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Nontsikelo Phume means business with her first book titled “Rainbow Business”
A 7-year-old Bloemfontein girl is the toast of the town after she wrote a children’s book and sold it amongst her peers.
Nontsikelelo Phume is the author of ‘Rainbow Business’.
Phume was able to come up with a book after her mother, who is an entrepreneur, took her to a business school for children.
WATCH | A six-year-old girl from Bloemfontein in the Free State has written a book on business, titled “Rainbow Business”. It introduces children to the world of entrepreneurship, the value of money and savings in a fun and practical way. SABC News reporter Makgala Masiteng has… pic.twitter.com/KtCpyCRCbD
— SABC News (@SABCNews) September 6, 2025
“I go to a business school and that’s how I learn all about business and also told mommy that I want to write a book. She said okay and she put everything together and when she put everything together then she added some stuff,” she says.
Phume says her mother then added the book on e-commerce shops.
“Then mommy started putting the book in shops and then me and mummy went to interviews to ask if they can put my book in the library,” she adds.
VIDEO | “Rainbow Business” a book by 7-year-old author Nontsikelelo Phume
