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t doesn’t matter what mood you’re in when you meet uMhlanga resident Londiwe Mazwide, you’ll leave in a good one. She’s an events designer and planner extraordinaire, and from that very first interaction, you’ll see she’s as fired up about your function as you are. That’s a great feeling. Londiwe Mazwide is the founder and owner of Andimahle Building Events. Married to Sanele Ngcobo, they’re partners in Sandakahle Events – Sanele handles logistics and infrastructure like marquees and floors, and Londi takes over from there. Londi knew in matric that eventing would be her passion: “I studied business economics, and loved the business aspect. I set my sights on owning my own eventing business.” She sought advice from the career guidance department at Durban University of Technology, and was a little surprised they suggested marketing management. One of the modules was events management. The combination of business economics and events management provided all the skills she needed for the business she knew she’d start. But first, she worked for the Department of Agriculture, and after a year was managing government functions: “I handled small events, and I loved running around, paying attention to detail, making sure all was perfect.” A grin, “But I
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Bringing dreams to LIFE A DELICATELY SUSPENDED WEDDING CAKE, FLOWERS AND PLANTS SO LUSH IT’S A GLORIOUS TROPICAL JUNGLE, OR A VIRTUAL UBER-STYLISH HIGH TEA … THERE’S NOTHING DYNAMIC LONDIWE MAZWIDE OF ANDIMAHLE BUILDING EVENTS CAN’T OR WON’T DO. IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, SHE CAN BRING IT TO LIFE, WRITES ANNE SCHAUFFER
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