By: Zanele Mfaba
Twitter: @mfaba_zanele
Email: Zanelemfaba1408@gmail.com
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Rixile Mabasa (23) otherwise known as "Rishile" is a young businesswoman who currently lives in Garankuwa. She was born in Malamulele, Greenfarm Village in Limpopo, and sees Pretoria as a place to make big moves she had never thought she’d make.
Here's the link to listen to Rixile explaining her name:
https://on.soundcloud.com/9ayRB
A young woman that can juggle so many things at once like being a student, a mother, a businesswoman, a daughter and a girlfriend. “It’s a struggle but sometimes you just have to find it in yourself to push yourself harder than you’ve ever pushed yourself,” said Mabasa.
She has been deep into the roads of Limpopo, she went to Tsundzukani Primary School and Hlungwani High School. Mabasa pretty much enjoyed her high school years.
She completed her Matric and went on to further her studies at the Tshwane University of Technology, doing her third year in Hospitality.
Her business ventures didn’t only come to selling crocs, she started selling in 2020. “It was tough at first hey, I remember when I started selling anklets. I saw anklets from this Chinese store, I told myself this would be a great business opportunity for me considering the environment I’m in,” she explained.
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She went on with her business seeing it bloom and become prosperous with orders coming in. Going door to door to deliver at Ekhaya Junction with the help of her boyfriend in all of this.
According to her boyfriend Erol Maluleke, she came back with a picture to show him that she has a business idea of selling anklets and he decided to support her by giving her some capital to start her business.
Mabasa added that she was a bit skeptical about the business especially because she was worried about what would people say. When thinking of her situation that made her throw all those doubts away.
Her biggest accomplishment is that she has grown her business, she no longer sells anklets, has hired people and now does her deliveries using PEP paxi. Selling crocs is one of her business adventures now.
Watch the video below to see Rixile's big orders:
Failing Computer Literacy in her first year was her biggest failure. She highlights that because of the lack of access to computers, she struggled with tests and didn’t give the module enough love. Lastly falling pregnant contributed a lot to her not giving her studies enough time.
“As an everyday busy person I wouldn’t say I have hobbies whenever I get some time to myself I would either be watching TV whilst decorating the crocs that I’m selling now,” responded Mabasa when asked what her hobbies are.
Mabasa would like to believe that there are three things that got her where she is right now. The first one was her boyfriend as he gave her capital to start her business, second, her fear of poverty, and lastly her grandmother because she used to sell for a living to care for her mom and aunt.
When asked who is her biggest inspiration, Mabasa happily said that she is her own inspiration because she’s one person who thinks of ideas and brings them to life. She has shown resilience and that to her is one of the things she admires about herself.
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