Bathu was established in 2015 by Theo Baloyi from Phake near Hammanskraal.
Balyi is a trained account but decided to create this proudly south african brand that has become an SA success story with a large following.
The company delivers across South Africa and in neighbouring countries including Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia.
The entrepreneurial bug hit him at the second year of his studies in Unisa, when he started selling door to door in Alexandra township.
He then identified a gap in the sneaker business but elected against importing the sneakers into the country.
Baloyi says he started asking himself hard questions about what Africans were doing to tell their story in the same way the French entrepreneur was doing.
Now they are opening their 8th new store in Mams Mall – Pretoria on Saturday.