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Thuma Mina express at your service

Thuma Mina Express Services is changing the life of Thabang Dlamini.

Prior to starting the business, Dlamini was unemployed but had the idea to start a business that would make life easier for his community.

Established almost three years ago, Thuma Mina is based in Tsakane, which is part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Its core service is to run errands and make small deliveries around the township with a bicycle.

Dlamini said being unemployed pushed him to think out of the box and consider the idea of starting his own business.

Passion creates jobs for rural women

A  burning desire to do more to uplift her community led Lelly Mntungwa to resign as a retail store manager and start her own clothing manufacturing business.

The 38-year-old from Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal says she saw a gap in the market when a leading retailer closed down.

In an effort to reduce the unemployment rate and poverty in the area, she grabbed the opportunity to empower the Msinga community through job creation and skills capacitation.

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