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THANDI NGXONGO FAWZIA PEER

Director and Founder of handi MaThabethe when she came to Durban Councillor and Ex Deputy awzia Peer is currently Fawzia has experienced
Thandekile Projects Ngxongo is the to further her studies. Mayor eThekwini a councillor as well racism, sexism, ageism,
Tdynamic and Following completing her Fas a former deputy cultural and religious
motivated director and first degree, she joined mayor in the eThekweni prejudice. Where others
founder of Thandekile the Engen refinery at municipality. Her political may have been discouraged,
career has spanned 26
Projects, which has Wentworth as a qualified years in local government, she has remained steadfast
because Fawzia is driven
different portfolios: BP chemical engineer. and she considers herself a fundamentally to serve the
Moore Road Service Commenting on her veteran ANC activist. community.
Station, Thandi’s Kitchen, journey, Thandi says, “I
Property Investment, think that we must never In her positions as the Fawzia is an industrial
vice president of Minara
and the uThandekile shy away from the fact that Chamber of Commerce and relations consultant by
Foundation. profession and this skill set,
we may be the only person the chairperson of Minara combined with living in the
Thandi comes from a at the table who is female. Business and Professional oppressive, racist regime of
small rural town near But if you know your story Women, she works closely Apartheid fuelled her desire
Mooi River in KwaZulu- and you are passionate and to carry out Minara’s to contribute to changing the
Natal where she attended skilled, then it is easy for vision of promoting and narrative through political
strengthening business
school. Her journey in the people to grasp your vision activities for its members. engagement, activism and
petroleum industry started and run with it.”  finally her leadership in local
Over the years in politics, government. 

DR NOMUSA SHEZI CLAUDETTE SIGAMONEY

Neurosurgeon octor Nomusa The medical doctor Managing Director of CiaLeeTeez laudette Sigamoney entrepreneurs to grow their
Shezi has made completed her matric (Pty) Ltd and Impilwenhle is a visionary businesses. Claudette is
Dhistory by being at Pietermaritzburg Centrepreneur and proud to have had hundreds
the first black female Girls High School in wears many hats as a of mentees come through
neurosurgeon in KwaZulu- 2003. In the following business and community her hands.
Natal. She works at the year she enrolled for a leader. As managing director Claudette has been very
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Bachelor of Medicine and of CiaLeeTeez (Pty) Ltd and involved with round
Central Hospital in Bachelor of Surgery at the Impilwenhle, she empowers table conferences where
Durban and her job sees University of KwaZulu- and enhances the skills of she spends much of her
her conducting operations Natal’s Nelson R Mandela both women and youth time concentrating on
on the brain and spinal School of Medicine. entrepreneurs. Claudette is marrying SMMES with
cord. Nomusa sees up to Nomusa completed her the former vice president big corporates to promote
100 patients a week. She studies in 2008. She and former chairperson of procurement opportunities.
has a particular interest in joined the department of SMME and entrepreneurial Her leadership ability
functional neurosurgery, neurosurgery in Durban development of the Durban has also diversified into
which deals with treating in 2012 as a medical officer Chamber of Commerce and roles such as keynote
epilepsy that does not and in 2013 enrolled to Industry. speaker, public speaker
respond to medication, train as a specialist for As an ambassador and and programme director
movement disorders and four years to become a as a voice of SMMEs, she on various business and
pain syndromes. neurosurgeon.  has mentored successful government platforms. 

KIM WOODS NOMFUNDO XABA

Managing Partner and Co-owner im Woods is the the ranks as a manager and Radio Host and Change omfundo Xaba about life is that if your
of Tyson Properties Durban managing partner now an owner of her own Agent aka ‘Mfundo passion and your heart
Kand Co-owner of branch. NDazzling’ was born are focused on something,
Tyson Properties Durban Her most valued title is that in Port Shepstone was somehow the universe
– an award-winning real of ‘mom’ and she is a mother raised in the small town brings it to you,” she
estate company based to two children – her son of Mtubatuba, North of explained.
in Morningside, KZN. co-owns and co-manages KwaZulu-Natal.
The company operates in the business with her. This doting wife and mom
all aspects of property, Kim also has the unique With a radio career loves every moment spent
including buying, selling, opportunity of working with spanning just six years, with family to bond and
leasing and commercial her daughter and the most she has hosted live music enjoy fun activities.
property from the M7 phenomenal team. shows, summits and A self-branded change
in the south through to seminars, gala dinners, agent, Nomfundo has
the Umhlanga river in Kim currently runs a business dinners, corporate poured her heart and
the north. successful internship team buildings, wellness resources to initiatives
training programme at workshops and personal
Kim has been in the her office where she trains development sessions. and campaigns that
property industry for over interested youngsters promote social cohesion
25 years, having started out and equips them to Nomfundo says that she and nation building. She
as a real estate agent and become successful real did not plan her career values love, forgiveness,
working her way through estate agents.  path. “One of the beauties and respect. 

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