Women venture into the cattle business

Popularly known as Showers of Blessings, this group numbering seven, was formed in 2008 and is the brain child of Tlhakadiawa Councillor, Evelyn Kgodungwe who headed the all to support women empowerment.

"We almost gave up after applying for funding from Women's Affairs Division because it took a year for the grant to be approved but Mma Kgodungwe encouraged us to be patient, eventually we were given P244, 000," Mosa Kegolotswe, one of the members explained. She said the money was used to buy cattle, purchase equipment like pipes that they use to draw water from the borehole, as well as pay rent for the farm where they keep their cattle. Kegolotswe explained that after the group buys the cattle from places such as Lepokole, Semolale and Gobojango, they keep the beasts in a feedlot for a period of three months before selling to BMC.