
Empower
Part 2: Permissionless Power: How Young Black Africans Can Productize Themselves and Beat a Rigged System
Previously in Part 1, we unpacked South Africa’s extreme inequality and the systemic barriers that keep talented township and village-based youth stuck in survival mode. But we also explored a powerful alternative: permissionless work—a philosophy rooted in owning what you build, leveraging tech, and bypassing gatekeepers to create