Ladiva Hair Salon, Northwest Province, South Africa, owned by David Khumalo Mabopane who relies on his mobile phone for business


Ladiva Hair Salon owned by David Khumalo Mabopane in Northwest Province David has a Motorola prepay with MTN which he bought 2 years after setting up his salon which has been going for 10 yrs He bought a new phone for R1300 and pays R280 per month on calls 60 of customers call to make an appointment and he estimates has about 10 growth in the company as a direct result of getting the phone He sees it as a lifeline as if he lost the phone he would lose all his clients He also uses it to check supplier prices


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