God lives in Bloem, says Thabo Pitse

“God lives in Bloem.” These are the words of celebrated singer, medical practitioner and serial entrepreneur, Thabo Pitse, who explains that his love for the Rose City is owing to the fact that he got all the best things in his life in Bloemfontein.
“I find the air in Bloem clean and so nice to inhale. The ambiance is awesome for me. I can’t explain it, but I love Bloem with all my heart. I studied, met my wife and had my kids, all in Bloem. The best part of my life was in Bloemfontein,” Pitse says.
He also shares that he and his two sisters were raised by his mother, who was a single parent in Kroonstad. He says that he does not know much about his father. His 8-year-old son once even suggested that he should look for him on the popular television show, Khumb’ulekhaya, which reunites estranged families.
“As a young boy growing up, all I wanted was to help people, fly around the world and have lots of money,” he says. As fate would have it, Pitse is now living his childhood dreams as his numerous businesses require him to travel extensively. Pitse also boasts that there is only one continent on the planet that he hasn’t laid foot on and even then, it is just a matter of time before he ticks it off his travelling bucket list.
Pitse, who has proven that it is possible to have more than one professional career, as he has his fingers in multiple pies ranging from music, business, medicine and property investments, says he is also pursuing his doctorate in Entrepreneurship.
The business extraordinaire says he is pursuing his studies through the University of the Free State (UFS) as well as the California State University in the United States of America. He does, however, reveal that he had to sacrifice his medical career to further these studies. This hasn’t been easy, his previous patients still walk up to him and ask for medical prescriptions.
When Pitse is not at work, he spends time with his wife and kids as he has pledged to be the best father and husband too. He manages the long travelling periods by keeping in touch with his family through Skype so that, although he may not be present in the house, the family may still have a face-to-face conversation with him.
Pitse models Barack Obama’s fatherhood, as he says he considers him a role model within that regard. He also says Basetsana Khumalo is his business inspiration and mentor.
His mantra in life is “Never try to fit in where you are meant to stand out” and he says he tries to live up to it every day, living his life on his own terms.
Finally, he also adds that with everything that’s going on in South Africa, he believes in the country’s potential and greatness.
Pitse says his purpose is to one day, as a fully-fledged investor in the country, contribute to the country by developing entrepreneurs and funding projects that will create jobs and grow the South African economy. – PULANE CHOANE
pulane@centralmediagroup.co.za