iCollege Pumas welcome Tshepiso to the board
Well-known Lowveld businesswoman, Tshepiso Phosa has accepted a position as board member of the iCollege Pumas.
The 25-year-old has been one of the sponsors of the Lowveld-based team for the past two years. Her predominant focus as board member will be marketing, public relations and sponsorship.
“It is with great pleasure that I accept this huge honour. I believe I can add value to the board and am excited to begin my tenure serving the Pumas.”
Tshepiso sits on various other boards, including Mobigo and four on her father, Mathews Phosa’s, companies. The industries she represents on these boards vary from fuel to forestry, mining, real estate as well as training and technology.
She is the owner of Milviforce Puma N4 Nelspruit. She is well versed in the petroleum industry with four years of experience under her belt.
Asking why she decided to get involved in rugby, she said that she is very active in a male-dominated work environment and she does not shy away from male-dominated sports either.
“I felt that the rugby category needed some assistance. I have been supporting them for the past few years to grow and expand this sport within the community. Like my father, I strive to make a difference and feel that the power of many businesses working together far exceeds the effects of only singular efforts. Yes, it will be a challenge, but I welcome challenges, and with my motto of ‘always make a positive difference’, I believe that in this industry I will make a lasting and positive difference.”
Other than business, she is actively involved in various CSI projects in Mpumalanga. She adopted two orphanages in 2015, Woodhouse Community Care Base where there are 169 children. Tshepiso feeds, entertains and has now built them a library.
She is also very involved with Kungumusa Community Care Base, where she provides food parcels every week, and is a volunteer at Curro Meridian School, where she is busy with a programme of equipping the 29 matric students with life skills that will assist in the preparation of students for life after high school.
What’s more, Tshepiso looks after a total of 355 children in Mataffin and Tekwane respectively, and she is a patron of Pro Gratia Learning Centre.
As you can see, she has a passion for children and she will explain why in her book, which will be published within the next few months.
“I want to save every young girl and every young boy and all children that come from broken families or stricken with poverty. I have a philosophy that if you can work with and invest in kids at a young age, you can make a difference.”
Her name, Tshepiso, means promise and her second name, Lerato, means love and she feels that these signify her “promise to change what she can with love”.
