2 exceptional MAMA BENZES atypical routes!

AS USUAL, MAMA BENZ, YOUR HEARTWARMING MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS A CATEGORY OF UNIQUE BLACK WOMEN AT THE START OF THE YEAR 2022. THESE WOMEN WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO DISREGARD THE SYSTEM IN THE NAME OF LOVE FOR THEIR PROFESSION, TO CONTINUE DREAMING. THESE WOMEN WHO PERFORMS UNAPOLOGETIC AND WITH BRAVERY THE TRADES OFTEN QUALIFIED AS “MEN’S TRADES”. HERE ARE 2 EXCEPTIONAL AFRICAN WOMEN WITH ATYPICAL BACKGROUNDS.

Henri Kitsa

Refilwe Ledwaba, A WOMAN IN THE AIR The story of Refilwe Ledwaba is one of the most unusual. She was South Africa’s first black helicopter pilot. This profession, the young woman did not choose as it seemingly imposed itself on her. It should be said that in the beginning, her dream was to become a doctor. She studied biochemistry at the University of Cape Town. To finance her studies and repay her student loan, she got a job as a flight attendant. That’s when she found herself interviewed for a job in an industry she knew nothing about. She took the job of cabin attendant even though she had never been near an airplane before the age of 17. “I was supposed to go to medical school, but I couldn’t…

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