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Untold Global Limited, a pan-African group with interests in Healthcare, Agriculture, ICT and Strategic Communication.

Ms. Theddy Ladislaus is the Founder and Managing partner of Untold Global Ltd, a pan-African group of companies with interests in Healthcare, Agriculture, ICT and Strategic Communication. She is synonymous for having devised high impact business & governance strategies aimed at solving socio-economic issues in a number of markets and communities. She is a leader with a long track record which goes back to her teenage years where she served as the youngest member of the parliament in 2014 under the 4th President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Her passion for policy and governance have earned her a place on the global stage where she have participated in the formation and development of governance strategies in the youth sector.

Out of her desire to democratize healthcare using advanced technology during the COVID- 19 pandemic, Theddy’s company expanded its services by incorporating the Untold Global HealiT Laboratory that offers premium COVID-19 testing services to locals and travellers. Today, she possesses the first ever fully fledged mobile laboratory in Zambia that offers PCR testing. Her Laboratory is a proud 5-star certificate holder of the Africa Union/CDC ASLM COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Certification Program. This entails that Laboratory Quality Management Systems are key to the company’s operations in order to generate accurate and reproducible results.

Lionesses of Africa spoke to Theddy Ladislaus about her business vision, her aspirations for the future, and her desire to make a positive impact on the lives of others on the African continent.

What does your company do?

Untold Global Ltd is a pan-African group of companies with interests in the ICT, Healthcare, Agriculture and Business Development sectors.

What inspired you to start your company?

The desire to solve challenges in the community and also changing the mindset of the youth to make them believe they can achieve anything if they remain focused and understand the business.

Why should anyone use your service or product?

With HealiT Zambia, we are a paperless laboratory offering first world services in a third world country by offering COVID-19 PCR and Antigen testing.

Tell us a little about your team

My team is made up of youthful employees. I go by professionalism rather than the years of experience because I do believe a young qualified team can grow perfectly with the institution and are more adaptable to the new technology and can easily be trained.

Share a little about your entrepreneurial journey. And do you come from an entrepreneurial background?

I started my journey at a tender age of 17 years and co-founded my first company at 18 years old. Later I expanded to more technical services that led to the birth of Untold Global limited in 2017, then Kwanza Farms in 2019, and now a medical subsidiary called HealiT Lab Zambia commissioned in 2020.

What are your future plans and aspirations for your company?

We aim to save and change lives through the services we offer and to also empower young people to unleash their full potential through working with us.

What gives you the most satisfaction being an entrepreneur?

Seeing young faces deliver in a professional manner and transforming their mind set from being an employee to being a brand owner and developing a passion with what they do.

What's the biggest piece of advice you can give to other women looking to start-up?

If you can dream it, you can attain it.

To learn more about Theddy’s entrepreneurial journey or the various business interests that are part of the Untold Global Group, send an email to: theddy@untoldglobal.com or visit the company’s website and social media platforms: