17
Pretoria
Survival became the first discipline.
Homeless on the streets of Pretoria, Paul learned to keep moving without certainty, comfort or a safety net.
01 / The journey
The Blueprint of Grit
At 17, Paul was homeless in Pretoria. By 24, he had broken the cycle by managing 21 apartment units. Today, he is applying that resilience to build South Africa's next electronics ecosystem while pursuing job creation as a practical response to youth unemployment.
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First responsibility
Leadership arrived before stability.
He became a manager at a printing company and discovered that his circumstances did not disqualify him from responsibility.
24
Property operations
Resilience became an operating system.
By 24, Paul was managing 21 apartment units - turning endurance into assets, systems and accountable service.
Now
Technology and jobs
The work is becoming an ecosystem.
Today, he is building Oraxxi while pursuing practical ways to create opportunity and confront youth unemployment.