Silulo Ulutho Opens in Charlesville Mall

This Saturday, August 15, Silulo Ulutho opened the doors of its fifth location, Charlesville Mall in Gugulethu, and its first outside of Khayelitsha.


Among many other guests, members of Parliament were there, SAB Breweries, and Vodacom. Silulo's unrelenting pace is astounding. They now count 24 employees and a yearly turnover of over R3.5 million. For once, I'm speechless...

Your Home Away From Home

Written by: Zakiyah Toefy, Nicole Russell and Manuel Kirkwood

Nurjehan Singh, proud owner of 41 On Cedar Bed and Breakfast realized her dream after working in the corporate environment for 15 years. Following a traumatic setback in 1995, Nurjehan spent the next five years planning her business. Being a people’s person and wanting to pursue a business in the hospitality/ tourism industry, 41 On Cedar was officially established in March 2007. It has since hosted accommodation to companies like Cola SA, Hydra Marine, SOS Children’s Village and was also contracted to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup.

Recently 41 On Cedar Bed and Breakfast was involved in the TSiBA/ Northeastern University (NEU) Field Study program where students from TSiBA and NEU combined their diverse knowledge and skills to assist Nurjehan on how to run her business more efficiently and effectively.

Our group visited the bed and breakfast and was astounded to see what a great place Nurjehan had. After that, we were so enthused to get to work.

This cosy, home away from home bed and breakfast hosts accommodation solutions for short, medium and long term stays.

Centrally located, this abode is just minutes away from Grand West Casino, Canal Walk Shopping Centre, N1 City Mall, Howard Centre, Cape Town CBD and many more.

Some of the facilities available include a single bedroom, double bedroom, twin bedroom and self catering cottage.

Breakfast is served daily between 7-10 am.

Supper can be supplied upon request as well as a shuttle service which will be charged additionally.

41 On Cedar is strictly Halaal and does not allow alcohol on the premises.

To contact Nurjehan (Nora) Singh:
Tel: 021 531 6223
Cell: 072 310 1338
Fax: 086 546 7553
E-mail: info@41oncedar.co.za
Website: http://www.41oncedar.co.za/

Consulting With a Cause

Written by: Naseebah Souma, Asanda Panda and Marvin Stoffels

Siteti Consulting is a consulting business owned by Fraser Siteti. One of the main focuses of Siteti Consulting is to help upcoming entrepreneurs with their start up businesses within the surrounding areas. Siteti Consulting is situated in Khayelitsha, (Greenpoint) and is functional from Mr. Siteti’s house. The consulting business has been in operation since 2006. Mr. Siteti, who was a school teacher for 15 years, has a B.Com from Vista University and a Secondary Teacher’s Diploma from Mxenge College of Education. He has a passion for training and teaching others. Some of the clients that Siteti Consulting has include, Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) Project and Radio Zibonele.

Mr. Siteti has been financing his business by offering other services such as book selling and cleaning services. The book selling and cleaning services businesses was started by Mr. Fraser because he needed collateral after being denied by several banks for not having the required security.

Our project was based on helping Mr. Siteti with his marketing material and creating networks other than the ones Mr. Siteti already had to keep the business sustainable. Our project group consisted of four members namely, Stephanie, Michaela, Asanda and Marvin. We helped Mr. Siteti’s consulting business by creating brochures, coming up with better ways to improve his client base, lining him up with potential partners and revising his business plan for his consulting business.

Special thanks to Mr. Siteti for having us help him with his dream and all the team members for making this project a success.

If you want to contact Fraser Siteti:
Mobile: 084 626 7914
E-mail: frasermzukisi@yahoo.com

Mhani Gingi Micro-Finance

Written by: Fatima Vinoos, Shivon Jacobs and Shakeel Hashim

We would like to tell you more about a remarkable woman named Lillian Masebenza. She is the CEO and founder of Mhani Gingi Entrepreneurial Networks and is a living embodiment and agent of her vision for an empowered Africa. She sees her company becoming a renowned leader in providing innovative solutions and business opportunities aimed at alleviating poverty within the global society.

Lillian has a soft spot for impoverished youth and women in her surrounding communities. She would do anything in her power to help those in need. She is also an Ashoka Fellow and is connected with many other institutions with the same values as Mhani Gingi.

Lillian is now in the process of opening a micro-finance institution to help the youth and women in the impoverished communities to start up their own businesses. The loans will be made using social collateral because those who are going to apply for the finances are people without any assets to use as collateral at banks. For the past three weeks we have been helping her to set up the framework for this institution.

Mhani Gingi is a good network to belong to as all the businesses under the Mhani Gingi umbrella work together to help each other get business. They focus on the power of the collective and work hand in hand with one another which contribute to everyones success.

It was a pleasure meeting and working with her because it was clear to us as a group that her intentions were purely to help uplift the lives of others. We will definitely be keeping in contact with her and have offered our help to her in any way that she may need us in future. If you feel that you want to be a part of this network, contact Lillian for more information.

Lillian Masebenza
Tel: 021 532 2750
Cell: 082 465 4687
Email: nlrestio@telkomsa.net

17 CJ Langenhoven St.
Parow North
Cape Town
8000

Comida Catering and Their Amazing Cakes

Written by: Nodumo Kuse and Natheema Abbas

Comida Catering is a company that specializes in confectionary and assorted cooking that will take your breath away!! The owner and head chef is Jose Joao; he has a blazing passion for confectionary and cooking and has been putting his skills to the test professionally for five years. The business is located Cape Town, South Africa. Jose employs quite an enthusiastic group of women of which one of them is his wife while the other two are qualified, experienced cooks.

Comida Catering caters for any event, from formal occasions such as weddings, corporate functions to more casual events like birthday parties, braais etc. Whatever the event, our qualified function chef and experienced staff are on hand to make your occasion a memorable one. Let Jose Joao take care of the catering while you enjoy the company of friends or colleagues.

My classmate and I, along with two Northeastern University students were given the privilege to consult his business for our project. It was a wonderful experience because we got to see him in action. He showed us the whole process of making his scrumptious, delicious cakes. Jose has a passion for the art of confectionary.

Some of our favorite cakes that Jose specializes in are chocolate mousse, black forest cake, florentine cake and butter cream cakes.

If you want your event to go smoothly and have a memorable event no one will forget, contact Jose at:

Jose and Teresa Joao
Tel: 073 245 3407
Email: info@comidacatering.co.za

YEP! Clan

Written by: Charne Fortune, Samantha Pieterse, Phumzile Fatyela and Sizwe Matoti

YEP! Clan (Youth Empowerment Project) is a young dynamic structure within the community of Khayelitsha, using diversified ways of encouraging active participation for young people through community development programs.

As part of our Social Entrepreneurship field study we had an opportunity to consult this organization. We (three TSiBA and two Northeastern University students), worked in collaboration to ensure that YEP Clan in future can move from being solely dependant on donations to being a sustainable business. We were educated about the programs that they use to “replace negativity with activities”, as they say. These programs are Cycling, Greening Young Minds, Pride of Hope and Life Skills Workshop.

Earlier this year YEP Clan took 15 boys from Khayelitsha to participate in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycling Tour for the first time. All of them completed it successfully.

Greening Young Minds is a program that takes young people to the wilderness so that they can gain exposure to a different environment than what they are used to. This also equips them with the necessary knowledge to ensure that they are aware of the environment and how they can protect it.

Pride of Hope ensures that the youth goes to other organizations and impart their learnings by spending time with children in orphanages.

The life skills workshop deals with the issues that the youth are being faced with and creates a platform for them to voice their opinions and learn from one another.

If you think you can contribute to a specific program or the organization as a whole, we would love to get in contact with you to discuss your involvement with the organization. If you are ready to contribute in any form of a donation, feel free to contact the following person directly via the information below.

Sizwe Matoti

Managing Director, YEP! Clan

076 394 9006

http://www.yepclan.weebly.com/