Beating the odds with Motlopi coffee

Monday, June 29, 2015

Boitshepo Bakgbi showing her Motopi coffee

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Determined to penetrate the market despite the challenges, Boitshepho Bakgobi, 43, has opened up a coffee business she would like to see succeed in the copper-nickel mining town.

She makes ends meet through the sale of Motlopi coffee.

The woman from Maitengwe wants to show the country that Selebi-Phikwe is not only a mining town but also has potential for other business options.

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