NWU alumna epitomises youth entrepreneurship

Funeka Nyaqela, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU), is making big moves in the logistics and engineering fields.

The 35-year-old business woman is the founder and director of BravoPro 110, a highly competitive business entity involved in training, project and construction management, transport planning services, landscaping architecture and fuel supply.

Bravo Pro 110 services the North West Department of Health, North West Department of Water and Sanitation, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North West Hotel School, Mmabatho Palms Hotel and national Department of Public Works.

Funeka obtained her BCom Logistics Management degree from the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng in 2010. She attributes her current success in the industry to hard work and the opportunities she got at the NWU.

“The Transport Economics and Logistics Management department at the NWU assisted me greatly to do what I do now. They arranged networking sessions with different industry leaders for us as students,” she says.

She kicked off her career as an intern at the Department of Community Safety and Transport Management. She then went on to climb the corporate ladder at Aganang Consulting Engineers, before starting her own business.

In the not so distant future, Funeka sees herself owning a fuel depot and expanding BravoPro 110’s footprint across the African continent.