digital Director at KFC Africa); Anastazia Sitenda (KFC Add Hope Programme Manager). Members of the winning team (Ctrl-Alt-Del-Hunger): Hotu Ramphisa and Sibusiso Nkabinde. Prof Dustin van der Haar (Head of Department – Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering at University of Johannesburg) and Faith Kotsedi – Senior Manager: Information Technology at the Mining Qualifications Authority - MQA
    • KFC Add Hope Hacker Team Representatives: Members of the top five winning teams
    • KFC Add Hope Bit Coders Team: Anogelang Bokaba and Dmpho Pitsi
    • KFC Add Hope Ctrl-Alt-Del-Hunger Team: UJ Mentor Bianca Leech (middle). Left: Sibusiso Nkabinde. Right: Hotu Ramphisa
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Gen Z tech talent rewires South Africa’s fight against hunger

Artificial intelligence, blockchain, data visualisation and community-driven platforms were among the technologies harnessed during The Biggest Hunger Hack, a challenge hosted by KFC Africa

Ahead of World Food Day, South Africa’s hunger crisis just met its next wave of disruption. Sixty of the country’s smartest Gen Z innovators spent a week hacking one of the nation’s toughest problems, child hunger, and emerged with breakthrough, tech-powered ideas that could change how food insecurity is tackled. …

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    • Andra Nel (Head of Corporate Affairs at KFC Africa)
    • Devi Sankaree Govender (Moderator),Nolo Thobejane (Chief People, Culture and Purpose Officer, KFC Africa, Conny Sethaelo (Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Director for East and Southern Africa, Nestlé), Luvuyo Sandi (SED Business and Fund Manager at Kagiso Trust), Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, (Founder at Gift of the Givers), Professor Naudé Malan (Associate Professor in Business Management within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg)
    • Luvuyo Sandi (SED Business and Fund Manager at Kagiso Trust), Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, (Founder at Gift of the Givers), Professor Naudé Malan (Associate Professor in Business Management within the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg)
    • Nolo Thobejane (Chief People, Culture and Purpose Officer, KFC Africa, Mpho Putu (Deputy Director, Department of Social Development), Akhona Qengqe (General Manager KFC Africa), Shoki Tshabalala (Deputy Director General, Department of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities), Andra Nel (Head of Corporate Affairs at KFC Africa)
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KFC’s secret recipe is out – the one the world really needs

During the past week, 60 of the country’s smartest young minds, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg, have been supercharging the Add Hope recipe to make it even more impactful

KFC Africa’s (http://KFC.co.za) big secret is out, and no, it’s not the blend of 11 herbs and spices, it’s a recipe of hope to end child hunger - open-sourced globally for sharing and scaling in honour of World Food Day. Unveiled yesterday (7 October) at The Biggest Hunger Hack in…

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KFC to reveal its secret recipe

The recipe has been the stuff of corporate legend, with only a handful of people knowing the complete formula

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the quick-service restaurant industry, KFC Africa (https://global.KFC.com) announced today that it will do the unthinkable: reveal its secret recipe. The recipe has been the stuff of corporate legend, with only a handful of people knowing the complete formula. Competitors have tried to…

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Original Feeds Original: Ruberto Scholtz, Sindiso Nyoni, Rowan Sakarombe and Botswana Metalheads from Southern Africa join KFC Streetwise to celebrate the power of influence and inspiration

The campaign, which launches on 06 March 2025 across SADC regions, also features a packaging collaboration between KFC Streetwise

Cultural Creators from three of South Africa’s neighbouring countries feature in KFC (https://Global.KFC.com) Streetwise’s new Original Feeds Original campaign, which celebrates the inspiration that feeds creativity. Windhoek fashion designer Ruberto Scholtz, Harare visual director Rowan Sakarombe and the Botswana Metalheads feature in the campaign’s epic TV commercial (https://apo-opa.co/41przaO), which stars…

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Original Feeds Original: Ruberto Scholtz, Sindiso Nyoni, Rowan Sakarombe and Botswana Metalheads from Southern Africa join KFC Streetwise to celebrate the power of influence and inspiration

The campaign, which launches on 04 March 2025 across SADC regions, also features a packaging collaboration between KFC Streetwise and Cultural Creator Sindiso Nyoni, a Bulawayo-born illustrator

Cultural Creators from three of South Africa’s neighbouring countries feature in KFC Streetwise’s (https://Global.KFC.com/) new Original Feeds Original campaign, which celebrates the inspiration that feeds creativity. Windhoek fashion designer Ruberto Scholtz, Harare visual director Rowan Sakarombe and the Botswana Metalheads feature in the campaign’s epic TV commercial (https://apo-opa.co/43najWe), which stars…

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    • This comment from Akhona Qengqe, General Manager of KFC Africa, launches a list of women Accelerating Action to tackle Africa’s gender gap as International Women’s Day 2025 is celebrated this week. The 54 names on the list – one for every year KFC has been in Africa – come from the 23 countries where we operate
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KFC celebrates inspirational African women accelerating action towards equality

International Women’s Day initiative highlights leaders tackling the continent’s gender gap

Progress in closing the gender gap in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa has almost halted, leaving millions of women at a disadvantage to men. But female role models across the continent are refusing to admit defeat, dedicating themselves to accelerating progress towards gender equality. To mark International Women’s Day on…

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Africa’s ‘female firsts’ get a KFC shoutout on International Women’s Day

53 women who beat the odds feature on a list of role models to inspire others

“While I may be the first, I don’t want to be the last.” This comment from Akhona Qengqe launches an inaugural list of female firsts across Africa as International Women’s Day 2024 is celebrated this week. Each of the 53 achievers on KFC Africa’s list – one for each year…

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Nothing chicken about KFC’s bold ambition to be the most inclusive brand in South Africa

KFC Africa is committed to becoming the most inclusive organisation in the traditionally male-dominated Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector and across sub-Sahara Africa, and to actively advocating for allyship in every sphere within the business

National Women’s month in South Africa is both an opportunity to honour and celebrate the women who decided on the 9th August 1956 that the participation of women in the economy was not only the right thing to do but the only thing to do to build and grow the…

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Akhona Qengqe to become KFC Africa’s new General Manager

KFC Africa proudly appoints first black female GM

KFC (www.global.KFC.com) today announced the appointment of its very first black female General Manager for Africa - Akhona Qengqe – who will step into this role on 01 April 2023. She will replace outgoing GM – Dhruv Kaul, who is moving into a GM role for KFC Pan Europe. Akhona’s…

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KFC Africa Partners with Serge Ibaka to Empower Youth through Basketball

Iconic food brand partnering with global basketball legend and investing in community courts to boost the game across the continent

KFC Africa (https://global.KFC.com), the most loved fast-food brand in 23 markets across the continent, is partnering with Serge Ibaka, of the Milwaukee Bucks, to enable and uplift the continent’s youth and communities, whilst growing grass-roots basketball. “The average age in Africa is 19 and sport, specifically basketball, is a passion…