Meet the KZN entrepreneur who is stirring up mixed emotions with her #MakotiBootCamp
Londiwe Shezi is a young KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneur from Newlands West whose latest venture is raising a few eyebrows.
As part of her business, 'Silo Brides', which hires and sells traditional wedding outfits for brides-to-be of different cultures, Londiwe has recently launched an extension of this which she calls the #MakotiBootCamp.
#MakotiBootCamp has been gaining a lot of media attention which ordinarily would be great for a local business and entrepreneur, but some of the attention has been with regards to why a boot camp is necessary for a bride-to-be. Some people have also questioned whether this boot camp is sexist.
When Stacey and JSbu first saw the #MakotiBootCamp poster, they were intrigued and curious. JSbu immediately questioned whether Londiwe and her team would also be running a #MkwenyanaBootcamp, which would be for grooms.
In a Facebook post, Londiwe shares the following with regards to what happens at the boot camp:
Makoti Boot Camp has nothing to do with making a woman a door mat but everything to do with bringing out and embracing our womanhood through tradition. The camp is more than just about cooking, we discuss a lot of issues and build each other up. We create a non judgmental platform to learn without being judged (trust me, I know how it is to be judged by your in-laws for not being able to do certain things.) You are viewed as less of a woman. Makoti Boot Camp is a personal journey of which if I have had the similar opportunity, I would have attended.
Stacey and JSbu were keen to hear from the lady herself amidst the controversy her boot camp has caused. Listen to her views in the podcast below:
To enquire about available dates for the next #MakotiBootCamp hosted by Londiwe Shezi, you can contact her and her team on: 0780942522.
Alternatively follow Silo Brides on Facebook
Here is what some Facebook listeners had to say:
It is sexist, doing things like cooking isn't gender based its basic survival, since when should a woman have to be trained to do things a certain way? What about a man? Can we please make boot camps for men to teach them respect, loyalty and how to respect a woman. Maybe then our women and children would be safer....bootcamp for wives to be...lmao 🤣
It might help to know how to take care of a household. Since they took away home economics in school nowadays. My home economics classes that I took has helped me to sew and mend buttons plus cook etc
Listen to the podcast below to hear what Londiwe Shezi had to say:
Do you think a #MakotiBootCamp, a camp for brides to be is sexist? Would you attend one and do you think there should be one for men too?
Posted by East Coast Drive on Thursday, August 20, 2020
Listen to the podcast below to hear KZN's reactions: