Bolobathaba
What does your company do?
Bolobathaba Media Group is a leading multimedia production company renowned for producing award-winning films and television shows. With a focus on quality and innovation, we also offer accredited training programs to nurture the next generation of media professionals. Our partnerships with industry specialists and government agencies solidify our reputation as a trusted and reliable provider of multimedia services across South Africa.Our first provisional MICT SETA accreditation in 2019 provided us an opportunity to fill the existing gap within the training and development space. Our core business is film and digital media production. This includes training on film and digital media production and journalism. We also offer Facilitation and Assessor services on a consultancy basis. All the aforesaid programmes are fully accredited by QCTO and MICT SETA. We currently implement skills development programmes in partnership with National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and MICT SETA. We have been appointed to serve on the panel of training providers for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
What is your biggest success?
We currently have 65 interns and learners, 9 full-time staff members and are supporting 2 SMMEs that render services to the company. Bolobathaba is the winner of Limpopo Business Awards 2024 in the Education category. Our recently released films have won multiple international and local awards, and have currently just released a feature-length film - 6 Kings and 6 Queens that is set to travel the world to represent South Africa on a world stage.
What has been your biggest hurdle?
Operating in a rural area presents a lot of challenges; infrastructural and geographical challenges. The main hurdle has been access to the market and keeping up to speed with the ever growing technological advancements. While 4IR presents a lot of opportunities for the film sector, but it also propels us to keep learning and unlearning in order to stay afloat and compete on a world stage.
