THE Berea Mail, sat down with Nozipho Zulu, a social entrepreneur and founder of ZuluGal Retro.
Through her business, Zulu has manged to economically empower intellectually disabled people to be self-sufficient.
She provides jobs for a team of 10 people living and working in townships in and around Durban.
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Not only has she built her business by economically empowering these young people, she is also an avid eco-warrior and all her products are made from recycled materials.
Zulu was hand-picked by the he Red Bull Amaphiko Academy, as one of only 20 of the top social entrepreneurs in the country, to attend their in-house training course, and to be part of a one-on-one mentorship programme.
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