INkampani enebhongo ngokuba yeyaseMzantsi Afrika, iSilulo Ulutho Technologies, eyasekwa kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini anesihlanu (25) eyadlulayo, isaqhubeka nokuguqula ubomi babantu ngobuchwepheshe nemfundo.
Kwiingcambu eyamiliselwa eNtshona Koloni, eli shishini litsha likhule laba ngumboneleli wenkonzo wesakhono se-IT othenjiweyo kwiindawo ezisemaphandleni nasezilokishini kwiMpuma Koloni iphela, eNtshona Koloni naKwaZulu-Natal, kwaye ngoku lijonge ukwandiswa kwamaphondo afana neMpumalanga njalo njalo.
Oku kwaqala njengenyathelo elithobekileyo elinombono wokuzisa izakhono zedijithali kwiidolophana kwaye ngoku luyakhula liba lishishini elinamandla lentlalontle. ISilulo Ulutho Technologies isebenzisa amaziko e-IT angamashumi amane anesibini (42) kumaphondo amathathu, alishumi elinethoba (19) kuwo athengiselwe amalungelo, nto leyo ebonisa indlela yoshishino oluzinzileyo nokufikelela kulo.
Ukusuka ngaphantsi kumashumi amahlanu amawaka (R50,000) eerandi kwingeniso ngo-2004 ukuya ekubeni lishishini lezigidi zerandi ngo-2015, ibali lempumelelo yenkampani liyinkuthazo koosomashishini abaninzi kwilizwekazi liphela.
Embindini wale mpumelelo nguLuvuyo Rani ongumseki weSilulo Ulutho Technologies, owawongwa ngo2016 njengoSomashishini woNyaka yeSchwab Foundation. Umsebenzi wakhe waphinda waboniswa kwiMagazini yakwaForbes ngo-2014, uqinisa iwonga lakhe njengomenzi wenguqu kwisithuba sedijithali saseAfrika. Umbono kaRani uhlala ucacile, lowo ikukuxhobisa uluntu olungagcinwanga ngokubanika ukufikelela kwihlabathi ledijithali.
Le nkampani ibonelela ngeekhompyuter ezihlaziyiweyo kunye noqeqesho oluvunyiweyo kulwazi lokufunda ngedijithali kunye nolawulo lweofisi. Ezi khosi zeenyanga ezintandathu ziyafikeleleka kwi-intanethi kunye nakwizakhiwo zeSilulo, ngexabiso lentlawulo yokubhalisa engamakhulu asibhozo (R800) eerandi kuphela, nto leyo eyenza imfundo esemgangathweni ifikeleleke.
Kwiminyaka edlulileyo, bangaphezulu kumashumi amahlanu amawaka (50,000) abafundi abaphumelele ezi zifundo, abangamashumi amathathu anesihlanu amawaka (35 000) kubo ngoku baqeshwe isigxina kuMzantsi Afrika wonke. Okuncomekayo kukuba, abanye abaphumeleleyo abangamawaka alishumi (10,000) baye baqalisa ukuseka awabo amanyathelo agxile ekuphakamiseni uluntu oluntsundu.
UMnumzana Lonwabo Rani, okwangomnye wabaseki beSilulo Ulutho Technologies kumnandi ukuyazi ukuba ungumntu unegalelo ekuphuculeni iimpilo zabantu abatsha.
“Kumnandi ukuyazi ukuba singabanye babantu aboonyulwa nguThixo ukuba badlale indima ekuguquleni uluntu lwethu oluntsundu ngophuhliso lwezakhono. Ngamanye amaxesha ndiye ndizitswikile ndingakholelwa ukuba senze le mpembelelo kuluntu lwethu ngakumbi xa kuziwa ekudaleni amathuba emisebenzi engaphezu kwama-200 kubasebenzi bethu kwaye siqeqeshe abantu abangaphezu kwama-50 000 apho abangaphezulu kumyinge we-65% bayasebenza.”
Iinqobo zeSilulo, uShishino, ukuKhula, ukuGqwesa, ukusebenzisana, kunye nokwenza umahluko ukhokela yonke into abayenzayo.
Uhambo olukhethekileyo lweSilulo luye lwawongwa ngamawonga amaninzi, aquka ukuwongwa njengokuba lelona Shishino luGqwesileyo loNyaka ngo-2009, kunye nokufumana iindawo eziphambili kwiiMbasa ze-SAB Kick Start kunye neeMbasa ze-Afrika ze-SMME.
Nanjengoko iSilulo Ulutho Technologies ibhiyozela iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesihlanu yophuhliso lwedijithali, imi njengesibane sethemba nenkqubela phambili, ubungqina bokuba ubuchwephesha xa busetyenziswa ngabom nangejongo bunokophula imiqobo, bukhe ikamva, buzise ubutyebi nakwezona ndawo zikude.