Kaya 959 Ekasinomics

From Domestic Worker to Business Builder

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From domestic worker to entrepreneur, Lindiwe Shibambo has built Maid4U into a growing business focused on recruitment, training and compliance in South Africa's household care economy. She joins Kaya Biz to discuss professionalising domestic work, empowering workers and employers, and why franchising could become a new pathway to township entrepreneurship and job creation
7 Oct English South Africa Business

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