Tsolo District - Year 2000 Calendar
Tsolo
Umtata
Map of Tsolo District showing service
and production related small businesses
Service related businesses
Spaza Shop
General Dealer
Shebeen
Taxi
Garage
Vendor
Restaurant/Café
Bottle Store
Hairdresser
Bike Repair
Undertaker
Photographer
Shoe Repair
Traditional Medicine
Welder
Total
32
15
15
10
9
9
9
8
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
124 (67%)
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Production related businesses
Brickmaking
Fruits and Vegetables
Arts and Crafts
Livestock
Food
Dressmaker
Total
17
12
12
11
9
1
62 (33%)
Schools visited: 5
Students surveyed: 393
Small businesses
and owner’s sex
% who have considered starting their
own business
0
5
10
15
20
Male
25
30
35
Female
Tsolo
The most common types
of businesses owned by
women are shebeens,
spaza shops, vendors,
arts and crafts, and
fruits and vegetables.
combined owners
female owner
Business
male owner
Service related
Production related
Male
Owned
65%
58%
January
Sunday
Female
Owned
25%
31%
Combined
Owners
10%
11%
43% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District think girls have
a better chance of making a livelihood in their community.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
New Year’s Day
1
Public Holiday
2
3
9
10
4
5
6
7
8
11
12
13
14
15
Start of first school
term (Eastern Cape)
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Tsolo production businesses
What is the single most common type of production business?
Which businesses from the legend are missing on the map?
Which new businesses are needed in this area?
Arts and Crafts
Tsitsa
N2
Brickmaking
Gunqwane
Dressmaker
Fishing
Food
Fruits and Vegetables
Tsolo
Gardening
Livestock
Mbuto
The colour of the symbol
represents the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
February
Sunday
91% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District claim that a lack of finances is
all or part of the reason they have not considered starting their own business.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
World Wetland’s
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
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Tsolo service businesses
What do you notice about the grouping and locations of businesses?
What are some reasons why it is like this?
If you were to start your own business in this area, where would you locate it?
Barber/Hairdresser
Bike Repair
Tsitsa
Bottle Store
N2
Doctor
Gunqwane
Garage/Mechanic
General Dealer
Hotel
Music
Photographer
Restaurant/Cafe
Shebeen/Tavern
Shoe Repair
Spaza Shop
Taxi
Traditional Medicine
Tsolo
Undertaker
Vendor
Mbuto
Veterinarian
Welder
Other
The colour of the symbol represents
the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
March
67% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District think returning migrants
who were retrenched will affect their chances of a future livelihood.
Sunday
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
Friday
1
2
8
9
Saturday
3
4
10
11
17
18
National River’s
Day
12
13
14
15
16
End of first school
term (Eastern Cape)
Human Rights Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
25
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Northern Tsolo District production businesses
Are production businesses located in the same areas as service businesses?
Why are there areas with very few production businesses?
If you were to start your own business, would you start a production business?
Arts and Crafts
Brickmaking
Mpukane
Dressmaker
Qurana
Fishing
Food
Fruits and Vegetables
Gardening
Inxu
Mbomisweni
Livestock
The colour of the symbol
represents the owner’s sex
Kufela
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
April
Only 28% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District see
the making and selling of crafts as a small business.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
9
Start of second
school term
(Eastern Cape)
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
20
21
22
27
28
29
Good Friday
16
17
18
19
Freedom Day
Family Day
23
24
25
26
30
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Northern Tsolo District service businesses
Do there appear to be more male or female owned businesses?
Are there any kinds of businesses owned only by males?
If you were to start your own business, would you start a service business?
Barber/Hairdresser
Bike Repair
Bottle Store
Doctor
Mpukane
Garage/Mechanic
General Dealer
Hotel
Qurana
Music
Photographer
Restaurant/Cafe
Shebeen/Tavern
Shoe Repair
Spaza Shop
Taxi
Traditional Medicine
Mbomisweni
Undertaker
Inxu
Vendor
Veterinarian
Welder
Kufela
Other
The colour of the symbol represents
the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
“Since we are finishing high school, we think the Department of Education must utitlize
ABET to teach us how we can start and sustain businesses, and for those in the lower
grades they should make it part of the curriculum”
-Grade 12 student from Tandisizwe Senior Secondary School
May
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Worker’s Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Central Tsolo District production businesses
Why are there areas with very few production businesses?
What kind of production businesses are needed in this area?
If you were to start a business in this area, what kind would you start?
Arts and Crafts
Ngxaza
Brickmaking
Dressmaker
Inxu
Fishing
Food
Fruits and Vegetables
Kumajaba
Gardening
Livestock
Luxeni
The colour of the symbol
represents the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Zibungu
Combined Owners
June
“More businesses are owned by men because many women are intimidated
by crime. The government should provide better security.”
-Grade 12 student from Jongilizwe Secondary School
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
8
9
10
16
17
23
24
World Environment
Day
4
5
6
7
Youth Day
11
12
13
14
15
18
19
20
21
22
25
26
27
28
29
End of second
school term
(Eastern Cape)
30
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Central Tsolo District service businesses
Do similar businesses seem spread out, or do they seem to cluster together?
What are some reasons why it is like this?
If you were to start your own business in this area, where would you locate it?
Barber/Hairdresser
Bike Repair
Bottle Store
Doctor
Garage/Mechanic
General Dealer
Ngxaza
Inxu
Hotel
Music
Photographer
Restaurant/Cafe
Shebeen/Tavern
Shoe Repair
Kumajaba
Spaza Shop
Taxi
Traditional Medicine
Undertaker
Vendor
Luxeni
Veterinarian
Welder
Other
Zibungu
The colour of the symbol represents
the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
July
Many students suggest people lack creativity and just copy each other. They feel
more information should be accessible about different kinds of businesses.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
9
16
Start of third
school term
(Eastern Cape)
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Southwestern Tsolo District production businesses
What kinds of production businesses are not found in this area?
If you were to start a new business in this area, what kind would you start?
Where would you locate it?
Arts and Crafts
Qutubeni
Brickmaking
Luxeni
Dressmaker
Fishing
Food
Mangezimeni
Fruits and Vegetables
Gardening
Nyibiba
Livestock
The colour of the symbol
represents the owner’s sex
Mtata
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
“Production is low because many of the men are away and there
are no financial resources to buy the necessary equipment.”
-Grade 12 student from Dinizulu Secondary School
August
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
5
National Women’s
Day
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Southwestern Tsolo District service businesses
Which businesses from the legend are missing on the map?
What are some new businesses that are needed in this area?
If you were to start your own business, what kind of business would you start?
Barber/Hairdresser
Qutubeni
Bike Repair
Bottle Store
Doctor
Luxeni
Garage/Mechanic
General Dealer
Hotel
Music
Photographer
Restaurant/Cafe
Shebeen/Tavern
Mangezimeni
Shoe Repair
Nyibiba
Spaza Shop
Taxi
Traditional Medicine
Undertaker
Vendor
Mtata
Veterinarian
Welder
Other
The colour of the symbol represents
the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
Many grade 12 students feel that crime, bad customer relations, lack of financial
management skills, and lack of information on how to sustain businesses are
the main factors that stop development in their communities.
September
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
National Arbor
Day
1
3
4
5
6
7
2
8
9
World Ozone
Day
10
11
17
18
12
19
24
14
20
21
27
28
End of third
school term
(Eastern Cape)
15
16
22
23
World Tourism
Day
Public Holiday
Heritage Day
13
25
26
29
30
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Southeastern Tsolo District production businesses
Why are there areas with very few production businesses?
What kind of production businesses are needed in this area?
If you were to start your own business in this area, what kind would you start?
Arts and Crafts
Brickmaking
Dressmaker
Duka
N2
Fishing
Food
Fruits and Vegetables
Gardening
Mangezimeni
Mtata
Livestock
Lower Gungululu
The colour of the symbol
represents the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
October
Sunday
10% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District think they will live in their
community after leaving school (23% did not know if they would).
Monday
1
Start of fourth
school term
(Eastern Cape)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Southeastern Tsolo District service businesses
What businesses from the legend are missing on this map?
Is there a lack of service businesses in this area?
If so, what kind of service businesses are needed in this area?
Barber/Hairdresser
Bike Repair
Bottle Store
Duka
Doctor
Garage/Mechanic
General Dealer
Hotel
N2
Music
Photographer
Restaurant/Cafe
Shebeen/Tavern
Shoe Repair
Spaza Shop
Mangezimeni
Taxi
Traditional Medicine
Mtata
Undertaker
Vendor
Lower Gungululu
Veterinarian
Welder
Other
The colour of the symbol represents
the owner’s sex
Male Owner
Female Owner
Combined Owners
November
Sunday
93% of grade 12 students in the Tsolo District feel further
education affects their chances of a future livelihood.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
National Marine
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
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Results from the second cycle:
Darker colours
represent higher
values!
Students need to take the initiative to start their own business after leaving school and
generate their own income. Although an increase in skills is necessary, a change in perception
is also needed: often students have skills in areas that they don’t consider business related.
Percent of grade 12 students who have considered
starting their own business
Percent of grade 12 students who feel they could
produce crops
December
Sunday
Percent of grade 12 students who feel the kind of work
they are looking for is available in their community
Percent of grade 12 students who see making and
selling of crops as a small business
The above contours are interpolated from a set of 5 schools that are weighted to be proportional to the population.
Therefore, if 30% of the map area falls within a certain class, then 30% of the population falls within that class.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
End of fourth school
term (Eastern Cape)
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Day of Reconciliation
10
11
17
18
Christmas Day
24
12
13
14
15
16
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
Day of Goodwill
25
31
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Tsolo District - Year 2000 Calendar
If you want to start your own business, contact the SMME Desk of the Department of
Finance. There are two in the region, and the head office in Bisho:
Umtata
Tel: 047 531 1191
Mrs C. Kekana
Mount Ayliff
Tel: 039 727 3273
Mr H. Majeke
The SMME Desk will be able to assist you with any particular information
that you need to start a business. It will tell you where you can get training,
how and where to access credit, and offer information about the best options
and opportunities in the region.
If you want to know more about adult education projects in your region,
contact ABET (Adult Basic Education and Training) through the Department
of Education in Bisho. Tel: 040 608 4202.
Bisho
Tel: 040 635 2184
Mr K. Radu
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Ecsecc
Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council