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SWEEPSOUTH: HOME SERVICES COMPANY
It was her struggle to find a nanny at short notice that sparked the idea for a home services app that was reliable and easy to use.
Founder Aisha Pandor, a scientist with a PhD in human genetics, had spent most of her career as a business consultant in the telecommunications and mining industries, tackling operational and strategic projects. But she felt stuck.
‘It’smind-blowing to look backa few years later and realise you can turn an idea from thin air into a business that can positively impact thousands’
“I loved thinking through problems but struggled with the lack of scope and ability to effect change,” she says. “I was also impatient to do more in terms of making an impact.”
She launched Sweep-South in 2014 and the booking app quickly filled a gap in the market, becoming the go-to online platform for a variety of home services.
The company, with head quarters in Cape Town, has since been launched across South
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