Female Youth Ventures Into Steel Business

Monday, September 26, 2016

FRANCISTOWN: Frustrated by low salaries, Dimpho Madema (29), in 2015 adopted a new brave way of thinking, quit her day-to-day job and started her own business in the male-dominated field of steelfabrication.

She started the business as the sole proprietor of Miracle Steel Products Pty/Ltd at home with her savings supported by her husband, Patrick Madema.

The Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture (MYSC) funded the Makobo village native through Youth Development Fund (YDF) in June this year to the tune of P100,000.

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