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Colin Fibiger, a 59 year old man, is married to Deirdre Fibiger and together they have two children; their son Jethro is studying Medicine 1st year at NMU and Daughter Sarah is a final year pursuing a teaching degree at Unisa.
Colin is a business owner of two businesses, namely: Property Network (a real estate agency – for 10 years now) and Eyeconic Photography for 12 years now. He is also a leadership consultant; he assists in development of Biblical governance policies for a local party as well as a few parties and organisations overseas. He has been self employed for about 20 odd years but has past working experiences which include: Regional Accountant – Federated Blaikie – Eastern Cape Provincial Accountant – Premier Milling – Blue Ribbon Bakeries He also was a City Councillor for the ACDP in Nelson Mandela Bay from 2000 till 2005. His passions and interests are governance and politics - from a Biblical Perspective. 
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Nobukhosi Malonde is a 52 year old woman, married and with 3 children. She lives in the Eastern Cape Mqanduli, Zithenjini location, deep in the rural areas.
In mid February 2020 she saw a certain profile pic on WhatsApp, when she opened it, it was about Nela Kahle Arts & Crafts work shop that was to be held in Umtata on the 2nd and 3rd of March. She attended that workshop and there they were taught one pattern of earrings, but now the creativity inside of her grew day by day. She now makes many different patterns of earrings from her own creativity. Nobukhosi loves making wire recycling jewelry. She sells them to the locals and when she's in town she always has the jewelry in her bag. She never closes the zip of her bag because people are buying her lovely jewelry. She also gets customers on Facebook. Recycling jewelry has brought a lot of changed in her life. She has come very far with it. Besides jewelry, she is a Xhosa traditional designer, she does different types of clothing as well. "We can live life with money from our creativeness as we have two hands. We cannot wait to get jobs in order to have money. We must buy data to make money not just only for jokes."
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Joshua Bolowa was born in kinshasa / DRC. He is married and a father of 3 beautiful girls. He is a pastor at local church established in Milnerton, called HEIRS OF PROMISES SANCTUARY CHURCH. He is also an MC for various events, a motivational speaker, a TV presenter, an interpretor ( French and English), a minister of the gospel and a relationships counselor. His passion is the wellness of the people of God. He is also very passionate and involved with the growth and the development of the youth.
He and his family relocated to Cape Town, mother city, for the purpose of ministry. It has now been three years since they established the local church.
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Anele is a 24 years old young woman born and raised in Uitenhage, now known as Kariega.
Anele is a mother of a 4 years old baby girl. She was raised by her grandmother after her parents died because of HIV/Aids. In her upbringing; life wasn't easy for her as she had to step in at a young age (in grade 3) and help her grandmother to raise her 3 siblings who 2 of them were born with ailments (HIV & Asthmatic). It was hard for her to be a normal child because of suffering with depression and having alot of questions. She almost drowned herself on alcohol and gave up on her dream but, that was never her option. In 2019 Anele Started a foundation where girls and women who went through the same situation she was in could draw healing. After her challenges of the journey, she discovered that out of the hurt we go through, we look for places to belong to, where we may feel loved and appreciated and we tend to run to men thinking they'll give us all this love; not knowing that sometimes we are digging our own graves. We have this void we trying to fill that we're trying so hard to drift away from; and that makes us to forget about who we are and what we want. This foundation is for that purpose; it is her offer for independence to women who feel so dependent; not only financially but also mentally and emotionally. They aim to empower women to own their power and unite their collective strength to revolutionise the business landscape and rise into unimaginable potential while empowering others. We all have a story to tell but it differs how we tell it.
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J.N. DESIGNS designs anything out of metal, steel and wood. They do any gates, fencing, any furniture, wendy house, wooden decks, custom made braai stands, indoor braai stands, razor wire, electric fencing, car ports and staircases.
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Mthokozisi Nkosi is a food safety, and food borne disease consultant based in PE. He was born in KZN and moved to PE in 2014 and worked for several years before launching his own business.
His primary background is in Food Science, Public Health, Agriculture and Business Management. Field of study: Master of Science in Agriculture, MBA, BSc (Agriculture) specialising in Food Science, Hons in Public Health and currently pursuing Master of Science in Public Health. Mthokozisi started the business in July 2018 and formally registered it in September 2018. They basically work with businesses to: 1. Prevent food borne illnesses, 2. Address any food borne illnesses that could have occurred including proposing solutions 3. Investigate food borne infection for companies whose clients may have suffered a food borne illness, etc. They have worked in Mozambique shale gas camps investigating diseases, etc and the rest of South Africa. Mthokozisi also sits in the District Health Council of NMB.
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Auto Care Diagnostic and Coding provides you with a full detailed report of your vehicle's electrical system. They also clear all your faulty codes in the electrical system and align your control units. as well as do coding of control modules.
Have you ever sent your car in for repairs only to get it back with the same problems? Auto Care Diagnostic and Coding acquired a revolutionary diagnostic machine that connects with the vehicle's electrical system to hone in on exactly where the problem is, and it's crazy accurate! They also come to you! So if you live inside Gqeberha/Port Elizabeth, drop them a message or contact the number on their page and they'll come and do a complete diagnostic scan of your vehicle. Don't get caught off-guard by not having your engine lights checked. Contact them ASAP! Tune in to hear the founder and director Werner Van Heerden tell the story of how the business was established, the various challenges faced, the vision that drives them, and how you can benefit from some amazing products and services they offer.
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Samantha Ntanjana Bonakele was born in 1988/11/08 in the vibrant suburb of Mdanstane in East London. In 2015 she was bitten by the entrepreneur bug and ever since then she has never looked back. Coming from a business background it had a big influence in her taking that decision. The birth of Su Casa Started after the hard lockdown. She took the leap of faith, telling herself it's now or never. Samantha always had a passion or art and everything unique.
Su Casa (meaning His House in Spanish) Su Casa Randsamm Pty Ltd is all about making beautiful homes and assisting in making a person create their background for their best life. Home accessories can be life enhancing. Su Casa Randsamm Pty Ltd encourages people to invest in a good looking home. Your home and how it looks plays a big role in determining one's mood. As individuals we are living in such stressful times, Su Casa Randsamm Pty Ltd aims to help you create a home that you want to come home to. Items that are sold by Su Casa Randsamm Pty Ltd. are personally picked to give your home an uplift at an affordable price. Let your home be an expression of who you are. They offer a wide range from dining sets to the smallest of details in your cutlery, comfort and affordability are standards they firmly stand by at Su Casa Randsamm Pty Ltd.
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Dickson Andrew, originally from Zimbabwe is the founder and director of Andrew's Tilers. He is based in Port Elizabeth.
He started doing tiling in Brits, in the North West in 2013, he then moved to Port Elizabeth in 2015. It wasn't an easy journey to establish his business here in Port Elizabeth, and to tap into the market. In 2016, he got a job in Lorraine, in tiling using splashback tiles; the client was so happy with the job that she decided to start Dickson a Facebook page, Andrew Tilers. Since the Facebook page was opened, clients started liking, posting and sharing it, posting very good reviews and so forth, and soon enough Dickson was flooded with business. Dickson is very happy that God introduced him to that first client who goes by the name of Liesel.
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Gelato is ice-cream made the Italian way. It is superior to regular ice-cream and only the finest, natural ingredients are used. Gelato has half the fat content of regular ice-cream. No vegetable fat is used, only fresh milk and cream from local cattle. Their flavors are made from fresh fruit and whole ingredients that they bake, squeeze, crush, chop or blend themselves in their factory. They don't use off-the-shelf powder ice-cream mixes.
They manufacture their own gelato in Newton park using the same secret recipe that won awards in Rome. They also introduced il Gelato Bubble Waffles to PE and surrounding areas. They add three secret ingredients adding the 'magic' to every bubble waffle. They also offer brownies, sundaes, milkshakes, vegan smoothies and lots more.
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Richard Jackson is the director and founder of SHEQ Consulting. He is an industrious, self-disciplined entrepreneur with a big passion for and with extensive knowledge and experience in Food Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems. He's got an eye for detail and with the ability to work under pressure in a multicultural environment. He is also a Food Safety Management System lead auditor.
About SHEQ Consulting: SHEQ Consulting is a food safety and quality management systems consulting and training firm with its Head office based in Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha. The firm services clients across Africa, mainly Mozambique, Swaziland, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Namibia, South Africa and Botswana. The organisation provides consulting and training solutions for the food industry mainly in, fresh produce, dairy, meat processing, complimentary medicines, fishing, and feed processing facilities, packaging manufacturing, farming and food distribution facilities. Some of the training programs that they offer are as follows: 1. Basic Food Safety for Factory Staff 2. Food Safety for Maintenance and Utilities 3. Pre-Requisite Programmes for Food Safety based on ISO 22202-1 4. HACCP Implementation 5. ISO 22000:2018 6. FSSC 22000 Ver 5.1 Transition 7. FSSC 22000 Ver 5.1 Implementation 8. BRC Issue 8 - Food 9. Internal and Supplier Auditing 10. Food Fraud Prevention 11. Food Defense
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Ps. P. Ntlatywa is originally from the Transkei (Ngqeleni). He is a born again child of God.
Ps P. Ntlatywa is the Founder and the Senior Pastor of Christ Sanctuary International; Founder and Director of Mnye Umlamleli which is an Evangelism Movement. He holds various Theological Certificates from various Colleges including (SATS and Veritas). He is a full time employee of the NMU working in the IT Department as a Lecturer and holds a Masters in IT with NMU. He is married for 9 years this year with 2 daughters. Ps P. Ntlatywa is passionate about preaching Christ, Education and Development and touching the lives of people holistically.
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Westway Solutions started in 2020 when South Africa was placed on Lockdown for the first time. Mark co-owns Westway Tickets with his Mom Hellen. They became a household name for 20yrs in the Afrikaans music and events industry.
They worked tirelessly to build a reputation of excellence in customer service and experience. They built their website www.westway.co.za from scratch to where it is now with payment integration etc. Covid Restrictions took away their source of income. They are currently down R300k and no end in sight unfortunately. As we all know, starting a business from scratch with no funds is hard. They have had to rethink things and launch Westway Solutions. Having experienced the financial setback, they have had to fight tough and bail to stay afloat. Westway Solutions is a totally different concept from the previous business. How does Westway Solutions work? You contact Mark via whatsapp or via the website requesting one of their services or products. He then relays to a trusted network partner to contact you to provide a free quotation. Once work has been completed Mark's service provider will give him a referral commission. This business model makes it that all work together in helping each other during this difficult period we are facing. |
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Teagan was born in Port Elizabeth. HE was enrolled in Grey from grade 1 and completed his schooling at Grey. After school he was not too sure what he wanted to do. His passion was sports, but he never pursued it after school. He decided to approach a company looking to be employed. They do work for the banks, installing and de-installing ATM’s as well as locksmithing and etc. He was fortunate enough to get the job as a store-man manager. Yes, he was “thrown into the deep end and had to learn how to swim very quickly”. He was then fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to work “out on the field” doing ATM installing and deinstalling. Where his colleague and himself had a good relationship. His colleague left the company and umbrellaed under another company doing the same work. While still at the company, Teagan learnt a little bit of locksmithing, and was always looking for bigger opportunities to grow. His ex-colleague then offered me a job at his new company doing the same work as well as locksmithing. He learnt a lot at his company, and found his new passion, locksmithing. Teagan then decided that for him to further his career and learn more about the trade that he was so passionate about, he would have to join a locksmithing company. He then applied at one of the biggest locksmithing companies in Port Elizabeth. He was asked to open a safe before they would decide whether he would get the job. So that is what he did, and fortunately enough was given the opportunity to work there. He was employed as a safe and access control technician. This is where he grew and specialized in his field. Teagan had goals and visions and to reach them, he knew that there was a lot to learn, and he had to learn as much as possible as fast as possible. Which is what he did, from opening houses to opening safes. They also specialize in other fields such as access control. Which he had to learn from scratch, and had to learn very quickly. While at their organization, Teagan would take days off to go on courses in which he would learn more about fields he was interested in, such as, CCTV and Electric Fencing. He was satisfied he had learnt enough and was ready to open his own company. Teagan decided to hold back on opening his own company when covid hit. He waited it out until he came to a decision that it was either now or never. Teagan's passion is locksmithing, access control, CCTV and electric fencing but what he saw was opportunity. Over this period, he has seen how people are struggling and crime has been getting worse. Being in the security industry he saw plenty of break-ins in vehicles, houses and even ATM’s. So, to see how pricing has gone up on everything and to see how people are looking for security equipment to be installed as well as repairs and etc, but with prices on callouts and labour being so high, often they are not able to afford it and rather hold back on having extra security installed. This is the reason he opened DC Energized. Teagan wants to be able to offer the same services at a more affordable rate. He also tried to be as mobile in his services as possible. This allows him to come to site and complete any locksmithing, Access Control, CCTV and electric fencing. DC Energized is registered as a security service provider by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority.Reg.No. 3195407
Fencing services as possible from the comfort of the customers home, especially over the covid period. DC ENERGIZED is registered with PSIRA and it is important that the public use PSIRA approved locksmiths as they are legally allowed to operate in the industry. This means that they abide by all regulations of the law, which include safeguarding the customer's information and security as well as securing the customer's belongings to regulatory specifications and guaranteed workmanship. Don’t settle for less! Use the Best! Use DC ENERGIZED! They are affordable and they are here you.
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Lionel Lodewyk co-owns Triple L Plumbing and Projects with his wife Berylnise Lodewyk.
Triple L plumbing and projects does plumbing and bathroom installations as well as tiling. His role in the business is to go and see potential clients for quotations as well as working out plans for them. He works directly with his clients and they get peace of mind working with one of the owners. They get familiar with his face and he's only a phone call away. They worked from home, started with zero and moved into a shop after a few years. They also worked for major factories and companies in and around Port Elizabeth. Growing into a business owners was a great achievement for them. His passionate about his business and loves what he does. He also loves to interact with his clients and they develop lasting relationships. Their customers are always right. Their promise is honesty and customer satisfaction! Their interest is to invest in their workers to improve their skills, to grow and make the company a huge success.
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Sanville is a technical and practical individual with a strong business acumen, leveraging over 20 years of experience of creating business value through Dialogue, Capital Raising, Venture Capital, Blockchain Technology, Fintech Firms and Business Management and Business Mentoring.
He is well versed in implementing profound transformation of business and organisational activities, processes, competencies and models to fully leverage the changes and opportunities of mix of digital platforms and accelerating impact. He has a keen interest and understanding of Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Reporting, Data Capturing, Capital Raising and Financial.
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Elsubie Verlinden is the director of 33 and Me Talent Agency, agent for The New York Film Academy, producer of The International ARTS Talent Showcase, presenter on the national TV Show Droom Troue, and lastly the Executive Producer of Live Your Dream TV Show.
Elsubie Verlinden, has spent the better half of her long-standing career, helping others to achieve their dreams. Director of 33 and Me Talent Agency, Elsubie Verlinden, works closely with actors, singers, models, dancers and voice-over artists, developing their skills in their separate faculties and assisting them with business opportunities where possible, both locally and internationally. Her models have booked brands such as: Hugo Boss, NBA, Dolce & Gabbana and walked the runways of New York Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, SA Fashion Week and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. International Films such as The Giver with Meryl Street, Avengers, Disneys Queen of Katwe with Lupita Nyongo, The Journey is the Destination, 24 Hours to Live with Ethan Hawke and The Last Post. Singers under Elsubie’s management have made it through to the Television rounds of American Idol, performed in the world-renowned Apollo Theatre and Bitter end, and graced the theatres in New York as working artists. Taylor Swifts music video Bad Blood as well as Broadway has seen the feet of dancers that Elsubie brought to the USA. She further excels in furthering local Artist's talent by providing International Education as the Agent for the New York Film Academy helping secure partial scholarships for local artists to study in the USA. After years of success, working closely with young hopefuls and educating them with the belief that anything is possible, she now wishes to share the message with a broader audience. In doing so, Verlinden has secured her own television show, titled ‘Live Your Dream’, set for launch in August this year. The aim is to inspire young, new and aspiring talent to live out their own unique dream. A mother of three, owner of four organizations and local TV presenter, Verlinden has been a warrior in a time when heroes are much needed. She continues to bring hope, motivation, and empowerment to artists all over Africa. Verlinden says, “Our objective is to inspire and equip young creatives in our country to step up and own their purpose, to live out their dream wholeheartedly despite their social or economic background.”
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Mr Kofi Anderson is the manager of Bay IT Services which was started by his daughter Sbulele Anderson. He migrated to SA over 20 years ago and has been running various businesses which I started from scratch which includes fixing shoes, hair cutting, coffin manufacturing and exporting and finally a graphic designing and branding company.
At Bay IT they offer : Business Branding from (Logo to vehicle Branding) Graphic Designing T-shirt Printing Website Designing Business registration
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Nathalie Moolman is a daughter of the Most high, wife to Franklin, (her intelligent, handsome and patient husband), and mother to 4 awesome kids.
She is an entrepreneur and has a Lochners Biltong Deli franchise situated in Bluewater Bay. Their shop Motto which was captioned by their youngest daughter, Nicole is, "We serve differently". This is a credo that they apply daily and consistently in the business. She also has a decor hiring business which she operates from home in Heathpark / Extension 24. Both businesses are in the fledgeling stages. Nathalie's background is Retail. She was employed at one of SA's major retailers until June 2017 having been employed there for 25 years. The franchise is 3 years old to-date. Natalie has no claim to fame and she weighs her achievements and failures at the end of each day.
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Raheel Mottiar, a 16-year-old aspiring actor from Johannesburg, was selected to represent the African Continent on an international stage next year in the United States of America.
He has always known that the world of acting was for him. Raheel has had constant dreams about inspiring the youth through his art of acting. During lockdown last year, he realized he was finished making excuses and letting his dream slip further and further away from him, but rather to start making it less of a dream and more of a reality. He signed up for the International Arts and Talent Showcase in collaboration with 33 and Me Talent Agency, which is held annually in Johannesburg. At the showcase, he performed to a panel of judges such as Mr. Joey Hunter, Former Ford Models president; Ms Rhavynn Drummer; Executive casting director for Tyler Perry Studios; Mr. Nate Butler, X Factor and Mr. Blaze Johnson,from The Voice America Season 8. He received a callback which meant that the judges had specially selected contestants to fly to New York and showcase their talent at the largest talent convention in the world in July 2022. Raheel believes that we all have a story to tell, and would love to tell his to inspire you to know that there is no limit to what we can achieve and that we can do anything we put our minds to. It was Nelson Mandela who said, "A winner is a dreamer who never gives up"
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Established in 1996, MIET AFRICA is a regional organization with its head office in South Africa. Its purpose is to promote the holistic development of children and youth and their associated school communities in the SADC region by supporting education, as well as health and socioeconomic development, where it relates to education.
Their purpose is to improve the lives of children and youth. Their vision is to create a world where all children and youth have access to quality education and development opportunities. Their mission is supporting change in the education ecosystem through innovation, partnership and enabling policy They partner to maximize the impact of their work, through collaboration and cooperation with government, civil society, business, the development sector, labour and communities. MIET AFRICA has always had a special focus on the most impoverished and vulnerable school communities. This has deepened their understanding of education systems and obstacles facing children and youth, including poor quality education, poverty, gender, disability, abuse, HIV&AIDS, and other health-related and social issues. The Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Programme is funded by the Global Fund and offers an age-tailored combination prevention package for adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24, with biomedical, behavioural and structural components. MIET AFRICA was appointed to implement prevention programmes by the three Global Fund primary recipients in the following areas: AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA): Zululand Abaqulusi Sub-district, KZN; Beyond Zero: Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Health Sub-district, Eastern Cape; and National AIDS Convention of South Africa (NACOSA): Tshwane Sub-district, Gauteng. The programme started on 1 April 2019 and will run until 31 March 2022.
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Sizwe Mlungwana is the owner of Sizwe Mlungwana Properties, which has offices in Gqeberha and East London. Sizwe has been in the real estate sector since 2007.
Sizwe Mlungwana Properties started in August 2018 in East London, and then the Gqeberha office in October 2020. They have a staff of 60, dedicated to giving opportunities to young and old alike, who have never been exposed to Real Estate.
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Haroldene Tshienda is an award winning author and performance poet. She is the founding director of Tshienda Publications and co-owner of Onet PC Solutions (Pty, Ltd) based in Kuilsriver in the Western Cape.
With over a thousand copies of her literature sold, she has inspired women, youth, readers and seekers all over the world with her writing, storytelling, poetry performances and motivational talks. Her first anthology, Never Give Up (Healing words from a poet), won the 2016/17 award for Contribution to Literary Arts at the Cultural Affairs Awards hosted Western Cape Department of Arts, Culture and Sports. She started writing regularly in 2007 while recovering from a period of abuse, rejection and failure. There was very little structure to her writing process, and she didn’t plan to do anything with the poems. During this time of brokenness, she aimed mostly to just keep on going and to pen down her feelings and thoughts. She is a Human Rights Peer Educator for Africa Unite, a proud Wing Warrior for the SAWFB movement and an ambassador for The Warrior Project. Haroldene was also one of the delegates to present Western Cape Provincial Parliament at the 40th Anniversary of the June 1976 Uprising in Soweto. Haroldene published 6 books so far and her last two titles BEYOND THE PAIN and SHE IS POETRY will receive 2 honouree awards at the 4th Annual Global African Authors Awards in Johannesburg on 31 July 2021. She is indeed a humble soul but fights like a warrior to stay happy and healthy.
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Ronel Fourie, 31 years old, is the owner and therapist of Holistic Beauty by Ronel. She is also a wife and mother of a lovely 19 month old baby girl.
Ronel grew up in Secunda in Mpumalanga and went to study Somatology in Potchefstroom in 2009. She completed her studies in 2012 with a Diploma in Somatology, Diploma in Therapeutic massage therapy as well as her national and international qualifications Cidesco, Cidesco Spa & SAAHSP. She worked for 5 years in Johannesburg for Sorbet and Soulstice day spa where she gained more experience and knowledge. She moved to Port Elizabeth and I worked at Beautiful You for 2 & 1/2 years and decided to start the journey of having her own salon. Holistic Beauty by Ronel is 2 & 1/2 years old now. Ronel's passion is having her clients walk out of her salon feeling refreshed, changed and better than when they first walked in. She goes the extra mile for her clients, and client care is the most important part of her service. Ronel is friendly, helpful, understanding and has a lot of perseverance. She loves spending time with her family and friends and hosting people for meals and entertainment. Ronel loves cats and their cuddles too. She enjoys reading, painting, watching series and listening to music in her spare time. She is also a child of God and puts Him first in everything she does. All her business decisions and the way she carries herself is because of Him. She is part of Oxygen Life Church and they meet in the Western Suburbs at Kabega Primary School.
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