Dumisani Ncube

Dumisani Lingamangali Ncube (born 1 July 1989) is a Zambian entrepreneur, businessman, and motivational speaker.

Early life Ncube was born in a thatched village on a farm in central Zambia. He grew up herding goats and cattle. He started his entrepreneurial journey in grade nine in Zambia selling pamphlets to supplement his needs, then opened a kiosk selling food basics.

In his teenage years, he traded in goats, then started importing blankets and clothes from Botswana and South Africa.

In 2006, he completed his secondary school education at Matero Boys Secondary School. In 2009, he enrolled at Kitwe's ZIBSIP college to pursue a Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) Level 1 and 2, graduating in 2012.

Career In 2012, with two colleagues, he started Gladtidings software Ltd, a provider of school management system software. This became the most widely-used school management system in Zambia, generating a turnover in excess of $200,000 within 10 months. Using proceeds from this business, Ncube then started transport and construction companies. and at Lusaka's Heroes stadium. In 2019, he won his first entrepreneur of the year award. In 2021 he won the Most Influential Youth of the year award.