Yakgona’s Founder: The Inspiring Journey of Lerato Mashabela

“Yakgona wasn’t just a business—it was my lifeline.” That’s how Lerato Mashabela, Yakgona’s founder, describes the spark that ignited her cleaning chemicals empire in 2018. Picture this: a 27-year-old from a small Limpopo village, staring down a failing shop, borrowing 10,000 ZAR from her dad to gamble on a stranger’s promise. Fast forward to March […]