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List of ethnic groups of Africa
The ethnic groups of Africa number in the thousands, each generally having its own language (or dialect of a language) and culture. The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European, Khoisan, Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan populations.
Overview
The official population count of the various ethnic groups in Africa has in some instances been controversial because certain groups believe populations are fixed to give other ethnicities numerical superiority (as in the case of Nigeria's Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo people). The following ethnic groups number 10 million people or more:
Central Africa
Horn of Africa
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âI realised that my daughter cannot play with all the 50 dolls. Thatâs when I decided to sell the remaining 49 to recover production costs.â
Mulaudzi used social media to raise awareness about the dolls. He posted the pictures on a secret Facebook page called Brownsense, aimed at black people who want to support black businesses.
âThe response was incredible, it was insane. We had over 5000 likes and over 1000 comments in one day. It was a Friday evening.â
However, the following Monday, Mulaudzi, who is a member of the Southern African Vinyls Association, received a lawyerâs letter from his competitor. âIt contained a whole list of demands but essentially they were saying, âStop your businessâ. We roped in our own lawyers and they backed off.â
The outspoken entrepreneur says he realised that he was on to something big. âThe response from social media and our competitor wanting us out of business told me that maybe there is something here. We were like, letâs build a proper business around this.â
The mass production of Mahle Dolls, which are 100 percent vinyl, commenced in November last year and he has not looked back ever since.
Mulaudzi says the dolls cost R299 each and that the company has shifted its distribution model from direct to partnerships with major retailers.
âThrough Godâs grace we have landed a deal with Toys R Us to supply seven of their stores in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape,â he says.
They also have a pop-up store in Midrand at Sandridge Square.
âSoon we will be supplying one of the biggest retailers in the country,â he reveals guardedly, adding in preparation for the companyâs global expansion it has registered an Intellectual Property protection for Mahle Doll in the UK, US, and here in South Africa.
âWe plan to go global but we also see much potential in the African continent. For that reason, we plan to penetrate deep into the continent.â
Mulaudzi says through direct distributors his dolls have already entered the markets in Tanzania, Botswana, Swaziland, Ghana and Kenya.
He says he wants to teach African children that they are beautiful as they are and that it is okay to be themselves.
Mulaudzi says itâs sad that there is no local company moulding dolls in South Africa. âAny single doll you see here is from outside the country,â he stresses, adding that he had to go to China to look for a company.
He says the Chinese manufacture the dollsâ bodies and attach the hair before shipping them to South Africa naked.
The dolls are dressed up in Mayfield township near Benoni and in Soweto and Daveyton. Mulaudzi employs ladies who sew the dollsâ outfits and accessories such as handbags, earrings and shoes.
âOn the clothing side we decided to stay away from culture specific material. We chose African themed material instead.â
The company recently launched Mahleâs school bags to further instil the message of identify and self love in children.
Mulaudzi stresses that in addition to empowering girls, he also believes that boys should not be neglected as most of societal ills can be fixed by fixing boys.
âIf we donât fix the boys all our efforts in grooming our daughters will go to waste and these boys will be a distraction in society which our daughters live in.â
He says it is for this reason that the company has decided to launch a subsidiary, Neo Superhero, named after his son Neo, that makes African-themed toys for boys too.
He says they plan to toys that are not only exciting and fun to play with but that are also educational, thus giving back African pride to young boys in society.
âWhat we want to do here is that instead of kids growing up with superheroes that are not meaningful, we want to create a superhero that is based on African war heroes such as King Shaka and so on.â
He says the company is also looking at addressing the issue of xenophobia whereby a child from Kenya is able to play with an African war hero from Ghana.
âWe are pretty much bringing the continent together. The toy has to be educational and carry a message,â says Mulaudzi, who was raised by a single mother.
In addition to the dolls, backpacks and boys toys, he says they will also manufacture pencil cases and lunch boxes for children.
Mulaudzi says he always knew that he would quit his job one day and start his own business. He says he is in for the long haul because he wants to be involved in the building of his empire.
âIn essence we are trying to build another Disney World here. We want to get to a stage where we see our dolls showing up on TV one day.â
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16 Nov 2018
Businessman Meshack Mulaudzi, 31, is the founder of Kaelo Black Beauty, a company that designs, manufactures and distributes Black African dolls to the market. He says Mahle is a Zulu word meaning beautiful, and that the company seeks to use the dolls to instil identity and self-love in children especially in those of African descent....
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