CCBSA Announces 14 Bizniz In A Box Mobile Kitchen Winners

Pirtunia Dhlamini – Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Manager at CCBSA said: “We are thrilled to reveal the lucky young people who have won a fully customised mobile kitchen to help them become fully-fledged business owners who can create a livelihood for themselves and others”.

“BiB seeks to create a platform to support emerging and small businesses, particularly those run by youth and women in township and rural areas”, added Dhlamini. The Bizniz in a Box (BiB) competition forms part of CCBSA’s ongoing commitment to the empowerment and economic inclusion of young people, including women across South Africa.

Piloted in 2022, the competition awarded 14 aspiring entrepreneurs with mobile kitchens in the previous year, all worth R1,316,000. “Youth unemployment remains at an ultimate high. Through such collaborations, we invest in small businesses to ensure that these entrepreneurs have the competitive advantage to grow, to create job opportunities in their local communities”, concluded Dhlamini.

The 14 mobile kitchen winners for Gauteng in 2023 have officially been announced. Congratulations to the following young entrepreneurs:

1. Fezile Mncwango – Kwa Khombi Shisa Nyama, Johannesburg

2. Gift Mathonsi – Why Giraffe Fast Food, Thembisa

3. Boikanyo Kodisang – Monate Snacks, Tsakane

4. Palesa Takalo – Pots Kitchen, Soweto

5. Kwandiswa Radebe – Kwadines, Krugersdorp

6. Nomthandazo Mahlangu – The Celestial, Alexandra

7. Buyile Phephisa Mabotja – Phephi’s Pizza, Cloverdene

8. Gontse Lale – Carliba’s Township Burger, Hammanskraal

9. Lehlogonolo Sibanyoni – Banderas Café, Attridgeville

10. Lereng Makitla – WL Fast Food & Tuck Shop, Mamelodi East

11. Banele Sikhosana – Nele’s  Kitchens, Mabopane

12. Neo Rangoako – Neo’s Kitchen, Hammanskraal

13. Koloti Moloi – MCI Kitchen, Duduza

The BiB initiative was launched in 2016 and has supported over 700 entrepreneurs across several provinces, including Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. It has provided over 750 customised containers – including 400 for young entrepreneurs – and has spent more than R120 million towards BiB-related initiatives.

Business owners can also apply on our website https://www.ccbsaco.com, call us on 0118482600 or email CCBSAYEP@ccbagroup.com. (Outside of the competition)