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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

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Permissionless Power: How Young Black Africans Can Productize Themselves and Beat a Rigged System

South Africa: The World’s Most Unequal Country Nearly 30 years after apartheid, South Africa still holds the unwelcome title of the most unequal country on Earth [1]. Multiple data points from global institutions underscore how starkly income and wealth are concentrated at the top, far more than in any