The original Baloyi Makarapa will be hitting the commercial market from a new home this month, as corporates rally behind the maker of football-fan safety headgear in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Alfred Baloyi's initiative has come a long way in 30 years since its inception in a tiny home-based workshop, with the new Makarapa manufacturing 'headquarters' situated quite fittingly in Wynberg, Sandton, opposite Innisfree Park fan zone. Another boost for black-owned businesses comes with the launch of Cyril Ramaphosa's Black Pages - a definitive directory to black-owned SMMEs. Viva, South Africa, viva!

Shan Radcliffe, Retail editor
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Image: Alfred Baloyi and his Makarapa.