A TENACIOUS MIND

Around the time when natural hair products were infiltrating local stores, and healthy Afros were a sought-after commodity among black women, the name Ntombenhle Khathwane also started popping up in hair conversations and news. This was around 2016, when Khathwane’s popular haircare brand AfroBotanics had just made it to the Pick n Pay and Game shelves after years of knocking on the doors of many local retail giants. However, the backstory is that Khathwane had been making giant strides to break into the haircare industry from as early as 2009 — amove that saw her give up a stable job in government and invest