The 30-year-old from Migiyel Farm outside Nkowankowa, says growing up, she and her siblings worked in the fields after school no matter the season. “We are the product of hardworking parents who have never been employed, but they managed to put food on the table and pay our school fees,” she says. Suzan and her siblings also sold their produce from door to door in Nkowankowa.

In Gr 7 she paid for her own farewell function with coins from the money that she made selling veggies. Currently, together with her mother, Florah Malatji, her younger sister, Tebogo Moage, younger brothers, Prince and Lesley Moage, they sell a variety of vegetables ranging from pumpkin leaves, okra, spinach and other seasonal produce.

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Their older brother, Lawrence Moage, is responsible for maintenance of their tractor and water pumps. They operate two stalls in Nkowankowa, one opposite the Club House and another next to Bushvalley Chickens. Their speciality is pumpkin leaves, and also cook it for clients on request. Suzan says she wants to continue the family tradition and hopes to take it to another level despite challenges such as floods and hail.

Suzan further supplements her income as hairdresser through braiding. “Budget and planning are the keys to success in farming and business,” she concludes. Follow them on their Facebook pages, Suu Molewane Crucial Moage, and Tebogo Glacia Moage Mokgobi.