Page 49 - Mangwanani Magazine - June2017
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LIFESTYLE

                 NOT JUST ORDINARY WOMEN:

MANGWANANI STORIES

                 Nikiwe Kolwana - Mangwanani Winelands

                 Nikiwe Kolwana's career              Mangwanani Zevenwacht in December 2005.
                 is just like a colourful
                 tapestry, lled with                 In 2009 the spa was devastatingly destroyed in a re and
                  vibrant images that                 needed to be completely rebuilt. During this period Nikiwe
                  complete the story of a             worked in Kwa-Zulu Natal and managed nomadic events.
                                                      The Spa re-opened in 2011 and Nikiwe was promoted to
                   woman who has                      Branch Manager.
                   become one of
                   Mangwanani's longest               Her journey with Mangwanani includes an overseas trip to
                    standing employees.               Spain and the Netherlands. As she says, “These are the
                                                      wonderful memories that will remain with me forever.”.
                 Nikiwe started her                   Today Nikiwe manages the new Mangwanani Winelands
                                                      Spa in Stellenbosch.
                 career in Gauteng at
                                                      This lady, who embodies so much of the history of the
Nikiwe Kolwana   the local Chicken                    Mangwanani brand has embraced each opportunity
                 Licken restaurant as a               given to her.
                 cashier. In 1994 she
                                                      “I am so grateful for all the people who have supported
                 became a housewife,                  and believed in me over the years. Thank you, thank you
                                                      thank you.”
as her 5 children were smaller and needed her

full attention.

In 2005 Nikiwe was given a leaet advertising job
opportunities for Mangwanani. She started working at

Tholakele Ngcobo - Mangwanani Sibaya

Tholakela started her journey with           day. Clients are always very friendly to
Mangwanani as a trainee during mid-          therapists. I am a hard-worker and give
2016. She worked as a therapist in the       my all to my job. The great thing about
Head, Neck and Shoulder Therapy              being a therapist at Mangwanani is
department.                                  that there are so many directions one
                                             can go in and there is always something
We asked Tholakela about her journey so      new to learn! Thank you Mangwanani”
far and this is what she had to say:

“I really enjoy being a therapist as I love
working with different people from day to

                                                                                       Tholakele Ngcobo

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