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Pedaling forward: The story of a rural Woman married to wheels

AIDC Eastern Cape

Updated: May 15, 2024

A gift not reserved only for her family but for the sacrifices she makes and endless love – Mrs Nosipho Kholutsoane is also venerated for her influence in the larger Mount Fletcher community.  Affectionately known as ‘’mother of the broken cars’’, the AIDC-EC honours women taking up space in the automotive sector this Mothers’ Day. 



In her body of mothering vintage and unique broken cars that started about 4 years ago, she encompasses vehicle body building, motor body repairs, spray painting, and reinstating their strength and agility. Her determination has resulted to some of her work being profiled by the German state-owned international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, and seen some of her builds hired for weddings, matric dances, shows and events.


Her business Lereku Trading was among those identified through the AIDC-EC programme aimed at supporting Historically Disadvantaged SMMEs in the aftermarket industry over the next 3 years, post the 2023 State of The Province Address (SOPA) announcements by Eastern Cape Premiere Oscar Mabuyane.



The tenacious mother of five, 2 girls and 3 boys has occasionally been dealt a card of negativity alluding that she is wasting time with the cars by some members in the community, and industry related challenges that include lack of equipment, poor financial management, lack of access to funding that would enable her to procure new machinery and parts from overseas to restore the classic cars for selling – these are surmountable obstacles for Mrs Kholutsoane that do not deter her from pedalling forward as her first car - a Pontiac that took her two years to restore.


In its mandate for a transformed automotive sector in the Eastern Cape, the AIDC-EC works tirelessly to enable global competitiveness through sustainable initiatives. So far, the AIDC-EC is in the process of administering Business Development Support that will benefit Lereku Trading to grow their business and expand their reach to new markets.



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