WINDHOEK- Model, TV Host and Founder of Voigush Africa and Waka Waka Moo, Luis Munana is the third Namibian to be featured on Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list for 2019.
The 30 Under 30 list for 2019 was announced at the annual Forbes Africa Under 30 Meet-Up at the Houghton Hotel in Johannesburg recently.
The list features 120 young African change-makers for the first time, increasing from 90 the previous year; with 30 finalists in each of the four categories – business, technology, creatives, and sport.
Munana made it onto the list of the creatives coming in at position number 19 with the likes of Burna boy, Boitumelo ‘Boity’ Thulo and Sho Madjozi who recently won a BET Award.
Munana has seen his potential as an entrepreneur to create jobs within Namibia and across Africa. Which means he will eventually have a net worth of US$200 million someday.
He expressed his joy for being chosen and feels over the moon for such an achievement at such a young age. ‘’It feels unreal, I’m just a boy from Rundu. It’s amazing how they chose me from all the people across Africa and I made it. I am one of 30 Africans on their list’’ he said ecstatically.
He now feels that this is a new chapter as Africa has eyes on him now which has opened up a global market for him.
Munana also feels a bit of pressure but the good kind of pressure that motivates and drives him to achieve because people believe in him and believes he can achieve it.
So far, Munana has created 35 permanent jobs and hires about 80 employees on a project basis occasionally.
The notable figure has an impressive resume as he has hosted the Yo Countdown television programme, participated in the reality television series Big Brother Africa, in 2014. He also Produced Voigush, started the Windhoek Fashion Week, he is a part-time model, and finally Waka Waka Moo television series which is broadcasted internationally as well as locally.
The Forbes Africa’s 30 list represents people they believe that have the potential that will one day have a net worth of no less than US$200 million and employ thousands of people and help grow the African continent.