Motivated HR Graduate Starts Business To Make Ends Meet, Has Message For Youth: “No One Is Coming To Rescue You”

A South African woman who recently graduated with a degree in Human Resource Management has started a kota business to survive.

Faith Maringa, a Limpopo resident, says that although she is looking for work that is in line with her studies, selling kotas helps her make ends meet The young babe believes that young people should look for their own opportunities and be creative in their pursuit of employment.

A recent Mzansi graduate from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) believes that creativity and innovation can help the youth find employment. The stunning woman chatted with Briefly News about her kota business, future plans and the importance of young people creating their own employment opportunities.

Faith Maringa, a stunning HR graduate from Limpopo, sells delicious kotas to make ends meet while searching for jobs in her field of study.

Faith Maringa, a recent graduate of human resource management (HRM) from Giyani in Limpopo, started her own business called Dokodela’s Corner in 2021, selling delicious kotas and chips to her local community while continually applying for HRM jobs.

“I feel very blessed and grateful for being able to do something instead of complaining that South Africa has no plan for its young people,” she said.

SA crippled by youth unemployment Recent statistics on youth unemployment released by StatsSA are poor, with 64% of young people aged between 15 and 24 still without work, with 42,1% of people between 25 and 34 also jobless.

Although Faith continues to apply for internships in her field of study, the stunner explains that she is satisfied with her work as long as she has money to support herself and help her family pay bills. “The youth unemployment rate in our country encouraged me to start something for myself. The thought of knowing that if I don’t stand up and do something for myself, I will wait for people to give me money keeps me going,” she adds.

The 27-year-old prepares and sells the kotas from her home in a room next to her mother’s spaza shop, and previously told Kasi Voice News that her business inspiration comes from her mom. “I wouldn’t say I support my family members completely, but with the spaza shop that my mother is running, together with the kota business, my mother, younger brother, and I are able to pay the bills,” she adds.

Source:Briefly.co.za

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