POLOKWANE \u2013 Project Director of the Hotel & Home Design Fair, Hendrietta Pheladi Masha, has encouraged South Africans to support local brands and small businesses as the three-day exhibition gets underway at the Polokwane International Airport\u2019s T49 Hangar in Limpopo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event, which started yesterday, brings together locally based exhibitors showcasing their products and services in the hospitality, hotel and home design industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Masha, who began her journey as an exhibitor before establishing the Hotel & Home Design Fair, said she wanted to start the initiative in Limpopo, the province where she was born and raised, before taking the exhibition to other parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the response has been slow, Masha remains optimistic about the event\u2019s future, drawing a comparison between the growth of the exhibition and a baby learning to walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe baby starts by crawling before it can walk,\u201d she said, expressing her belief that the initiative will grow with time and continued support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her father, Kgoshi Lengwai Aaron Masha, the traditional leader of the Masha Makopole Traditional Authority, expressed pride in his daughter\u2019s determination to build the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kgoshi Masha said he felt overwhelmed seeing his daughter move mountains and turn her vision into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He described the event as an eye-opener for his daughter, saying it had demonstrated her ability to organise and lead such an initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also pledged to support her at the next event, encouraged by what she had achieved through the current exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hotel & Home Design Fair continues to provide a platform for local businesses to showcase their products, connect with potential customers, and demonstrate the value of supporting homegrown brands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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