Free State Business 2021

Green Eden Nursery is another local SMME assisted by Sasol’s Enterprise and Supplier Development
Programme. Their relationship with Sasol started in 2013, having 16 employees. They increased their
staff complement to 50 employees while also growing their annual turnover by more than 100%. Green
Eden renders a number of services to Sasol, from tending to gardens, to weed control and supplying
of indigenous trees, in particular during Arbor Day. The owner of Green Eden Nursery, Khathutshelo
Maseleni specialises in indigenous trees, working with the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental
Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Centre for Environmental Management at the
North-West University. This work relates to the planting of indigenous trees and furthering biodiversity.
They also grew their staff complement from
30 in 2013 to 130 in 2019. They acquired their
first contract with Sasol for plant and office
cleaning, but were able to expand their services
to include load securement that has since become
their primary business. They also do material
distribution and render a material handling
service.
There are a number of other initiatives in
and around Sasolburg through which Sasol
promotes entrepreneurship development. As
part of Sasol’s Social Investment initiatives
training opportunities include the Sasol-NWU
Enterprising Women Programme, the Sasol VUT
Entrepreneurship programme and the Sasol Youth
Development Programme done in partnership
with the Metsimaholo Local Municipality and
the Free State Department of Public Works and
Infrastructure.
“Our aim is to enable
economic inclusion and
access for small businesses,
to contribute to economic
growth, through our
economic transformation
programme.”
Rightwell Laxa, Senior
Vice President, Sasolburg
Operations.