South African who grew up barefoot with no water and electricity, and built an iconic app that made R25 billion in one year

• Valoyi's technology company Zulzi helped build Checkers Sixty60, which generated R25.5 billion in sales for Shoprite in the 2026 financial year.
• Valoyi grew up in a rural village in Limpopo without electricity or piped water, and began his journey with the ambition to become an engineer.
• Valoyi spent his December holiday working through the mathematics syllabus and past examination papers to overcome the lack of higher-grade mathematics at his school.