Siphokazi Magaga, Alimatou Bah, Nonkululeko Ngwenya, Margret Mashala, Zamokuhle Gama and Rabia Ismail enrolled in the Absa YLed (Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development) Programme at the beginning of the year. These Grade 11 girls (seen above) spent most Saturdays in lectures, training and running their own companies.
On 22 October, at the YLed Graduation ceremony, the girls received certificates for completing the programme and effectively demonstrating the potential, power and energy within to be a successful entrepreneur.
Special congratulations to Alimatou Bah, Siphokazi Magaga and Margret Mashala who were all ranked in the Top 10.
Margret Mashala was recognised as the Best General Manager. She ran “Lidels” which sold African printed head wraps and custom printed mugs and gave a formal presentation on her experiences at the Graduation ceremony.
Alimatou Bah was recognised as the Best Accountant and Siphokazi Magaga as the General Manager whose company made the most profit. Their business was called “Levels” and they sold tie-dye socks and emergency lamps. They made a record breaking profit of R70 000 in 6 weeks, beating last year’s record of R62 000.
