Bridgette Radebe

Bridgette Radebe (born on 26 February 1960) is a South African businesswoman of Tswana descent and the sister of South African businessman Patrice Motsepe and First Lady of South Africa Tshepo Motsepe. Radebe received an "International Businessperson of the Year Award" in May 2008 by the Global Foundation for Democracy . This award recognizes business people who have made a difference in the world of changing political and environmental landscapes.

Quotes

• Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
  • Bridgette Radebe – Biography Of South Africa’s First Black Female Mining Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs.ng, April 16 2020[1]

• Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of others. We’re running a different race.
  • Bridgette Radebe – Biography Of South Africa’s First Black Female Mining Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs.ng, April 16 2020[2]

• I have a new theory in life… what others may think of me is truly none of my business.
  • ** Bridgette Radebe – Biography Of South Africa’s First Black Female Mining Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs.ng, April 16 2020[3]
• “Let me tell you a secret. If you want loads of money… then give out money, I have never seen a giver lack.” [4]
• “…Without the training, people cannot be promoted.” [5]
• “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does, keep going.” [6]
• “The biggest lesson I’ve learned is how important it is to have a mentor when you start your business. There is knowledge I would not have had access to if it weren’t for my mentors.” [7]