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Big Moves With Rapelang Ramatlhodi Founder of Solarev Solutions

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She started out cleaning windows during lockdown and ended up building one of South Africa's leading solar maintenance companies. Rapelang Ramatlhodi, founder and CEO of Solarev Solutions, spoke to Fresh and Thato for the Big Moves segment to unpack how a dirty rooftop panel turned into a 100% Black women-owned business managing 100+ sites and 150 000 panels for clients like Growthpoint, Telkom and Redefine Properties. Rapelang spoke of her 135% efficiency guarantees, breaking into a technical industry as an outsider and why she calls renewable energy "the new gold mine."
12 Aug 2AM English South Africa News

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