Self-Taught Carpenter From Soweto Used Internship Stipend to Start Business Building Wendy Houses, SA Applauds

Self-Taught Carpenter From Soweto Used Internship Stipend to Start Business Building Wendy Houses, SA Applauds

  • A young, skilled woman from Soweto in Gauteng is doing the absolute most as a talented female carpenter
  • Zandile Khumalo used the small salary she earned from her last internship to start her own business and now builds beautiful Wendy houses
  • Commenting on a post shared on Twitter, Mzansi peeps admired the innovative young woman’s hard work and craftsmanship

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A hard-working young woman from Soweto in Gauteng is grinding hard as a self-taught carpenter and makes gorgeous Wendy houses from scratch.

A young lady from Soweto is excelling as a self-taught carpenter
Zandile Khumalo slays as a self-taught carpenter and entrepreneur. Image: @Zandile25701023/Twitter and @KasiEconomy/Twitter.
Source: Twitter

The gorgeous Zandile Khumalo used the small salary she earned as an intern to start her own business called Libolethu Wendys and now wows customers with her amazing talent.

Although the innovative young person’s business is based in Soweto, she operates right across South Africa, and even functions as an ambassador for a company called Codza Log Homes.

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Zandile has recently been honoured in an online post shared by the Kasi Economy page that admired her work and posted some lovely snaps of Wendy houses that she’s built, with the post’s caption reading:

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“Meet Zandile Khumalo, a self-taught carpenter who creates beautiful Wendy houses. She started her own carpentry company with money she saved from her previous internship. She is based in Pimville, Soweto but her services are nationwide.”

Tweeps were quick to admire the young lady’s stellar work, inquiring about her business and congratulating her work in the comment section:

@Double626126269 said:

“Wow, this is beautiful. Someone building a legacy for herself and her children. Keep it up, young woman. The sky is the limit.”

@LoooongTong reacted:

“Wow!! This is extraordinary. Your children should say: ‘I am proud to be a product of my mother’. The sky is too low for you. Shoot straight for the moon. Incredible, truly incredible!”

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@MasinaNkomo added:

“Well done, sisi. The future is bright phusha, ntombo. I need one.”

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In a related story by Briefly News, women in Mzansi are breaking glass ceilings and slaying in the construction industry.

Female builders work hard to put food on the table for their families, grinding tirelessly in their hard hats, often while raising kids or studying at the same time. Many of these hard-working builders inspire South Africans with their strength and determination to make something of their lives.

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Kauthar Gool (Women Empowerment Editor) Kauthar Gool has been the Women Empowerment Editor at Briefly News since 2022. She holds a Master of Public Relations and Communication Management from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2022) and a Bachelor of Technology in Journalism from CPUT (2019). She has worked at the Fundza Literacy Trust, ITWeb, YOU Magazine, and Cape Argus. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at Stellenbosch University. Reach her at: kauthar.gool@briefly.co.za