by Sibongile Mtsabe
Entrepreneurship is what Africa needs right now. Africa needs those who would put ideas into implementation and make things happen.
It has never been an easy road but it’s doable. It takes courage, endurance, passion and believing in yourself.
It’s all about solving problems - Africa, it’s all about taking charge and bring about solutions into our communities. It’s all about thinking about generations yet unborn. Let’s ponder, deliberate, challenge our minds about all the diverse challenges we are facing and how we can solve these.
When one idea fails, it was a lesson learnt. When the usual ways don’t work, it calls for rethinking, pondering, and God will give wisdom. It’s all about thinking about what next to do in the current situation, giving up is not an option. We are all able to think and strategize, so let’s plan and pivot our business when the challenge is upon us.
It takes courage to see and take opportunities that the world brings to us, therefore let’s stand and not fall. Let’s take up the current challenges we are facing and make things work. Will you sleep a peaceful sleep in the midst of the storm? No way, so let’s find stability and show resilience through new ideas and go back to the drawing board, plan and implement. Certainly, our lives will be better, our communities will thrive again, and the entrepreneurship spirit will inspire you.
It’s our time to get to work, it’s our time to show our creativity!
Resilience is the entrepreneur’s character.
Sibongile Mtsabe is the founder of Sibocali Traders. In 2009 she was working in the corporate world until 2011, where she started doing research and activities in farming. Her specialist knowledge has been gained through training in crops, poultry, fish farming, piggery imports, and exports in international marketing. She has a passion for growing crops, raising fish, and being part of local economic development, helping communities to realize the importance of food security and helping them to install their own farms. She has a Bachelor of Technology in Marketing Degree from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.