S01E01. Lee & Lady Dentaa

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The Africa Whisperer, Lee Kasumba has an insightful chat with Lady Dentaa Amoateng MBE, the British-Ghanaian multihyphenate who’s blazed trails for the recognition of African achievements within its diaspora with the GUBA Awards since 2009. From instilling a sense of pride in her children as Africans —“It’s important that we teach our kids to love themselves at a very young age” — to sharing a sincere love for her work as a nurse, this episode takes a close look at this dynamic powerhouse of a woman who believes Africa’s greatest asset is its people.

31 May 2022 English South Africa Society & Culture · Business Lee Kasumba,

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