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Lekau Sehoana
Founder, Drip Footwear
Entrepreneur and designer who turned a childhood sneaker hobby into one of South Africa's most recognised lifestyle brands.
This profile is part of the RFTT entrepreneur archive, where lived entrepreneurial journeys are translated into structured insight for institutions, educators, and ecosystem partners.
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Lekau Sehoana is a South African entrepreneur and designer best known as the founder of Drip Footwear. Celebrated for transforming adversity into innovation, he turned a childhood hobby of making sneakers from recycled materials into one of South Africa's most recognised lifestyle brands. He is now focused on his new fashion brand called Kite.
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