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🌍 Diaspora12 March 2026·2 min read·

Zimbabwe-born entrepreneur Brandon Banda builds cleaning business on Joburg streets

Source: newzimbabwe

Brandon Banda, a Zimbabwe-born entrepreneur based in Johannesburg, is growing his cleaning company KleenLab by directly approaching potential clients on the streets of Jozi — handing out business cards and ringing intercoms to secure contracts. Banda runs the business entirely on his own, embodying the hustle culture common among Zimbabwean diaspora entrepreneurs in South Africa. His story highlights the resourcefulness of Zimbabweans building livelihoods abroad.

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