WATCH – Gogo Letta, stitching Middelburg together
No job, no problem – Gogo Letta, Middelburg’s street seamstress, sets an example for our unemployed youth.
Letta Radebe (59) is a friendly and familiar face on Meyer Street, where she is nimbly stitching hearts together with her innovative and entrepreneurial endeavours.
Gogo Letta recalls her youthful aspirations of one day becoming a fashion designer, but while her circumstances might have denied her that opportunity, she never let that hold her back.
Since the early 2000s, Gogo Letta has been working as a street seamstress on Meyer Street, where anyone with needlework or clothing repairs can stop by to make use of her seamstress services.
As a mother and grandmother to four grandchildren, she has been encouraged to retire on several occasions, but Gogo Letta does not want to and plans on working as long as her health permits, because she finds so much fulfilment in her work.
Middelburg Observer journalist, Lebo Choma, shares more about her inspiring story in this week’s issue of the Middelburg Observer.
Enjoy our video of Gogo Letta hard at work in her outdoor tailor shop.
@middelburgobserver Letta Radebe, Middelburg’s own street seamstress is driven by passion and fulfilment.
