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Female auto repairs entrepreneur fixing unemployment and gender prejudice

Female auto repairs entrepreneur fixing unemployment and gender prejudice

Business Africa

South Africa female auto entrepreneur

Despite being discouraged by many, Thembi Sithole ventured into a business widely dominated by men. She runs an auto repairs shop in South Africa.

Thembi – defying worrying unemployment trends in the country, has secured a regular customer base and won the trust of some of the top motor companies in the industry.

Juliet Bawuah and Ruth Lago have more.