About Grow South Africa

We are more than a brand or an organisation – we are a rallying point for those who refuse to give up on this country. We’re building real-world initiatives that create jobs, uplift communities, celebrate cultural pride, and turn our greatest challenges into our greatest opportunities.

Our Purpose

We exist to answer one question:
What if South Africa fulfilled its true potential?
We believe we can:
  • End poverty through purpose and productivity.
  • Unite diverse people into one powerful national culture.
  • Turn small towns into big opportunities.
  • Create jobs and dignity through innovation and partnerships.
  • Attract local and foreign investment that transforms communities.
  • Reignite pride, peace, and possibility across the land.

Why Grow South Africa?

Because enough is enough

No more “someday.”
No more talking without doing.
No more waiting for someone else to fix it.

We are the generation that builds.

What We Do

We implement bold, high-impact initiatives across key sectors of South African life, culture, and business.

Everything we do falls under our Pillars of Change, which include: education and skills development, cultural pride and diversity, small town revitalisation, entrepreneurship and business support, tourism growth, renewable energy, community safety, youth empowerment, and environmental restoration.

A Vision Worth Building

Our vision is grounded in action. From turning neglected towns into thriving tourism hubs, to building anti-automation work cities that create meaningful jobs at scale, we believe in infrastructure and systems that include everyone.
We’re training young people, empowering entrepreneurs through BrandCamp Africa, reimagining township spaces, and restoring pride through clean-ups, murals, and mentorship. We want every child to grow up with a future, every adult to work with purpose, and every town to contribute to a united, growing economy.

Our long-term vision – our “bucket list” – is one of the most ambitious in the country. It includes eliminating homelessness, providing food security, rolling out nationwide mentorship, supporting one million young people with skills and jobs, turning forgotten places into economic engines, lighting every dark street, planting a billion trees, restoring every river, and building a proudly South African digital economy. It’s about bringing unity across cultures, rewriting our national narrative, and establishing a culture of contribution, accountability, and kindness. We are not aiming for small wins. We are here to help South Africa become everything it was meant to be – and more.

How We Do It

We build programmes, spaces, and support systems that deliver practical, measurable change:
  • The Crossways and Hole-in-the-Wall developments are models for small town economic transformation.
  • BrandCamp Africa equips entrepreneurs with the skills and confidence to grow.
  • Our youth employment zones and work cities offer dignity through contribution.
  • Our media campaigns share truth and possibility, not fear.
  • Our business portal and directory build connections between those creating real impact.
Everything we build is designed to be replicable, scalable, and deeply rooted in the needs of real people.

Let’s Grow Together

Whether you’re a changemaker, entrepreneur, investor, youth leader, or someone tired of excuses – we want you on this journey.

Here’s how you can get involved:

Join the GSA Business Portal
Connect with other purpose-driven builders and grow your network and impact.

Sponsor a Project
Help fund one of our initiatives and see the real-world impact of your contribution.

Register in the Business Directory
Be seen. Be counted. Align your brand with the rebuilding of our country.

Subscribe for Free
Access exclusive tools, reports, events, opportunities, and inspirational content.

Attend or Host a Grow Event
Join workshops, clean-up campaigns, festivals, and forums that bring people and ideas together.

Volunteer Your Skills or Time
If you can teach, design, mentor, plant, fix, or serve – there is a place for your gift in this movement.

Our Promise

We will never ask you to believe in empty words.
We will show you results, real progress, and real change.

Together, we can build a nation where every citizen is seen.
Where no town is forgotten.
Where young people dream and do.
Where businesses grow.
Where investors want to land.
Where the world looks and says:
South Africa is rising.

Are You Ready?

No more chit-chat.

Let’s build.
Let’s grow.
Grow South Africa.
Our land. Our people. Our time.