• Mbali Sikhosana, a young businesswoman from Umlazi, won a container from Coca-Cola to run her pie business
• She announced the news on her Facebook page, NUZ Tasty Pies, and shared a photo of her standing outside her new container store where she makes and sells delicious pastries
• Mbali told Briefly News how her business has grown and improved since receivng the container
• Coca-Cola's Box2Boss initiative is dedicated to investing in and uplifting the township economy, therefore supporting the country's development agenda

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A young businesswoman from Umlazi who runs a pie business was recently awarded a container to run her business from Coca-Cola.

Woman wins container for her kasi pie shop

Mbali Sikhosana announced the amazing news on her Facebook page, NUZ Tasty Pies, featuring a photo of her standing outside her new container store situated at P-section, where she makes and sells delicious pastries.

Speaking to Briefly News, Mbali said the container has been a welcomed blessing for her business.

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"Receiving a fully equipped container has helped me a lot as an entrepreneur. I don't have to stress about compliance with the municipality and I was not in the position to afford a container just yet, so it has taken a huge load off my shoulders.

"Having a business premises to operate from also helps a lot with having set trading hours and boundaries with customers, unlike when you work from and have customers knocking at your door at odd hours," explained Mbali who added the her sales have doubled since receiving the container.

In a previous Briefly News story, Mbali shared that she started her business because she loves pies and wanted to share the happiness she gets when eating pies.

According to Bizcommunity, Coca-Cola's Box2Boss is dedicated to investing in and uplifting the township economy, supporting the country's development agenda.

It is designed to transform aspirant entrepreneurs into fully-fledged businesspeople who can build businesses, create jobs, and provide a livelihood for themselves and others.

SA shows pie shop lady love

Mbali is making great strides as an entrepreneur, and her online friends couldn't be happier for her. Many people responded with congratulatory messages to her post.

Machi Ayotic Ayanda replied:

"Wow, this is extremely awesome and very inspiring. Prepare for the big things. Uzozwa wena."

Nkululeko Cheesington Langa wrote:

"Congratulations ☺️❤️I saw this one coming."

Nonter Omuhler Mthembu said:

"Congratulations sis."

UBUNTU.biz said:

"Congratulations ."

Sandile Hok Makhanya replied:

"Congratulations."

Woman sells fresh veggies on the roadside

Elsewhere, Briefly News previously reported that Mzansi is all for determined entrepreneurs who make it their business to hustle hard daily so they can realise their dreams of making it big one day.

Such is the case for a Twitter user, @Asa_Jikwana, who merrily took to social media to put her brilliance on full display as a vegetable hawker who grows her own produce. She is from Centane near Butterworth in the Eastern Cape. The lively lass shared images of the lush green vegetable stock she hawks to the community.

"Sesilapha ke ngoku sizothengisa le veg siyivune egadini yethu (We are here now to sell this veg and harvest it in our garden)," read the caption, with a smiling face with smiling eyes.