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South Africa: From the son of a farmhand to owner of a successful commercial dairy farm

South Africa: From the son of a farmhand to owner of a successful commercial dairy farm

Africa Links 24 with Naledi Sikhakhane
Published on 2024-08-23 11:17:52

Gugulomuzi Ducky Ngcobo, 71, grew up in Donnybrook, near Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal. He says he had a tough father who taught him everything he knows about farming.

His father worked as a farmhand but Ngcobo moved away from farming as a young man. He secretly took driving lessons and began working as a forklift driver, saving 80% of his salary.

After more than a decade of saving, he purchased a taxi and slowly grew in the taxi industry. Eventually, he saved enough money to purchase Summerhill…

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