3. Nthabiseng Ramaboa
Vital Stats:
- Business: Chef Nti
- Established: 2014
Up-and-coming fact:
Ramaboa started off as a designer showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and boasting a trendy clothing shop in Melrose Arch. A few years of dramatic success were followed by a collapse – but she made a meal of it.
Returning to her first love led her to culinary school and completing a course under Gordon Ramsay before starting her own blog and landing a TV show. Cooking also led Ramaboa to a lucrative culinary project, rebranding frozen yoghurt brand Mayo, followed by a beer pairing project with Flying Fish. Her brand has expanded recently with the launch of a new line of aprons called MaThato.