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What makes Dorothy proud is that she has been able to break

down many walls to get to where she is. For her it has never

been about going down the easy route. “We pride ourselves

in being a 100% black woman-owned business, managed by

highly qualified professionals who are offering diverse services

of Railway Signalling, Railway Track, Quality Management in

Projects (ISO 10006), Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Solutions, all with a specific emphasis on meaningful business

transformation,” said Dorothy. She further stated that it is the

impact on others that gives her hope and opens her eyes to

opportunities to impact South Africa positively, especially in

terms of job creation for young people.

Dorothy doesn’t call herself a serial entrepreneur for nothing.

A few years ago she diversified her business interests into a

line that one would never associate with a girl whose career

has always been about hard hats, boots, board meetings,

designs and drawings. In 2018 she co-founded Nalydia

Foods, another 100% black women-owned enterprise which

produces, packages and distributes baby foods that are free

of preservatives, artificial colourants and artificial flavours.

“As a mother who has always worked and raised children, I

understand the plight of working women who need to juggle

work and raise their babies. These women do not have the

luxury of time to prepare fresh, healthy food for their babies.

We want Nalydia to be a healthy solution in a bottle for these

women. The aim is to firstly grow the product and client base

in South Africa and then globally,” Dorothy said.

This bottled food range is completely natural as it is produced

using fresh ingredients only. The first all-natural Vegetable

& Chicken Nalydia Food Solution is available in 125ml,

200ml, 250ml and 340ml. The product has been specifically

formulated for babies aged from 7 months and older, as well

as elderly people and those who need easily digestible foods

while going through medical treatment or recovery. In the two

years since it was launched, Nalydia has been profiled on

many radio stations and on national television.

Right from the onset she

never profiled herself as

a follower but a leader,

taking on the huge

responsibility of being

a class representative

during her first and third

semesters.

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