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Weapon #3 Will Save Your Life Today
Phemelo Kebinelang
November 20, 2025
20 NOVEMBER 2025
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Here Are The 5 Weapons That Made Him Unbreakable
Weapon #3 Will Save Your Today
Awe Digital Revolutionary,
PART 2: THE WARRIOR'S WEAPONS
And How You Use Them Starting Today
Monday, You Met The Warrior.
Today, You Learn His Weapons.
How did he keep going? How did he develop that kind of focus? That discipline?
That’s what today’s about.
It was FIVE specific weapons he deployed, consciously or unconsciously, that you can pick up TODAY and use in YOUR battle.
Your battle might not be against Vodacom.
But you’re fighting something: The client who won’t pay you. The platform taking 30% of your income. The family member saying, “Get a real job.” The investor who undervalues your business. The company that wants your idea for free. The algorithm suppressing your content.
These are YOUR Vodacoms.
And Makate’s weapons work on all of them.
Let me show you.
The 5 Weapons - And How To Deploy Them In YOUR Digital Economy War
WEAPON #1: THE UNBLINKING FOCUS (Knowing Your Worth When Everyone Questions It)
Makate's Deployment: 2017. Vodacom offers R47 million. Every advisor, every family member, every business consultant says: “TAKE IT. R47 million is life-changing. You’ve already won. Stop being greedy.”
Makate looks at the R70 billion his idea generated. Does the math: R47m = 0.06% of R70bn. Says: “No. I know my worth.”
Not arrogant. Not unreasonable. Just... accurate. He knew the value he created and refused to accept less than fair compensation.
Your Deployment (Starting Today): You’re undercharging. I know you are. That freelance gig you quoted R2 000 for? International clients pay R15 000 for the same work.
Action: This week, raise your prices by 50%. Just ONE service. Test it. Watch what happens.
WEAPON #2: THE ACCOUNTANT'S PRECISION (You Don’t Need To Be A “Tech Person” To Win In Tech)
Makate’s Deployment: Here’s what people forget: Makate is an ACCOUNTANT. Not an engineer. Not a developer. Not a “tech genius.”
He saw a PROBLEM (people run out of airtime but need to communicate) and created a SOLUTION (free message requesting callback). He didn’t code it. He didn’t build the infrastructure.
He identified the need, designed the concept, and presented the solution. The tech people built what he envisioned. And it generated R70 billion.
Your Deployment (Starting Today): Stop waiting to become a “tech expert” before you enter the digital economy. You don’t need to code to build a tech business.
You don’t need to be a designer to sell digital products. You don’t need to be a developer to launch a SaaS.
Action: This week, identify ONE problem in your community/industry that frustrates people repeatedly. Don’t solve it yourself. Just IDENTIFY it clearly. Document it. Describe what the solution would look like. That’s 50% of the work. The execution is the “easy” part.
WEAPON #3: THE LONG-GAME MENTALITY (17 Weeks Beats 17 Minutes Every Time)
Makate’s Deployment: 2008: Starts legal battle. 2025: Final judgment. 17 years. Not 17 months. Not 17 weeks. Seventeen. YEARS.
Most people can’t commit to a gym routine for 17 DAYS. Makate committed to a legal war for 17 YEARS.
People dropped off. Backers changed. Judges retired. Governments changed. THE COUNTRY CHANGED. Makate didn’t.
Why? Because he wasn’t playing the short game. He wasn’t chasing quick wins. He was building a FOUNDATION.
Even if he died before the judgment, his children would inherit a legal precedent that protects intellectual property. He was playing for legacy, not lottery.
Your Deployment (Starting Today): You’re quitting too soon. That digital business you started 3 months ago and abandoned because “it’s not working”? Makate fought for 17 YEARS.
That freelance career you tried for 6 weeks and quit because you didn’t get clients immediately? Makate went YEARS between victories.
That e-commerce store you launched and closed after 2 months because sales were slow? You’re measuring marathon success with sprint metrics.
Digital economy wealth is built over YEARS, not months. Consistency over years beats intensity over weeks.
Action: Pick ONE digital income stream you’ve abandoned or are considering abandoning. Recommit for 17 weeks. Mark your calendar: Week 17 is evaluation day.
WEAPON #4: THE ISOLATION ADVANTAGE (Fighting Alone Teaches You Who You Actually Are)
Makate’s Deployment: Read this carefully: Makate fought ALONE.
Not “alone” like “I feel lonely.” Alone, like: His close associates advised against continuing. His family begged him to settle. His friends stopped calling. Business contacts distanced themselves.
He was ACTUALLY alone in this fight. And you know what that forced? Self-reliance. Self-belief. Self-validation.
When everyone says “you’re wrong” and you KNOW you’re right, you develop something unbreakable: Independence from external validation.
Your Deployment (Starting Today): Your digital economy journey will be lonely. Not “nobody loves me” lonely. Structurally lonely.
Your family won’t understand why you’re “playing on that phone instead of getting a real job.” Your friends won’t get why you’re working weekends on “some website.”
Your partner might resent the time you invest in “this internet thing that’s not making money yet.” You will be functionally alone in your vision.
And that’s not a bug. That’s the WEAPON.
You become UNSTOPPABLE.
Action: This week, stop explaining your digital business to people who don’t get it. Stop seeking validation from family who don’t understand it.
Stop waiting for friends to “join you” in building. Build alone. Validate yourself. Let results speak later. When you’re earning R50 000/month, they’ll understand. Until then, their confusion is irrelevant.
WEAPON #5: THE PRECEDENT-BUILDING MINDSET (You’re Not Just Fighting For You—You’re Building For Everyone After You)
Makate’s Deployment: Here’s what separates Makate from someone just chasing money: He could have taken R47 million in 2017 and lived well. Very well.
But he looked beyond his own bank account and asked: “If I accept crumbs, what does that teach the next young Black person with a billion-rand idea?”
It teaches them: Accept the crumbs. Don’t fight. Know your place.
Makate refused to set that precedent. He fought for 7 MORE YEARS after the R47m offer, not just for his payout, but for the LEGAL PRECEDENT that would protect every young South African after him.
He was building a FOUNDATION, not just a fortune.
Your Deployment (Starting Today): Your digital business isn’t just about YOUR income. Every time you:
• Charge fair rates (instead of undercharging because “I’m Black/young/new”), you set a precedent for the next person who looks like you.
• Demand payment terms (instead of working for free to “build a portfolio”), you establish that our work has value.
• Refuse to be exploited by platforms (instead of accepting whatever terms they dictate), you show others they can negotiate too.
• Build your OWN platform (instead of only working on others’ platforms), you create infrastructure for the next generation.
You’re not just building a business. You’re building a BLUEPRINT.
The township youth watching you charge R15 000 for what they thought was “R2 000 work”, you just showed them their work is worth more.
The rural person seeing you earn digitally, you just proved it’s possible from anywhere.
The “non-tech” person watching you succeed in tech, you just demolished the “you need to code” barrier.
Action: This month, do ONE thing that builds precedent:
• Publish your rates publicly (show others what to charge)
• Document your journey (so others have a roadmap)
• Mentor one person for free (pass the weapons forward)
You’re not just earning.
You’re building the foundation for everyone after you.
That’s what Makate did.
That’s what made him a warrior, not just a winner.
GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
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