Banda: A Self-Made Jam Master

Monday, November 02, 2020

While many may view backyard gardening as a political gimmick that died when former president Ian Khama left office in 2018, not so for 47-year-old Ramotswa native, Segomotso Banda.

For her, it is an income generating undertaking which helps put bread on the table for the mother of three, an entrepreneur who runs the Berry Space.

She started the business, which is located in Ramotswa in 2018. She explained to MonitorBusiness that though she had strawberry farming in mind, she had at the time opted to start the project by cultivating common vegetables.

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Banda: A Self-Made Jam Master

While many may view backyard gardening as a political gimmick that died when former president Ian Khama left office in 2018, not so for 47-year-old Ramotswa native, Segomotso Banda.

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