THE SOUTH AFRICAN

“It’s about time that South Africans abroad do something and stop moaning about things back home.”

Patrick Maphoso has been living in Ireland since 2001, and is passionate about making a difference back home in South Africa.

Maphoso grew up in Pampierstad, a small town in the North West Province. Growing up in a small town “was good” says Maphoso, “we are a very close community, and everyone knows each other.”

While working as the security manager at Fourways Mall in Johannesburg in 2001, he was recruited by an Irish company who came to South Africa looking for security officers. “The money I was getting compared to the money I was going to get over here was one of the main reasons for moving” explains Maphoso.

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