Divine Ndhlukula

Divine Ndhlukula is the founder of Securico Security Services in Zimbabwe and has quickly become a leader and inspiration for female African entrepreneurs. Securico is a full-service security company providing protection ranging from live surveillance monitoring to guard dogs. The company started with just Ndhlukula, four employees, and a small cottage. She overcame financial and societal […]

A dynamic Zimbabwean businesswoman has been honoured by the United Nations for her success in business. NELSON SIBANDA reports. Divine Ndhlukula, 53, came second in UNCTAD’s Empretec Women in Business Awards and received her award from Tarja Halonen, the former President of Finland at a ceremony held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, last month.

“I got the idea thanks to a gap I saw in the market,” said Divine Ndhlukula during her keynote speech at the 2014 Anzisha Prize awards ceremony this week, where 12 of Africa’s top young entrepreneurs were honoured in Johannesburg. Divine Ndhlukula Ndhlukula is the entrepreneur behind one of Zimbabwe’s largest security companies, Securico. She

Divine Ndhlukula started Securico, a small security business, from the cottage of her small house in Harare with only five employees, little capital and no experience in the security business. She was determined to take on the big and established security companies who had become a cartel in a largely male-dominated industry. Today, her $13 million

Divine Ndhlukula is a Zimbabwean businesswoman and farmer who was born on February 5, 1960 in Gutu, Zimbabwe. She has gained wide recognition for her entrepreneurial skills, having built an over 4,000 strong employee base from the humble beginning of her garage. She has an MBA in Business Administration from Midlands State University and another

‘Meet the Boss’ is a How we made it in Africa interview series where we pose the same ten questions to business leaders across the continent. Divine Ndhlukula Divine Ndhlukula, founder and managing director, SECURICO, Zimbabwe. 1. What was your first job? Accounts clerk 2. Who has had the biggest impact on your career and

Entrepreneurial activities go beyond handcraft as it cuts across ideas birthed from the desire to meet a need, and solve a problem in the society. This was what prompted the setup of SECURICO Zimbabwe which was founded by Divine Ndhlukula. Here is her very inspiring startup story. Founder and Managing Director of Zimbabwe’s first ISO

Divine Ndhlukula, a Zimbabwean national, is the founder and Managing Director of SECURICO, one of Zimbabwe’s largest security companies. The Harare-based outfit is a market leader in the provision of bespoke guarding services and cutting-edge electronic security solutions. Ndhlukula has done remarkably well. In less than 15 years of doing business, SECURICO has achieved a number of significant

From insurance broker to farmer to head of one of the country’s largest security firms, this female entrepreneur learned a great deal while mastering the male-dominated security business. What’s the Latest Development? Moving through the insurance industry, then working to save her family’s farm, Divine Ndhlukula overcame many obstacles on her way to starting one