We chat with Zintle Madikane about how creating her own perfume beats rebranding existing products. What inspired you to start your own perfume business? I grew up in a business environment and I think business is in my blood. Business is…
This week, we chat with Dré Rooi who provides hairdressing for men and women. What service do you provide? I do makeup services and hairdressing for men and women. How and when did you decide to start offering your services? I fell in…
This week we chat with talented, master of the decks Mandla Gxumisa, popularly known as Blackman, about his journey as one of East London’s most popular DJs and his mission of passing on the skill to aspiring musos with his masterclasses.…
This week we chat to Natalie van Heek, owner of Takara Wellness Centre, where she and her team offer massage therapy. Q: What service do you provide? A: Takara Wellness Centre offers Swedish, deep, sports and body massages, as well as…
This week we chat with Aphiwe Folisa, a self-taught tattoo artist, about what it takes to run his successful tattoo studio, Toxic Ink Tattoo Studios. Q: What service do you provide? A: I provide tattoo services. Q: How and when did you…
As we get ready to welcome Spring, we chat to Marlene Muller who sells plants as well as handmade and recycled pots for your beautiful flowers. Q: What products do you provide? A: I sell pots and plants. Q: How and when did you decide to…
We chat to Qhama Nyamza, aka MoreGaLWePhondo, about her journey as a community radio presenter. Q: How and when did your journey as a radio presenter start? A: From a very young age, I knew I wanted to be on radio. I would say that KayCee…
This week, we chat with mother- daughter duo Samantha Simmons and Nicolette Hill about Cactus East London, the small business they run together. Q: What services do you offer? A: We are primarily an online flea market and gift shop which…
We chat to Sigqibo Maci about his approach to running his business, Jojo Cleaning Services. What services do you offer? A: We offer residential and industrial cleaning services. We focus on roof, pavement and driveway, and concrete…
This week we chatted to Chantal du Toit, who gains satisfaction from selling food as a means of providing for her young family Q: What services or products do you offer? A: I sell mince vetkoek. I make plain mince, curry mince and chicken…
Sasha-Lee van Rooyen creates stunning personalised gifts under her company Sashie’s Crafty Creations Q: What services or products do you offer? A: I make unique wooden signs, resin keyrings and I also do paintings on mugs, tumblers,…
This week, we chat to personal trainer Deryn Marshall about his passion for fitness and helping people reach their health goals. Q: What type of training do you offer? A: I assist with weight-loss training, muscle toning, building…
We chat to Jenna Ernstzen about using her culinary skills to launch her small baked goods business, SugarCoated. Q: What services or products do you offer? A: I offer a variety of sweet treats such as custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops and…
What services do you offer? I offer hair services for men, women and children. These services include cutting, colouring and styling. I also offer up-styles for matric dances and weddings. When did your business start? What inspired you…
We speak to chef Priyal Sing-Delange about why she started her cuisine business, Pepper Pan What services do you offer? Customers are offered the option of viewing my weekly menu of authentic home-cooked Indian meals and can place orders…
