“Imbokodo”: Dr Celiwe Ndaba Starts Side Hustle After Settling for R500 Child Maintenance, SA Reacts

• Dr Celiwe Ndaba shared a personal post, explaining that her desire to provide for her children was her main motivation for joining two networking businesses
• The emotional post was shared on her Facebook account, where it attracted a flood of supportive comments and admiration from a compassionate public
• Social media users were inspired by her resilience, praising her as an amazing mother and offering her encouragement for her new business ventures

A local doctor shared a touching post about wanting to provide the best for her three children, after the man she was married to ditched his responsibilities.

The post, shared on Facebook by Dr Celiwe Ndaba, garnered massive views, likes, and comments from social media users who praised her strength and determination.

Dr Celiwe Ndaba shared a post explaining her reason for joining Forever Living and Perfume Co., saying her decision was driven by a need to provide for her three children, especially since their father was not involved. She added that she had opted to settle for a meagre R500 child support as she did not want to drag her divorce out for years, fighting for something she would never get.

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Juggling a job and two side hustles

The doctor noted, however, that while the man wanted to pay R500 for each child, one of her kids' school fees was R4,000. She ended up saying it would have been better if he had been paying the R500, but alluded to the fact that he was not. In the powerful and emotional post, the mother said her motivation was her kids, whom she wanted to give everything they deserved.

SA shows Dr Celiwe love and support

The comments section was filled with reactions from social media users who were deeply touched. Many motivated the doctor to stay strong, assuring her she was an amazing mother. Some shared similar stories, saying they also started network marketing to avoid taking their baby daddies to court, saying it was a long and difficult process.

Others praised her for her strong spirit, saying she was a wise woman who possessed greatness and would flourish in her businesses. Some jokingly said they supported every hustle for kids as long as it wasn't a Dr Nandipha kind of hustle.

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User @Prudy M Jacobs shared:

"Motivated ke sana, I also remember saying yes to 350 per child and walking out of that court with my head held high and started hustling harder for us. Seven years later, we are still doing this life thing and are way better than him wherever he is."

User @Fundiswa Booysen said:

"Your hairstylist is for keeps. You are so beautiful enye nenye (other things), just let God deal with them."

User @Ladygrace Sifile commented:

"Dr Celiwe Ndaba, that was also my motivation to start network marketing in addition to my job 15 years ago. It’s like a dream now because life is good without a loser of a father in it. I never took him to any court ezazi nje ukuba unabantwana ndamnikela kophezulu (because he knows he has a child, I just let God deal with him). My firstborn is 25 and working today, and his siblings have grown. Be strong and never cease to pray."

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User @Toko Bomela-Tyeku added:

"I love and respect you for this, my doctor. You're a wise woman with greatness vested in you. You just happened to hit a detour in your life's journey. Soldier on, woman of worth. Let that bio be updated. May your business overflow and may you never downgrade because of shortages of funds."

User @Phila Magaye commented:

"Bills don’t pay themselves."

User @Melissa Angela Sondiya said:

"You’re the pillar of the ladies, imbokodo for real."

See the Facebook post here.

3 Briefly News articles about Dr Celiwe Ndaba

• Dr Celiwe Ndaba shared a photo of her badly damaged Kia car, using the moment to reflect on a past marriage, the mistakes she made, and her personal growth.
• A doctor hit back at online trolls who questioned her intelligence after sharing how her husband demanded things they couldn't afford, and a car worth R23K.
• Local medical practitioner Dr Celiwe Ndaba removed the Nigerian husband's surname on TikTok to just Dr Celiwe, a move many social media users celebrated.

Source: Briefly News