The 2019 Step Up 2 A Start Up and Smartbucks National Youth Awards were hosted on Wednesday at the Silverstar Casino in Muldersdrift, where the winners of the competition were announced.
The winning team from Hoërskool Secunda were Nonjabulo Zikhali and Nolwazi Sindane. Image credit: Eamonn Ryan
The winners started out as part of 12 000 individuals watching two movies. They were thereafter whittled down to nine teams of learners who participated in a boot camp, survived a gruelling Dragon’s Den testing and finally reaped the rewards of their hard work.
The overall winners of Step Up 2 a Start Up were:
Hoërskool Secunda
The team:
Nonjabulo Zikhali
Nolwazi Sindane
Second place:
Fundulwazi Secondary School in Sebokeng
The team:
Kagiso Letsiki
Silindokuhle Miya
Third place:
Leap Science and Maths in Langa in Western Cape
The team:
Xolile Magi
Zandile Stamper
Fezile Silwanyana
The winning team developed an app called Safespace which connects users suffering with mental health issues with qualified psychologists and social workers, enabling them to source help.
