Setšong Tea Crafters
What does your company do?
Setšong Tea Crafters is a proudly South African, agri-business that specialises in crafting natural, indigenous teas using flora found in the rural landscapes of Limpopo.
Setšong works with traditional knowledge holders to preserve and commercialise indigenous herbal tea knowledge passed down through generations in the Bapedi culture. We turn these traditional herbal remedies into market-ready, health-focused tea products.
Through partnerships with rural cooperatives , Setšong empowers marginalised women and youth in rural and peri-urban areas by:
-Formalising tea harvesting and tea production
-Supporting handmade tea bag production
-Creating sustainable jobs in rural Sekhukhune, Limpopo
Setšong offers an Indigenous Tea Range with functional benefits like:
-Strawberry & Fennel Sleep Tea
-Chai Spiced Energy Tea
-Lemon, Ginger & Cinnamon Flu Tea
-Orange Spiced Immunity Tea
And more!
Our products are sold nationwide, including through Food Lover’s Market and Spar.
What is your biggest success?
Winning the Food Lover’s Market Seeds of Change competition in 2022 was a game-changing moment.
As a result, Setšong’s Indigenous Tea Range earned a spot on the shelves of Food Lover’s Market stores nationwide — a huge milestone for a rural-based, female-led social enterprise.
This marked mainstream recognition of African traditional knowledge and rural craftsmanship.
What has been your biggest hurdle?
Limited Access to Capital & Infrastructure
As a rural-based, women-led social enterprise, accessing sufficient funding and infrastructure to scale operations has been a challenge.
Building a professional brand presence, maintaining consistent supply, and expanding production have required doing more with less.
