Tech & Innovation: The Tech Startup Changing South Africa’s E-Commerce Game

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In this week’s Tech & Innovation feature, we shine the spotlight on Zulzi the homegrown tech startup that helped build one of South Africa’s biggest digital success stories, Checkers Sixty60.

Founder Vutlharhi Donald Valoyi joins us to share how a vision born in Limpopo and nurtured in Johannesburg grew into a cutting-edge e-commerce and delivery platform that caught the attention of the Shoprite Group. From its early days serving students to shaping South Africa’s retail future, the Zulzi story is one of innovation, grit, and township-born tech excellence.

Tune in to hear how Zulzi is proving that world-class technology can come from anywhere — including the townships.
7 Oct 2025 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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