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Simeon fights poverty PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mandla Khoza   
Thursday, 23 August 2007
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Simeon Mashele with one of his clients
 DRIEKOPPIES – Simeon Mashele makes a living through his barbershop. Mashele a grade12 learner at Joseph Matsebula secondary is fighting poverty by cutting people’s hairs using broken bottles or razors because he has no money to buy hair clippers. and crime simeon who started being a barber in 2001 but using caser and broken bottles to trim people has now grown his business to the entire village of Driekoppies. “I’ve started this business very hard as I was not having equipments to work but in 2004 I bought an electric cutter and that’s where my business started to rock and people around our village are very supportive and some they said I’ve got a skill and really appreciated that, as now I’ve taken being a barber man as a career and as the a big brother at home I’m pleased that my younger brother is also able to help me as he can cut my father is working but as a guy you cant rely on him as he is responsible the 10 of us at home. I’m very happy because now I don’t ask any one to buy me something ,and as president Thabo Mbeki had said vukuzenzele I’ve grabbed his words. “Said mashele smiling.
 
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