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Fighting Drug addiction

 Here's the story: We sat down with a man who had a harrowing journey with addiction. He began by telling us about his early days in tertiary education, where he would occasionally smoke dagga with friends. However, his focus remained on his studies, and he worked hard to graduate and secure a qualification. After landing a job, he started building a life for himself. He got married, bought a property, and even splurged on a car. Life was good, and he felt like he was on top of the world. But one fateful night, while out with friends, he was introduced to heavier narcotics. At first, the experience was exhilarating. He described it as an elevation from the mild high of dagga to a level 5 high, where he felt invincible and euphoric. The effects would last for days, allowing him to party from Friday to Sunday without sleep. The problem, however, began to manifest on Mondays and Tuesdays every week, when the withdrawal symptoms would kick in, and he'd struggle to function at work....

https://www.iol.co.za/travel/south-africa/meet-the-woman-whose-passion-for-tourism-made-her-millions-17143755

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Meet the woman whose passion for tourism made her millions SOUTH AFRICA  /  20 SEPTEMBER 2018, 07:00AM  /  CLINTON MOODLEY Makhosi Msimango, the founder and owner of Ndzenga Tours and Safari Tours, won the MEC’s Award at the KZN Lilizela Tourism Awards last week. Picture: Supplied. Makhosi Msimango, the founder and owner of Ndzenga Tours and Safari Tours is one of the most humble people I have met. The 35-year-old from Hillcrest won the MEC’s Award at the KZN Lilizela Tourism Awards last week, yet she remains so cool, calm and collected. Seated across from her at the Premier Resort Sani Pass, Msimango beams with excitement as she talks about her first award. “I am very honoured and excited to have won this prestigious award. It has not been an easy road, especially in this challenge dominated industry. ADVERTISING inRead  invented by Teads “When you are black and a female, there are not many people who take you seriou...

Business success in Zimbabwe no longer hinges on political connections – DIDG

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INTERNATIONAL  /  16 OCTOBER 2018, 7:00PM  /  JONISAYI MAROMO Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) executive chairman Donovan Chimhandamba addressing potential investors and South African companies doing business in Zimbabwe at an investment summit hosted by the Zimbabwean Embassy in Johannesburg. JOHANNESBURG – The Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group, a leading investor in Zimbabwe that won the tender to recapitalise the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to the tune of $400 million (R5.7 billion), says the days of political patronage for business were a thing of the past under President Emerson Mnangagwa. DIDG executive chairperson Donovan Chimhandamba told an investment summit in Johannesburg that under the previous administration led by former president Robert Mugabe, political clout was the ingredient for success in business and to get lucrative tenders. "It was in 2016 when we won the tender, and it was still unde...

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