Tiisetso Ramasoga

Tiisetso Ramasoga, 34, grew up in Soweto with dreams of becoming a scientist. A mining engineer turned entrepreneur, he is driving significant progress in Africa’s mining and logistics sectors. As the founder and managing director of Equilibrium  Resources, Tiisetso oversees everything from strategic business development to driver logistics, cross-border commodity trading and courier operations.  He worked at AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng Mine, the deepest mine in the world. But in 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, he walked away from a stable job at South32 to pursue entrepreneurship full-time. “I had no trust fund or safety net. But I had faith, grit and a vision,” he says. Since then, Tiisetso has led projects across Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and secured B2B deals with East African Holdings, DP World and Unitrans. He’s also closely affiliated with the Black Business Council. Beyond business, he employs and trains young black drivers and supports school shoe and sanitary pad initiatives in rural North West. A man of faith and purpose, Tiisetso says, “God being excellent calls us to be excellent too. I give 100% in all I do.”

• National Diploma in Mining Engineering, University of Johannesburg
• Baccalaureus Technologiae (B.Tech) in Mining Engineering, University of Johannesburg
• Permanent Blasting Certificate for Scheduled Mines, AngloGold Ashanti Mponeng Mine
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation Course, PM Ideas

• Founded Equilibrium Resources, a  courier services business — successfully sustained and grew a business without external financial safety nets, demonstrating resilience, innovation and financial independence as a young Black entrepreneur from the township
• Conducted international projects in Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, gaining regional exposure and cross-border operational experience
• Secured Business-to-Business (B2B) deals with major corporations, including East African Holdings (the largest employer in Ethiopia), Unitrans, and DP World

• Gregory Mofokeng —vice president of the Black Business Council, a mentor and business partner — has provided exposure to working with large companies and influential individuals who may not have otherwise been accessible. 
• My father, Rapula Ramasoga, serves as the main inspiration for pursuing entrepreneurship. As a businessman himself, he demonstrated first-hand the financial rewards of business ownership and the value of controlling one’s own time — regarded as the most important human resource.