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Rising Voices: From Survivorship to Storytelling

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Meet Minakshi a.k.a Mina, a single mum & GBV survivor & a force behind APLGO International in South Africa. A Managing Director since September 2022, with a dash of creativity and strategic brilliance to the realm of marketing and direct sales. Achieving the prestigious Diamond status in just a short span, I have proven to be a true gem in the business world.
Popular SA performer Candida Mosoma is making her exciting debut as a children’s author, having just released her first picture book KHANYI AND THE KITE - the first in the Mbilu Tales series. Candida, who now lives in London (and currently on stage nightly in The Lion King) was in South Africa to talk to Geniene Preston and Anel du Toit about her book.
1 Dec 2025 English South Africa Leisure · Society & Culture

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