Waste Is Money:Tsabong�s Popular �Toilet Man�
Monday, July 24, 2017
Seolekeng Mojela
He is an entrepreneur at heart and he is known around Tsabong area as the ‘toilet-man’, simply because of his business of portable toilet hire and skip hire business. His, is an inspirational story of a plumber who attended a poverty eradication Pitso as a logistic personnel to ensure there was water at the event.
The Pitso later turned out to be a gold mine for Mojela who managed to get 22 business ideas from the event and the toilet hire business was the first he executed. From humble beginnings, Mojela registered his company Trusted Orders (Pty) Ltd and bought VIP toilets as well as and non-flush ones which operate more like a pit-latrine. He was also able to buy a franchise of Easy Skip Company through CEDA funding. Mojela was motivated by Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s advice during the Pitso at Strainzendam.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...