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Mosebe Enterprise was featured on POWER 98.7’s Entrepreneurial Edge segment, where the founders shared the origin story behind the company and its mission to address energy poverty in underserved communities.
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The business was born from lived experience. After a shack fire caused by candle use in an off-grid household, the founders began researching the root causes of recurring fires in informal settlements. What they uncovered was a consistent lack of access to safe, reliable electricity. Instead of waiting for intervention, they chose to develop a practical solution.
Mosebe Enterprise designs and manufactures portable solar-powered power stations for households without reliable grid access.
Key features include:
The larger systems are capable of powering essential appliances such as televisions, laptops, and refrigerators, providing households with a safer and more sustainable energy alternative.
A central theme of the interview was the company’s sourcing and manufacturing strategy.
By repurposing discarded lithium-ion batteries and other electronic components, Mosebe Enterprise:
This approach positions the company at the intersection of clean energy access and environmental sustainability.
The founders also reflected on the company’s early stages — building prototypes with limited tools, operating from a small backyard workspace, and self-funding initial development.
Their growth has been driven by:
The POWER 98.7 feature provided a national platform to discuss both the technical evolution of the product and the broader vision of scaling access to clean energy across South Africa.
While funding milestones have accelerated progress, the founders emphasized the importance of ecosystem support in areas such as:
Scaling production and expanding into additional communities requires structured growth beyond capital alone.
The POWER 98.7 Entrepreneurial Edge interview marked an important milestone in the company’s journey. It placed Mosebe Enterprise within a broader national conversation about youth-led innovation, clean energy access, and community-driven entrepreneurship.
The feature underscored a central belief of the founders: meaningful solutions to systemic challenges can emerge from the very communities most affected by them.
