We are Real South Africans - Part Two
So who is iloveza.com ?
We are a community of South Africans who have one vision:
To showcase our talents/skills and all that South Africa has to offer to the world.
Who runs iloveza.com ?
A couple of real South Africans. We are two adults (and one Toddler) who have lived in South Africa our entire life and have experienced the good and the bad that South Africa and its people have to offer.
Let's start off with the bad:
We've both been wrongfully arrested; one of us for purchasing a car that turned out to be allegedly stolen (the car was then supposedly impounded), the other (during the holy month of Ramadan) because the company he worked for was not happy about him voicing his opinion, which also resulted in an appearance at CCMA for unfair dismissal (more on this story to come).
We have both been victims of smash and grab incidents, one in Durban and the other in Johannesburg, which left a scar both physically and emotionally.
We've been to small claims court together (to try and retrieve some of the money that was owed to us for work that we have done, with most of these individuals and companies still owing us money).
We've been to Rental Housing Tribunal together (to dispute a matter that was not resolved by a landlord).
We've been wrongfully evicted.
We've had to exercise our rights in terms of the Consumer Protection Act.
One of us has been physically assaulted by a police officer.
We've both lost a parent at a young age; one at the tender age of 17, whilst still in matric and the other when she was 25, a year after she got married.
We both have degrees, one a Bachelor of Arts and the other a Bachelor of Commerce Honours.
We both have been looking for jobs for years now with no luck (To all those that think we are just sitting around and doing nothing, we have been looking for many years and are still looking).
Short of us standing on the side of the road with signs to ask for a job, we decided to start something on our own. It will take some time for us to get on our feet. Yes, it is a strain financially, physically, mentally and emotionally; but we know we'll make it (God willing) because we are working at it everyday.
There's a lot more that we have experienced but we don't want to bore our readers.
As we said before, there's not only the bad but a lot of good as well:
From supportive family members and friends to strangers who have assisted in buying products, or just promoting our business in whatever way they can.
We thank each and every one of you for every act of support, whether it's liking our posts and pages, buying from us, referring people to us, sponsoring us, or reposting or forwarding our e-mails. This does not go unnoticed by us, we appreciate all of it, and hope that you are rewarded for every thing that you do/have done.
We all live in this world together; different people, different races, different religions, different cultures. We are trying to find a way so that we can all live in harmony, so that those who do wrong can be made aware, and hopefully change for the better, whether it's in their business or at an individual capacity, and those who do good are rewarded or recognised for the good that they do. We want the world to be a better and more united place to live in, not just for ourselves but for our offspring as well.
