Young Woman Turns Hobby Into Business

Keanole Panila Kote
Keanole Panila Kote

What started as a hobby and a passion for visual art suddenly turned into a money-spinning business for Keanole Panila Kote of Mmankgodi.

At the age of 23, the young woman, who is now based in Gaborone, says she makes a decent living through selling a variety of virgin hair weaves, such as Brazilian, Peruvian, Indian and Malaysian hair.

“I also create and sell human hair wigs, which are handmade. So basically I specialise in that,” Kote told Business Monitor.

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