BET ON BURGERS: From struggling student to store manager – the burger wager that opened new doors
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When her plans to become a scientist fell through, a young woman from Polokwane took a chance as a waitress at a burger joint in Nelson Mandela Bay. Almost two years later, and after a wager with her boss, MJ Moeta will soon open her own…
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