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\n Aphiwe Masoka:<\/span>
\n <\/b>\u201cIt is important for us as the youth to be involved in the decision-making processes from the stage they are conceived, for learning purposes and for our voice to be heard,\u201d \u2013 Aphiwe Masoka, Jeffreys Bay Shell Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is belangrik vir die jeug om ook betrokke te wees by besluitnemingsprosesse reg van die die begin af, sodat ons daaruit kan leer en ons menings ook in ag geneem word,\u201d \u2013 Aphiwe Masoka, Jeffreysbaai Skulpiesmuseum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKubalulekile ukuba singabantu abatsha sithabathe inxaxheba kwiinkqubo zokwenza izigqibo kwasekuqalweni kwazo, ukuze sifunde, kwanelizwi lethu likwazi ukuviwa,\u201d \u2013 Aphiwe Masoka, Jeffreys Bay Shell Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Dries du Preez:<\/span>
\n <\/b>\u201cWe must, however, understand that we are only at the infancy stage and things will not happen overnight. This is a planning process which needs buy-in from everyone,\u201d \u2013 Dries du Preez, Kouga Business Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOns moet ook in gedagte hou dat hierdie maar die begin stadium is en dat alles nie oornag sal gebeur. Hierdie is \u2018n beplanningsproses en dis belangrik dat ons almal aanmoedig om in te koop,\u201d \u2013 Dries du Preez, Kouga Besigheidsforum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKuyafuneka kodwa siqonde ukuba sisekwibakala lokukhula kwaye izinto akuzukusa sele zenzekile. Eli ibakala lelokucwangcisa kwaye lidinga ukuvisisana naye wonke ubani,\u201d \u2013 Dries du Preez, Kouga Business Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Siphesihle Dela:<\/span>
\n <\/b>\u201cI am looking forward to seeing more women take on serious roles in the programme to challenge the male domination within the business sector,\u201d \u2013 Siphesihle Dela, Bayahluma Sewing Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk sien daarna uit om te sien dat meer vrouens \u2018n daadwerklike rol in die program speel, sodat die manlike oorheersing van die sakesektor uitgebalanseer kan word,\u201d \u2013 Siphesihle Dela, Bayahulma Naaldwerkprojek <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNdijonge phambili ekubeni ndibone amanina amaninzi ethabatha imisebenzi ebalulekileyo ukuze aqubisane nogonyamelo lwamadoda kwezoshishino,\u201d Siphesihle Dela, Bayahluma Sewing Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n Harold Loggerenberg:<\/span>
\n <\/b>\u201cA great vision and strategy must be followed by a willingness to implement,\u201d \u2013 Harold Loggerenberg, On Eagle\u2019s Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVisie en strategie moet hand aan hand gaan met die bereidwilligheid om die nodige implimenteerwerk te doen,\u201d Harold Loggerenberg, On Eagle\u2019s Wings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImbono entle nesicwangciso esihle sidinga ukulandelwa ngumdla wokwenza,\u201d \u2013 Harold Loggerenberg, On Eagle\u2019s Wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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