Kedibone Tsiloane, a young auditor turned entrepreneur, runs an innovative and successful business with her sister Keke in the male-dominated construction industry, called Ramtsilo.
Ramtsilo is a 100% black female-owned company that has created a Circular Green Economy in the Plastic Recycling and Building Material Industry. They provide Waste Management and Recycling Services for plastic waste pollution which is used in the manufacturing of strong, durable and fire retardant bricks.
A business idea sparked by a conversation with an elderly waste picker, who explained that collecting plastic waste from households and landfills allowed her to feed her grandchildren and afford medication.
Their unique innovation? The Plastibrick, made from waste and plastic.
Getting to where there are today as a successful and innovative business has not been all smooth sailing, especially considering that the sisters are two young females in a male-dominated industry, with a background in auditing and mechanical engineering.
She joined Lennox Wasara to share it all on the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Pretoria.