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.it was early Jan 2004, matric results just came out with 2As, 2Bs, 2Cs 😭. But I couldn't afford Wits registration fee. So I asked mother for R20 return taxi fare to go hustle in Polokwane with a brown envelope, plan was to just walk into every govt building & ask for help. 🤣
What has been your biggest or best or favourite moment of luck? A moment that you just know changed the trajectory of your life.
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.asking is much better than pretending to know ❤
Your boyfriend is on the TL asking for someone to explain the economic implications of the oil price crash to him. That’s your man and you love him though
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.ey man, y'all gon need to start mentioning the country in Africa ya be talkin' bout. 😒
I hate it when people call this government clueless because they’re not. They’re WICKED.
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.next thing I'm registered for BCom Accounting, at this point I'm emotional asf but keeping it cool. I've been sent to Housing. At 3pm, I was walking down from Madiba Heights, carrying keys to room 417.
.at the end of the day, I was a 1st year student because of that man.
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.I have come to appreciate that nails, hair and flowers are essential to this girl's mood. It's not science, it's art. Logically, I can't explain it but I get it. Now I need to enter into retainer arrangements with service providers.
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.I have a problem with people who treat entrepreneurship as some kind of a silver bullet to solving the challenge of unemployment
Ndabeni-Abrahams urges S.Africans to take the entrepreneurship route
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.I bumped into something so regal and ravishing on LinkedIn.
"A fashion show for the seniors" by
@slickcityceo
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.you think that rakgadi would have had that energy if it was her brother who brought a woman in their house?
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.me: uploads a CV on a job application portal
."Please manually complete the work experience and education section"
.me:
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.now I'm on way home to the village. I haven't eaten anything since morning. I get home to tell my govt pensioner mother. She & I couldn't what just happened, me being away at uni was kept a secret for full 6 months. Rest of family didn't know where I was. Luckiest break ever! 😭
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.can we agree that starting over as many times as you can is actually a privilege?
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.Samthing Soweto is loved. Ntsika is loved. Buhle is loved. Master P is loved. The Soil is utterly loved. ❤️
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.I woke up to an emailed invoice sent by my wife. It says "repatriation of allowance" for urgent stuff she had to buy yesterday. Gag is her invoice has no banking details on it. So I have sent it back - another 30 days delay!
.I don't make Account Payable rules 💀
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.considering that I was the 1st person in the family (of 11 kids, I was 18 then & mother was 68 yo) to go to university at that time, the breakthrough was just unfathomable. Throughout December, we'd asked literally anyone to help with 2k for Wits registration. A wonderful God 😭
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.reference as you write
Telling yourself that you will fix the citations after you've finished writing is how the madness begins.
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.we are overworked. we are underpaid. we are poor!
South Africa has the longest working hours in the world - University of Oxford
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.situation rn, elders are in charge now ❤
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.our gorgeous spartan boy is 4 years old today 😍
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.I don't encourage this. It's not a sign of productivity or commitment. Please don't do it. On leave days, weekends and holidays, DO YOU!
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.South Africa has just been named as the most unequal society in the world by World Bank (WB). WB says inequality more than doubles when factoring in RACE, and unequal LAND ownership perpetuates generational poverty. 💔😭
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.it's funny what you put out there in the universe 🥹
.guys I’m looking for a 4 bedroom upstairs house in an estate that comes with a pool, lapa, fireplace, 3 bathrooms & decent yard.
.budget is R911.10.
.thušang!
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.there's an 18 months part-time cloud computing internship by Standard Bank that's offering R10k pm with student medical aid. It's starting in April 2023. Age target: between 18 & 30. Must have degree/diploma in tech field. Go apply & become a Cloud Engineer!
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.no August photo dump. Just to say the most exciting thing we did this month was move into our dream mini farm house within a city while we were celebrating 🍾 our year anniversary. ❤️🥺
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.I have been speaking English all my life and neither USA nor Great Britain has offered not a single acre of land. So please, ska re nyela!
Let's give these guys a piece of land guys. What do you think🤔
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.seeing new RTs on this story. I appreciate the comments. One day I'll share more stories of my upbringing. But for now, each time I look back, it's truly through the wonders & grace of God & ancestors to have escaped. Everyday now is a dream, tbqh. Odds have been defied already!
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.resist the urge to upgrade your lifestyle when you get a salary increase. You'll cry tears!
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.when you're asked how did you start your biz, don't be giving out some philosophical BS!
.BE SPECIFIC!!! STEP BY STEP
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.that you need 2 or 3 friends in your corner who can lend you R350k without flinching.
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.he makes a call & then says: "I've just called University of Limpopo, with your results, you'll get 1 year bursary that covers registration, tuition & campus accommodation. I need you to go to Turfloop right now!". I look at him w/ confusion & desperation. I have R10 left. 😭😭
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.he continues & asks: "do you know where Turfloop is & how to get there?". I shake my head. He proceeds "do you even know where to find the taxis to go there? you don't have money neh?". I shake my head further. He whips out R50 & tells me to go to PnP. I take the cash & off I go
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.the high unemployment rate in the country is not a license to treat people like shit because you think they will be grateful for the jobs created. treat people with dignity, kindness and decent compensation!
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.I go to security & say Mr Mojapelo of Polokwane Municipality has sent me to Ausi Mapula. He sends me to her. She takes my cert, punches on her PC, gives me a blue slip & says go to Admin building. Off I go. Queue up a bit there but eventually get another slip. Now go to B Block
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.the newly weds going on their honeymoon in Zanzibar. I'm so teary. 💕😢
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.we are celebrating a 4-year anniversary 🥰. From a DM to 200 kids later 🤭! Taking it one day at a time, together in love until the sun sets 🥺. 🍾 ❤️ 😍
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.emotions haven't kicked in yet. I get the taxi, arrive at Gate 2 of UL. I'm so scared & anxious about all of this, I'm talking to nobody, even a homeboy who spotted me. I race straight to S Block as instructed. I get there, it's like 1994 elections queue. Shit! I refuse to queue
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.in 1994, SAB trucks were used to deliver ballot papers. Same trucks trucks were used to deliver condoms during early 2010s. Today with alcohol banned during the lockdown, SAB donates alcohol, makes hand sanitizers & uses their trucks to deliver em. I stan! 🔥🍻🍻
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#GiftSindiLife
as at 20:14 tonight
- Crowdfund platform = R661k
- Woolies = R100k
- 1Life = R100k
- DsTV = R100k (my estimate)
- Food = R100k (my estimate)
We potentially have R1Mil. 😭
Next brands: ~ R200k (my estimate)
- Nandos
- LeCreusetSA
For now, let’s keep DONATING!
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.now in town with R10 left in my pocket. I end up at the municipal buildings, ask the security that I'm looking for a bursary. Lady says go to floor 9, everyone is there applying. I get there, there's this snake long queue to some office. Everyone is carrying a brown envelope😭🤣
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.love a person in a language of their preference, not in yours.
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.I'm like nah, I'm not queueing...I go straight to the office & say I was asked to come here. The man in the office then says "let me see your results". I show him. He asks me "you wanna go to Wits? why when there are universities here at home?". I mumbled & he said "wait there".
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.UNISA has made quality higher education incredibly accessible. It's an important institution!
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.backstory: we been dating for 3 months, I bought her return ticket to Michigan so we can spend
#christmas
together. We did Detroit-Chicago-DC-Philadelphia-NYC city tour. Spent NYE on Times Square. Today we’re happily married. Character is the currency, not time ❤️
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.I don't know, man. It just sounds like someone thinking throwing money at problems that don't require money will make those problems go away
"One day I bought my ex a very fancy car and the response wasn't what I expected."😳😳
War between Enhle Mbali & Black Coffee far from over 🤞
Knives are out between Grammy-award-winning music producer & his 'ex'.
Moses Tembe
#Ntandokazi
#JusticeForAKA
Capitec Apple Pay Braam
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.I don't have the right words for it but in the main, the entire socio-economic system in SA is not designed for a Black parent to be fully present in their child's schooling life. It's practically impossible for the majority to participate in the education of their children.
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.do not deprive her of affection because you're mad ❤️
She thought cause I was mad she wasn't gone get flowers this month. TF you think you married to 🙄
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.FNB commits R200 million to the Vumela Enterprise Development Fund (Vumela 4.0) to finance SMEs and scale-ups! Go get funded ya'all!
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.my wife is such a fine fine fine girl. Jeeezus! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
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.I present you, the President & the First Lady. Mogatšaka is a fine fine girl 😍🥰❤️
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.successful people have a strong support structure. they have mentors, influential friends, family with networks, people with money, etc. you CANNOT do it alone.
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.people generally don't like it when you serve them their own medicine. it's the wildest thing for me!
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.on this day 3 years ago I asked
@MsLishia
to be my girlfriend after meeting on the TL. Now we are married with 100 kids and I couldn't be more happier. What a fine badass girl. I love this girl to f*ck and back! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
#Happy3YearAnniversary
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.not only do we fail to read the room, we are also lazy, unimaginative & fail to create our own event. we'd rather take advantage of another moment. once again, bare minimum 💔
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.I'm her father, we enthusiastically tutu ❤
Thoughts on this? Fellas would you do this for your daughter?
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.sending all my regards to small business entrepreneurs and startup founders. Please keep building, no matter how small the progress is, continue creating ❤️🙏🏾
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.birthday girl looked so hot & sexy. leshambola, lep'yatla...ke re tshipi 🔥 😍🧡
.happy birthday to my favorite person in the entire world, the one that stole my heart the moment we met, the one with an incredible kindness & aura. You make life sweeter, baby 💕. One day at a time, together in love. I look forward to celebrating more birthdays with you. ❤️🎊🎁
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.”Bosses who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.”
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.waking up to a "we are pleased to offer you a space as a student for Masters in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation..." email.
.I'm starting 2022 as a Wits University student.
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@MsLishia
and I felt it was time to now involve the two families, close friends and the South African government into our relationship and companionship. One day time, together in love. 🥰❤️😍🥺
#MagadiAMorongwa
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.a thread of what I believe you should put in your proposal: for a project/ event/ biz/ or whatever.
.feel free to add or enhance.
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.you can steal the idea but you cannot replicate the passion, resourcefulness & insights from the original folks
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.choosing to be a deadbeat in a hypothetical situation is mad business bro. 😩
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.funny story, this tweet in person. I was at Thanksgiving dinner & I just couldn't fake it. I was so stressed by the food I experienced 😫
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.happy birthday to the love of my life, to the woman who has my heart! In you I have found a friend for life. May the Almighty and your ancestors continue to guard your beautiful heart, and to bless you abundantly. I love you, Mmabona 😍❤️🎊🎈🎁🎂🥳🎉
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.I highly recommend long-distance bus or train travel with your partner. It's like taking a park walk. Not only is it therapeutic & encourages deeper connections, but it's another way to create beautiful memories. I'm for prolonged time spent together talking & in silence. ❤️✨️
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.if you launched your startup last year and people didn’t notice, relaunch it again this year!
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.showing up at friend's wedding 🥰 to finish off a tough month on a happy note ❤
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.1st world countries are nationalising their key assets and becoming protectionist while we, the 3rd world country, are obsessed with relinquishing our key assets over to private hands. insane!
| Germany nationalises gas firm Uniper to avert winter energy collapse
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.it's truly remarkable that in 2022 the South African taxi industry is still operated on cash payment basis.
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.the mental effects of running a small business aren't talked about enough 😕
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.the happiest day of my life! She has a magical aura. What an honor to share life with her & privilege to call her my wife.
#MagadiAMorongwa
🥰😍🥺😭❤️
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.effort is really the core of any relationship. romantic, friendship, etc!
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.also, I’m deep within feels because I finally got to sleep for the 1st time in our new house with my wife and kids on our wedding day. Welcome the bride in the family & open the house as well 😍🥺
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.I'm looking for someone with construction projects in and around Jozi or Pretoria. I'd like to request an internship/ work experience for my niece with a BSc Hon Construction Project Management from UJ. Thanks
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.we are entering the sensitive pre election phase in SA, they're going to change tone and start saying all the right things. Every event/initiative will be an architecture of electioneering machinery. Be careful not to develop amnesia from the warmth of paper fire. 🇿🇦🫂❤️
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.he's so cute in this, I'm literally just rolling him all over the bed like he's a lil penguin 🐧😍💕
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.my wife looked incredibly beautiful, I couldn’t hold back the tears of joy shem.
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.without a teachable spirit, you won't go far as an entrepreneur shem.
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.wanted this briefcase so bad in my school days 🙆🏾♂️😭
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.on this day last year,
@MsLishia
and I went out on our 1st date. An innocent night out with a girl that completely swept me off my feet. 🥰😍
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.fed me (lunch & dinner) off his bursary for 3 years in varsity as I only had mom's pension money to rely on. he saved my life!
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.Soweto Creamery was started with just R2450? Did the entrepreneur need the R350 grant? What was he depending on in all those 7 months? Can R2450 afford machinery, inventory & marketing collateral to start an ice-cream shop? Why is govt celebrating a $23 grant used differently?
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.I hope the new breed of young business owners & entrepreneurs will have the moral compass & ethical conduct to stay clear of corrupt activities.
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.also, I'm impressed that she even found an accounting software to generate an invoice. Her commitment to recouping cash is impeccable. But I can't process that invoice, audit would kill me! 💀🤣
.after she rectifies bank details, I'm sending it back again to include my Tax # 💀
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.speaking English well is NOT a sign of intelligence
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