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It is important to use your own strength to get some money rather than to depend on someone else,\u201d said Dayeni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said she had graduated in 2019 from KSD FET College in Mthatha, where she studied mechanical engineering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter I completed my diploma, I struggled to get a job. Then I took a decision to start my own thing, where I repair cars. Now I am working with my colleague, Lewis Gembuza, in Mthatha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are assisting people who have problems with their cars but the challenge that we have is that we do not have a proper place to work in,\u201d said Dayeni. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said they had tried to look for a place but with no luck. Dayeni added that some of the owners do not trust them because as they do not have a venue, they think they are scamming people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have helped so many people; it\u2019s just that we do not have a luck when we are looking for a place. 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