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The Street Ninja: A Family Legacy

Staff Writer

undreds of businesses household names such as legacy businesses.
mushroom every Chanel which was founded in We caught up with current
Hday but few stand 1910 by Coco Chanel and is proprietor of Simoson
the test of time. Starting a a multi-million dollar empire Building, Simon Mwewa Jr.,
business, much less building today. Cargill was founded in son of Simon Mwewa Sr.,
one that can last a lifetime, 1865 by William W. Cargill to find out how the family
is not everyone’s cup of tea. and has been around for over business has continued to
Generational businesses 150 years. And Africa’s own grow for over thirty years.
require one to have thick Dangote Group was founded Popularly known as the Street
skin, a long vision, tenacity, in 1981 in Nigeria by Aliko Ninja because of his radical
consistency, roundedness, Dangote, and is now a multi- battles with street vendors
transparency, and a willed national empire with presence and his determination to clear
and cultured personality. in several African countries the streets and make Zambia
Generational businesses including Zambia. clean, Simon is generations
have contributed immensely The list of generational or removed from his late father.
to national and global legacy businesses is long yet Yet, the values and principles
development; they turn out to they all have one thing in that Mr. Mwewa Sr. inspired
be the biggest employers and common: Family, history, in him are firmly embraced
economic giants globally. wealth and legacy. Let’s and practiced.
These businesses include explore some of Zambia’s
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