24-Year-Old Woman Working In Korea Shows Off House She Built For Her Mother, Inspires Many Netizens
- A video showing the progress of a house being built has been doing the rounds on social media
- According to the clip posted on TikTok, the house was built by a 24-year-old woman working in Korea
- The house is said to have been built for the woman's mother, leaving many South Africans amazed
A hardworking woman took to social media to share how she managed to build her mother a house while working abroad.
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Woman shows off the house she built
In a video posted on TikTok by Lusanda Jiba (@lusanda_jiba), the 24-year-old teacher who works in Korea shows the progress of building a house from the ground up over the course of one year and two months.
The video features images of the home being built and steadily taking shape from the foundation phase right up to the roof.
"At the age of 24, ndancama konke and came to KoreaDear mama, this is for you," Lusanda captioned the post.
Watch the video below:
Business Tech states that the average cost of building a typical 3-bedroom house in South Africa is R1.5 million – ranging from R7,900 to R15,000 per square metre, depending on the location.
This is according to Procompare, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with over 3,000 professional contractors for home projects – including construction and renovations.
Lusanda has worked hard and achieved what many young Mzansi people dream of doing accomplishing in their lifetime.
Netizens respond with pride to the post.
Building a house is no small feat, and many netizens did not hesitate to congratulate the young woman on a job well done.
zakhonapatricia responded:
"Big up to you, girl. Imisebenzi emihle iyabonakala."
kaNjinji reacted:
"Usebenzile."
thembelihlenosiph4 commented:
"Congratulations unkulunkulu akubusise."
Minenhle_MaMhlophesaid:
"Ngkhaliswa yinjabulo yezibusiso ezizayo kuwe. Congrats, so proud of you ❤️."
Nazo replied:
"Bruh, kumandi ukwakhela umzali. God bless!"
Unathi Mahlabela commented:
"Siyabonga sis Nkulunkulu aqhibeke Abe nawe."
Mvelo said:
"Ubusisiwe owesfazane ozele intombazane. Well done."
Man living abroad builds $300,000 mansion in Ghana
In another story, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian who once lived in the United States of America narrated the story of how he built his house in Ghana at age 27 and moved to stay in it.
Rush Asare said he denied himself some luxuries to be able to put up his four-bedroom house worth $305,000 in just a year and a half.
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