{"id":47044,"date":"2026-01-09T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=47044"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:11:59","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmy-dream-is-to-employ-100-people-lady-du-opens-up-on-legacy-and-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/09\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmy-dream-is-to-employ-100-people-lady-du-opens-up-on-legacy-and-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy dream is to employ 100 people\u201d &#8211; Lady Du opens up on legacy and struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_164780\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164780\" class=\"wp-image-164780 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lady-Du-reveals-shes-broke-after-buying-her-third-property.jpg?resize=600%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Lady-Du-reveals-shes-broke-after-buying-her-third-property.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Lady-Du-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-164780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lady Du on turning pain into progress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African musician and entrepreneur Lady Du has shared an emotional reflection on Instagram, offering fans a rare glimpse into the challenges behind her success.<\/p>\n<p>In a heartfelt post, Lady Du emphasized that she doesn\u2019t want her legacy defined by wealth, fame, or luxury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be known for how much money I have, how rich I look, or how famous I get,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanna be known for the lives I changed, opportunities I took, risks I took\u2026 My dream is to employ 100 people. I\u2019ve been saying this for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She opened up about the personal struggles that come with pursuing her ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Lady Du admitted that she sometimes hits \u201czero\u201d financially, funding projects out of her own pocket and pushing herself to the limits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly this isn\u2019t easy guys, don\u2019t be fooled by our posts\u2026 sometimes I even push myself so hard to do something I know will finish my money but things all work out in the end,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The singer also touched on the pain that has shaped her journey.<\/p>\n<p>She shared that her father\u2019s death last year deeply affected her, contributing to periods of depression and pushing her to work relentlessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to escape the pain by focusing on my dreams. By the time I woke up, I had invested and finished all my projects,\u201d she wrote, adding that she often cries alone at home, wishing her father were still there to support her.<\/p>\n<p>Lady Du expressed gratitude to her fans, calling them her \u201cCEOs\u201d and thanking them for their guidance, support, and belief in her. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just me but you too!\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The post comes as Lady Du celebrates a new milestone: the launch of her wine brand, following years of running her beauty business.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTSQlx1jfM8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#dream #employ #people #Lady #opens #legacy #struggles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Lady Du on turning pain into progress South African musician and entrepreneur Lady Du has shared an emotional reflection&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47044"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47046,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47044\/revisions\/47046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}