It all started with an image of an ice cream that caught his eye on Pinterest.
Makhubu got a mention during the state of the nation address on Thursday when President Cyril Ramaphosa said he had used his R350 grant to start an ice-cream shop which now employs four people. “I was surprised when friends and family started calling me, telling me that the president is speaking about me. My phone rang non-stop, it was screenshots from Twitter, some sent me the video. It was just crazy.”
“I still stay at home and we have been relying on my mom’s social grant for survival, so I don’t have that many expenses. I negotiated with my family and let them know that I will be saving my R350 for a business I want to start so they shouldn’t expect any contributions from me.”After two months of saving he returned to that interesting ice cream spotted on Pinterest and thought it was time to make his project a reality.
While you might expect that ice cream is a seasonal product, Makhubu said it did not appear to work that way.“One thing I realised is that my aggressive marketing strategy is working, so I have to keep on reminding people that I’m here, and they forget about the weather and come for the treats.”His first client was socialite Mohale Motaung.
insightfactor giving political mouthpieces sleepless nights... ThumaMinaMediaGroup is full defence mode. Niyabonwa.
Congratulations to you! You are surely an inspiration to young people to get started! Well done!
Whats this mmodiba10 SizweDhlomo? Nywe nywee CyrilRamaphosa lied to the public. I'm more disappointed in Sizwe as for Modiba dude hates Cyril with everything he got.
Rama rama is a big big liar
The guy said it himself they he's a photographer n a fashion designer n Mogale Motaung sometimes uses he's services🙄🥱
Whether the president was lying or not is not the issue, the issue is this guy being used as a benchmark for rubbish. People were meant to be surviving on this R350, and now a business startup from the same money is supposed to be inspirational? Pathetic truly.
Where are all the people who said the president was Lying. Time to eat humble pie I guess
NB The media house!
R700 to make icecream that cost R70,like how many cones..he started with 2 of them and grew from thereI just don't get it
This story.. I just don't know! SMH Short on detail for me...
This story.. I just don't know! SMH Short ondetail for me...
I wish you the best mtwana, you became a great inspiration from the speech of the president, we will guide others mentioning you in our speech to inspire others, keep up the good work.
How much is a ice cream machine again😅😂😅😂😅
It must have been really hard for you to go with this story. Shame🤭
So convenient for him and his story to be so quickly investigated, written and published. The sona circus was only yesterday, but boooom! Your paper found him and he was so ready to be interviewed. You will fool your pets.
Price tag
It's a blue lie
The real story here is how Ramaliar got the details of the story so wrong! For a State of the Nation Address! The story as reported in your article is entirely different to the fib told by CyrilRamaphosa. Evidently, you just decided to cover all of this up as Cyril’s PR agents.
We all know Ramaphosa lied. Don't come with stories.
Guys I did search for Thanda Makhubu and threz no pictures,page of his store or his employees
UnmovedLee You still pushing the lie.? Yooo. mmodiba10 who would we be without you guys, keep on the good work.
Congrats for the call maara abuti serious struuu ke nnete?
Super awesome ,I’ve visited the place twice already It is always packed 🙌
It's Friday so far the moegoe of the week is Ramalier
He might have used the grant money as an additional capital 🤔
Someone says he knows you personally and you have other means of earning on the side.Which means yes you could have saved the R350 and maybe you don't qualify for this grant
Free publicity, now the whole of SA knows about your Soweto Creamery, thanks to CyrilRamaphosa and his lies
Another wrong fact-checking moment for him, it’s normal
It's a lie 🚮
Mavunwa ya mababa lawa
CABANGA NJE MFO uqanjelwe amanga uhulumeni.
Congratulations you are an inspiration to young people 🙏🙏
Miracles do happen 😂😂😂
People like MzwaneleManyi and MbuyiseniNdlozi are so sceptical ;but that's why they are in opposition
So where are the people who were saying the President was lying?
Congratulations, Thando! Don't wait for someone to give you a job; create it yourself.