Khensani Sibongile Shiluvane, a 48-year-old mother of three girls, has been a successful Botle Buhle Brands manager since 2017. She says, “I joined Botle Buhle Brands at a bad time: I was in debt, poverty and a whole lot of suffering. Things were so bad for me and my family. I remember my 12-year-old daughter once suggested she goes and looks for a part-time job…at the age of 12. That really broke my heart because it showed that the suffering was getting to my kids. I was tired of suffering, poverty and hardship and I decided to do something to better my life, that is when I joined Botle Buhle Brands. Today, through Botle Buhle Brands and my hard work as a manager, I own a brand-new Ford Ranger that I bought for myself. My children’s school fees are always up to date at all times. I bought church instruments cash, “zwa-quality.” I have created a job opportunity by hiring my own P.A and most importantly, I’m in the process of building for a less fortunate family. All this I’m doing through money earned at Botle Buhle Brands.”

“I was previously working at a hardware store and because I was uneducated, I saw nothing wrong with the little money I was getting. When you are uneducated you are just happy when you get a job. At the time it was enough, as long as I was getting my pap and cabbage to eat daily, I was happy. Until I learnt about Botle Buhle Brands and I quit my job. I listened to all the advice, testimonials and motivation that was given to me and learnt from it. The only way to show that you have heard and understood is through action. I took all that I learnt and put it to practice at all times.” “I never in my wildest dream thought I would have my own car but because of Botle Buhle Brands I bought my first car; it was a Honda. I also bought my stock van last year. Life has changed a lot. I managed to extend my RDP house. It used to be a one room house but I added a few more rooms, an office, and a stock room. My kids now attend a private school and I’m able to pay for their education myself. There is so much hope and opportunity at Botle Buhle Brands; people need to know about it.”

Lomile Mpapa, from Botshabelo in Free State, was an unemployed and dependant woman before she joined Botle Buhle Brands in 2012. After seeing how the business changed her life, she decided to work especially hard on recruiting other people to also better their own lives. She says every person who wants to start living a better life must, “arise and change your life for good”. She also says that “there is no company like Botle Buhle Brands for me. They are genuine about empowering people and you will see that by them giving you stock in advance to start your business. They are not out to make money off people’s sweat and hard work.” Together with her husband, Ntate Mpapa, and her children Malichaba and Tholang, they worked with even more determination. As a result, she won the Top Manager Award for 2016 and is now a Distributor.

Margareth Malapane lives in Runnymede village in Limpopo Province and has been part of the Botle Buhle Brands family since 2013. After Grade 12 she became the provider for her family when her brother lost his job. She worked at many places in order to provide but it was very hard. “You know in life when you have nothing, people tend to undermine you, not just your neighbours but your own family too,” she reflects, “but today, because Botle Buhle changed my life, I have value in my family and in my community. I’m also able to have a say in things like everyone else.” “I remember when I left my job to focus on the Botle Buhle Brands business my family did not understand at all. They were not convinced that selling bowls was going to enable me to provide for them. But here I am today; I’m making a success of my business. I’m in the process of building my family a home, all thanks to BBB and my supportive mother distributor,” Margareth adds. When she considers the value of joining the Botle Buhle Brands family she says, “Botle Buhle Brands gives you the freedom of time, you are able to work as hard as you want and you determine your own salary. A job can end at any time or you can have your contract terminated by someone who doesn’t even care about all the people depending on you. Join Botle Buhle Brands, work hard and focus, and your life will change for sure."

Innocent is a mother of four, living in Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province. She joined Botle Buhle Brands in 2005 looking to earn an income. She was unemployed at the time. Within a month of joining as a Sales Consultant her husband was retrenched and their only income was from her BBB sales. “When my husband lost his job, life became extra hard. I had to start pushing my BBB business because I had to pay my child’s school fees,” she recalls. Today life is very different for Innocent. “Life is so much better now because we are able to afford the things we want and need. I was able to buy a bakkie to help me deliver stock to my consultants. Seeing success in your business gives you energy to work even harder because you see your hard work paying off.” She says that now they’re able to make their house a home for their children, and all it took was to push and grow her BBB business.

Lomile Mpapa is a Distributor from Botshabelo and she offers these great tips to those aspiring to be Distributors and have a successful business with Botle Buhle Brands: - Communicate regularly with your team so that everyone understands your goals and strategies. - Recruitment is the life blood of the business. Do not expect your team to do all the recruiting – you need to lead by example and recruit as well. - It is important to understand BBB’s purpose of changing lives. Help others to understand that they too can change their lives when they respond to the opportunity BBB gives. Lomile says that these tips have helped her to live the life she has always desired.

Annah Minyuku is from Motla village in Hammanskraal. Before joining Botle Buhle Brands she was employed as a merchandiser and says, “life was stable but there was no moving forward.” After three years of working she was retrenched and her husband was left as the sole provider, making life very hard for her family. “Life was so bad for us we had to go out every morning and borrow money for my husband to go to work. Our neighbours lost all respect for us,” Annah says. She was introduced to the BBB business opportunity in 2011. When she thinks back to the early days she still values the trust the company had in her: “they gave me stock even though I was staying in a 4 room shack (mukhukhu) and it motivated me to do more, so I could better my life and grow my business.” Annah says that one must have a vision of seeing themselves succeed in this business. “Running a business is not easy, but if you put effort and dedication in making it work, it will work,” she encourages.

Betty Moloto was born in 1960 in Tembisa, Gauteng, then relocated to Limpopo with her parents. Betty says, “Life was very hard before I joined Botle Buhle Brands. I could not afford to buy my kids food and that hurt us as parents. I used to sell for another direct selling company, but it was not working for me. I then learnt about Botle Buhle Brands and just decided to try it out. I didn’t really expect much from it but after attending my first meeting I was determined to work hard and make it a success, I was motivated. Today my family and I are living a good life, we can afford things and we are very happy. My kids finished varsity because of BBB.”