Lethabo Maphopha, a 23-year-old fourth-year medical student at Wits University, founded BroughtCargo, an online e-commerce platform in 2022, aimed at supporting spaza shops in rural Limpopo. The platform connects small businesses with bulk suppliers, allowing them to purchase products at lower costs and increase profitability. Maphopha, born in Tafelkop, believes that unity among local spaza shops is key to their success, helping them thrive by accessing affordable, bulk goods that individual vendors can’t afford on their own.