Ledwaba takes construction business to new heights

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When Lesedi Ledwaba (33) took over her family’s brick and stepping stone manufacturing business from her father in 2011

Ledwaba, who holds a public relations diploma from Varsity College in Pretoria, is the owner and chief executive officer of 16eTona Sand and Bricks in Garankuwa, Gauteng.“In 2011, I was an unemployed graduate. My father, Phillip Ledwaba, asked me to come work with him. Through his guidance and patience, I eventually grasped the business ideologies of the construction business.”

Through her hard work, Ledwaba has grown 16eTona into a thriving business and has expanded it to be the only business that is manufacturing slab blocks in Garankuwa. In 2020, she further secured sponsorship for a brick-making machine that makes 6 000 maxi bricks a day from PPC Cement in Pretoria. “It has been a long and hard road to gain the trust of my clients and sometimes men generally don’t take women seriously.

 

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