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Silulo Ulutho Technologies & the Social Franchising Accelerator


Published: May 2015

Silulo Ulutho Technologies (Silulo) is a Cape Town-based one-stop-shop IT Company working to bridge the digital gap in South Africa’s township and rural population. The company was founded by a dynamic duo of brothers, Luvuyo and Lonwabo Rani, who opened their first store in 2006. What started as a computer sales outfit in the back of Luvuyo’s car has grown to 33 stores, each of which combines a training centre with a one-stop internet café.

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