{"id":6359,"date":"2021-09-15T07:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebw.co.bw\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2021-09-16T16:36:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T16:36:52","slug":"chasing-goals-the-savage-way-proof-it-really-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebw.co.bw\/chasing-goals-the-savage-way-proof-it-really-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing goals the SAVAGE way, proof IT really CAN BE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What drives a person to pursue a path despite the obstacles. For some, it is fear of losing everything and ending up on the streets or fear of being mocked by others when failure knocks at your door. For others, it\u2019s a gnawing feeling from an unknown place that tells you you are on the right path, a path that will free yourself and others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are Thabo Rantao aka Touch Motswak Tswak<\/a>, it\u2019s all the above, mixed with a large portion of passion; passion to feed the streets with his brand -literally- of style; passion for Hip Hop and its 5 elements which are on bold display, calling for the wearer to move with a certain \u201ccan-do\u201d or \u201cnothing is impossible\u201d swagger every time they put on the clothes; passion to see his vision come into the forefront and build multiple revenue streams from culture and lifestyle he has been part of since his early teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His clothing brand Savage, is a range of sporty streetwear which mixes the rugged style borrowed from his love of Hip Hop with the entrepreneurial by-any-means necessary energy that drives street hustlers and vendors. Savage as a word can be perfectly illustrated by an old Diddy recording<\/a> of the Bad Boy CEO animatedly hanging up the phone after closing a deal and boldly proclaiming he\u2019s a savage; It\u2019s the raw energy of an indomitable spirit that is hell-bent on making their dreams come true. This same hunger is carried by many creatives in Botswana who, despite being hindered by the closure of the Entertainment industry, have become even more emboldened to create and still find ways to eke out a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spoils of the city go to ones that are tenacious enough to stay on course or pivot if need be when one dream falters or another avenue presents itself. Touch is no stranger to hard work. From his native Ramotswa, to Lobatse (where he was born), to Mafikeng where he forged alliances with musicians that are frontrunners of Motswako. To Gaborone where his dreams of being a revered performer were realized, Thabo became Touch Motswak Tswak, parlaying that same dream into a merchandise phenom with his Fresh2Tswak brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n