Rethabile Ngwenya
Nominee's Province:
North West
Project Name/Description:
Reaoboka Agribusiness, Founder and CEO
Reaobaka Ngwenya’s story is that of hope and inspiration. What started as a small, street-corner business is now the fastest-growing business entity. She now has her brand of chilli sauce and achar made from her backyard-planted chillies. Her business focuses on agro-processing, livestock, and event management. As they say, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Like few others in South Africa, Ngwenya used her NSFAS allowance to finance her business, which created job opportunities for others today. Ngwenya believes that her business is unique in that it espouses self-reliance, innovation, and a community empowerment spirit. Her company promotes sustainability through the use or application of indigenous ingredients when producing sweet potato hair food, natural hair oil, juice blends, and chilli sauces. The power that comes with her blend of agriculture with wellness and beauty cannot be overlooked.
