Oracle Green

We had a telephonic interview with Bulelani Njobe all the way from Langa. Bulelani who is the founder of Oracle Green which is a cleaning service.

While in High School Bulelani Njobe found himself exposed to gangs and drugs and as a result wasted three years of his life. But this is what motivated him to start his own business of cleaning dustbins and assisting the elderly create vegetable gardens for families living with HIV/AIDS in Langa.

When he started Oracle Green it was tough because only 12 households accepted his over to make use of his service to clean their bins, while his friends mocked his work, but that did not discourage him instead it motivated him more. 

The business has since grown to service 51 customers and with additional cleaning services Bulelani has also managed to permanently employ six young people from his community to keep up with the requests. Later they introduced roof cleaning, full house painting and upholstery cleaning.

Bulelani also urged young people to stop drugs and concentrate more on their life.
All he wants today is to empower others and not to follow the same path he did and to be the living testimony that change is possible.

Going back to school and registering at the South African Institute for Entrepreneurship and coming second place in the South African Teen Entrepreneur competition has also helped Bulelani continue his entrepreneurship journey despite some of the struggles.

Bulelani says he encourages young people to start their own businesses where they see the need and believe in it because that is what will set them apart from other businesses and ensure they succeed.

He say's: "I can say i'm a living testimony and that it's not how you start, but how you finish that truly matters." 

By: Lindokuhle Nkanyuza