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Award-winning creative helping writers achieve dreams through online course

Award-winning author and filmmaker Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni decided to create a four-week online course for emerging writers after years of people asking her for ...

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A lifelong passion for precast walls

This is an unusual topic for Dispatch Careers, which often features start-up or established success stories but they are seldom driven by older ...

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Phanda Mzansi provides helping hand to township and rural ...

Eastern entrepreneurs of Phanda Mzansi, a nonprofit organisation aimed at uplifting the community, understand the struggles of small enterprises to ...

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Anele Siswana combines psychology and traditional ...

Clinical psychologist Anele Siswana, who has always had a passion to help people, said he “inherently knew” his destiny was that of a healer.
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Fort Hare student set to become the youngest ...

Owami Ngqono, a 19-year-old agricultural economics student from Butterworth, is set to become the youngest graduate at the University of Fort Hare’s Autumn Graduation this week.
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An Evergreen business that harvests magic of indoor plants

Evergreen Indoor Gardens is a locally owned and operated business, which has been serving East London and surrounding ...

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Netherlands business coach lays things out for Nafcoc entrepreneurs

Fred de Boer is one of 1,300 Dutch volunteer business coaches who travel to various countries to train entrepreneurs.

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From selling muffins to care for her siblings, to a news producer at Newzroom Afrika

Lumka Bekindawo’s journey to becoming a news producer at Newzroom Afrika has not been easy.

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Getting foothold in an art career is difficult — but possible

Leon du Preez is an artist in his own right, but also the curator of East London’s internationally renowned Ann Bryant ...

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Care centre gives children a hopeful future

Ranjana Gigi had her first SA experience as a volunteer nurse at 19, back in 2011, when working in a small rural ...

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Disabled attorney Sabelo Nzuza perseveres to succeed

East London attorney Sabelo Nzuza, who was born with cerebral palsy, had to overcome many challenges on his road to ...

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Why job-hopping may (still) raise red flags

In today’s competitive job market, candidates often find themselves at a crossroads: should they stay loyal to a single ...

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Sibane’s rocky road to graduation

Qonce-born Bongisipho Sibane has had a rocky road to her communications career at Komani's DICLA Training and Projects.

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Theo Beetge turns his love of wine into second career

For some people retirement involves many things, as long as work is not one of them. For others it is the opening of a ...

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Childhood love of sport leads to career in cricket

From childhood Stuart Fortuin knew he was destined for the world of cricket.

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Yemihle Ndadlana’s stitching his way to success

Mdantsane-born Yemihle Ndadlana, 25, is continuing the legacy of his late mother with his designer clothing business ...

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Changing pupils’ lives is my mission, says award-winning teacher

Teaching is more than a profession for Julia Wisani. It’s a calling.

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Job Search: How to beat the invisibility cloak

The job search process has undergone a significant transformation over the past year, with the rapid advancement of AI ...

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Health shops are multitalented Aline Driessel’s latest success story

Before Aline Driessel became a health practitioner she held quite a few jobs.

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Numbers game paying off for Fort Hare accounting whizz

University of Fort Hare graduate Lee Ann Mudzamba says she has always known that her career would have something to do ...