DJ Shimza isn’t slowing down, and despite of the impact of the Coronavirus on many South African’s livelihoods, he continues to inspire with his exciting business ventures. In our regular feature on My Money and Me with Sumatra Naydoo, he shared some important nuggets on his lessons as an entrepreneur.
Listen to the conversation here:
Operating during lockdown
Shimza said during the lockdown there was a lot of pressure to stay afloat as a business and that the main objective was always to ensure that the people who work at the restaurant were able to sustain themselves through the difficult time.
“I was fortunate that I had a TV show that could give me some form of income during that time, I used that income to sort of spread it through to the restaurant. We had to close and for the first couple of months we were able to pay our staff, at some point our pockets ran very dry. “
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This past week took to social media to announced that he’s branched out and bought a second restaurant in Midrand to add to his venture in Tembisa.
Over the weekend, he shared the exciting news of his new acquisition on Twitter. “I’m on two restaurants, one in Tembisa and one in Midrand, The Hang Awt and Fridays,” he tweeted.
I’m on 2 restaurants, one in Tembisa and one in Midrand ??❤️ @thehangawt and @FRIDAYS_____ pic.twitter.com/W7seZ1POCy
— SHIMZA (@Shimza01) March 6, 2021
Tweeps have congratulated him, applauding his resilience during this economic climate.
Congratulations?? are in order black child!! And It can only get better from now on. Shout out to more Black excellence ?? https://t.co/079lv1yCWg
— Born Optimist (@Schilo_Znchenko) March 8, 2021
I guess most of people including so-called celebrities can take life lessons when it comes to investment here ?? https://t.co/wXkmPJ2NwJ
— I Am Vince (@VinceMat01) March 7, 2021
Entrepreneurship
Shimza not only makes his money from the hospitality industry, he also has an annual One Man Show in his hometown Tembisa.
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The DJ regularly encourages his followers to pursue business ventures like himself to be self-sustainable. His previous restaurant The Hang Awt opened last year in August during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Congratulations are in order.


