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Soul food in the city

Igrew up in the Platteland, in Rustenburg in North West, and always kept myself occupied playing in the garden. My parents and grandparents were keen vegetable gardeners and I vividly remember pulling up bright, juicy, tasty orange carrots from my Oupa’s veggie garden in Bronkhorstspruit. My mom kept chickens in our garden, and many memories come to mind of roosters chasing me as a little girl.

Today, I am an accountant and tax practitioner with a master’s degree in taxation. I have been consulting in accounting, tax and business services for the past 24 years alongside my life and business partner, Kobus. Our practice is at our home in Waterkloof, Pretoria. Our children left the nest a few years ago, and we now live happily with our two dogs, Mika (a Labrador) and Snowy (a Maltese poodle cross). Our children share my

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