A Girl from Zebediela Citrus Estate

By Mokgadi Ndaba

Growing up on Zebediela Citrus Farm, one of South Africa's oldest and largest citrus farms, Mokgadi Ndaba believes no one could have imagined the heights she has achieved. She credits her school teachers for their insight, recognising they probably do so with every student given the hours they invest in developing their potential.

 

The Limpopo-based Zebediela Citrus Estate spans more than a few thousands hectors with the 1978 edition of Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa reporting nearly 400 million oranges were harvested annually from the Zebediela groves. This output was sufficient to provide one orange for every eight people on earth at that time.

 

It was Ndaba's mother who was determined to change her daughter's life journey into one of excitement and novelty. However, she admits she would be lying if she claimed she anticipated the hurdles she has negotiated in listening to those prophetic words: "I don't want you to work on this farm like me".

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mokgadi Ndaba
• Release date: Jul 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223978732

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Reviews for A Girl from Zebediela Citrus Estate

[Kim · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lovely heart warming biography about a young girl who transformed her life through hard work, education and strong belief in God. Zebediela Estate in the early years provided good teachers which appeared instrumental to proving a good stepping stone. No mention though made of latter years of the corruption and subsequent financial hardships that unfortunately befell the estate, at least Mokgadi was fortunate to escape these later community hardships.