Gauteng Businesswoman Goes From Being Sales Agent to Having Funeral Catering Business

Gauteng Businesswoman Goes From Being Sales Agent to Having Funeral Catering Business

  • One woman in Gauteng is taking on the funeral services business after previously being employed as a sales agent and account manager
  • Oarabile Hope Khobo said that she was honoured to take on the noble task of assisting families during the trying time of death
  • Briefly News spoke to the entrepreneur, who shared that she would love her business to operate nationwide in the future

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A dedicated woman in Gauteng is taking on the funeral services sector after previously working as a sales agent.

The lady in Gauteng has a funeral business she runs
Oarabile Hope Khobo runs a funeral catering business. Image: Oarabile Hope Khobo.
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Oarabile Hope Khobo opens up to Briefly News about what being part of this industry means to her, reflecting on how far she’s come:

“I have been a sales agent, and my last job title was an account manager at a financial company.”

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The Gauteng businesswoman wants to help families

The hard-working lady, who was recently featured on Kasi Economy, shares why she decided to take on the funeral business:

“My family and I have lost so many people we dearly loved, and, therefore, I understood the importance of having people who can assist in difficult times.
“I then took it upon myself to provide efficient yet affordable funeral catering packages.”

The woman in the funeral sector wants to expand her reach

Oarabile, who holds a Diploma in Business Management from Rosebank College, shared her future ambitions for her enterprise, called ‘We are Lesedi’:

“I would love to be operational in all South African provinces. Currently, there are two branches that are open.”

Oarabile is highly ambitious and we at Briefly News cannot wait to see how far she goes with her enterprise.

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In another business-related story, Briefly News previously wrote about a cosmetology graduate in Hammanskraal who is highly ambitious and wants to use her business to help others.

Talking to Briefly News, Unique Boikgantsho Maimela opened up about her dreams for her beauty business.

The 30-year-old started her enterprise in 2019 with the little she had after the passing of her grandmother. What a boss babe!

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Kauthar Gool (Women Empowerment Editor) Kauthar Gool has been the Women Empowerment Editor at Briefly News since 2022. She holds a Master of Public Relations and Communication Management from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2022) and a Bachelor of Technology in Journalism from CPUT (2019). She has worked at the Fundza Literacy Trust, ITWeb, YOU Magazine, and Cape Argus. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at Stellenbosch University. Reach her at: kauthar.gool@briefly.co.za