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ERA NEWS:

YOUR WINDOW INTO AFRICA'S PROGRESS

Early start for cousins

  • Writer: Sithembile Masia
    Sithembile Masia
  • Jul 14, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Oct 3

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The sale sign written on the piece of paper with a nearly inkless pen reads, "1 for 50C, 3 for R1".


I bought sweets for R10. They gave me 20 sweets and 3 more because I was kind. I asked if they weren't short-changing themselves. They laughed and said, "No, your R10 has already paid for our cost prize, and we still have a lot more to sell! " It dawned on me that I was talking to professionals.


​The best friends/cousins voluntarily went to the market to sell sweets alongside a relative who trades second-hand building materials every Saturday.

This is my dream, and I unexpectedly walked into it. To say I was excited would be an understatement. I, too, have traded with my daughter, who later got her own stand trading sweets! It seems that's what they all want to start with.

Stumbling on the best friends/cousins proved to me that there is really a need for us to teach our children from a young age how to make money. The kids know they need to learn this; some are moving forward and doing it themselves. We need to feed this fire while it's still going!


 
 
 

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