@techwithlesedi: This was a painful story to cover. Unfortunately there's many more like her. She's just the one who decided to speak up about it. 🥺💔 #injustice #femalefounder #university #drone #southafrica
Our government don't support anything by a black child....
2026-08-23 19:55:48
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Lion Jltime :
why did she wanted only women to benefit from the program?
2026-08-24 08:51:42
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Lizwe 🇿🇦 :
I wonder how many black people have suffered this fraud.
2026-08-24 00:06:36
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Jakobo Oa Hlooho E Leshoata :
if you vote for the DA this is going to get worse!
2026-08-24 00:22:58
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Caroline_BSM🐙 :
stay away from NYDA, they apparels do the same thing
2026-08-24 08:14:06
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ke_ Titi🫧 :
Hi Lesedi. thank you for amplifying my story. you do not understand how this has impacted my life and what I went through with this. there is alot to he accounted for here. I think more than intellectual property rights there needs to be transparency in how government funds are distributed. Leona laka ke Tiisetso and I appreciate you.
2026-08-23 22:49:46
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palesa bontle :
I wish EFF could help her. They will get to the bottom of this
2026-08-24 05:18:04
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MTN8&CarlingBL&LeagueChampions :
This is why people go overseas with ideas.
2026-08-24 03:02:55
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Kelly :
It starts by pitching for funding. They idea farm there.
2026-08-24 06:06:10
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bbs :
The reason I don't share my ideas with "potential sponsors "
2026-08-23 19:01:19
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nosi007 :
if she find a good attorney she's very rich
2026-08-24 07:20:03
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Ndiwe :
A lot of Young people’s ideas were stolen at organisations like NYDA
2026-08-24 07:18:22
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Khumi Hamese :
I need to get her on my radio show. I want to interview her and hear this story. Yho! 🥺💔
2026-08-24 08:30:42
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Kamogelo Kgatle :
Now I'm just worried about her safety...
2026-08-23 20:42:24
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TeeGuy 🇿🇦 :
this needs madlanga commission
2026-08-23 21:32:22
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Ma'am Katlego :
Her story made me realise that brilliant ideas r stolen in various departments n it gets tougher for a black child
2026-08-24 04:38:32
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Mhlahlo.Nkosi🇿🇦 :
I know the story and it is so sad
2026-08-23 18:34:58
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Xabiso :
There’s a grootman they lined me up with called Andile Ndengezi at SAFA. They scooped my proposal too.
2026-08-24 07:06:53
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Andile Ngcobo :
The same thing happened to me. It was way before COVID when I came up with the Advertising Sanitizing bins idea. The same that you see at supermarkets entrances to wipe your trolleys.
I registered a patent for it. You may google it. Approached DOH. It went all the way up to the Minister of Health at the time Dr Motsoaledi. They liked the idea, but it was taking forever to implement for obvious reasons so I decided to approach the private sector.
Just to cut the long story short. Some time after sending my proposals to different chain stores, I started seeing these bins popping up at all these stores post COVID. Checkers, Makro Spat etc. I was shocked!
I sent a long email to Checkers head office because I had made more engagements with them and had also met their ad agency. I copied all of their snr managers and the agency demanding answers.
I got a long email response from their lawyers saying that they didn't copy my idea and that my patent had expired. Which was true. Yes my patent had expired, so they saw that as their loophole and copied my idea. Also why mention that my patent had expired if you did not copy the idea?
I tried to fight it, but unfortunately could not afford lawyers at the time, so I just gave up. They then say that South Africans are lazy and we don't want to work, meanwhile they are the ones holding us back. 😏
2026-08-24 09:18:24
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beautyB :
this is more reason for black ppl to contribute to one fund so we can fund ourselves. imagine Mugabe sikuphi with our own intelligent and funding g
2026-08-23 20:28:25
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Palesa Bloss Suthane :
No South Africa, we need stand in support of Desire, lets repost and make sure this gets the attention it deserves!
2026-08-23 19:49:55
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Mr Miles@🫵🏻🇧🇼bw :
Registration with an Intellectual Property Body is a very important decision black child!
2026-08-23 20:34:58
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Mpapadi Monela Pieterse :
Yep. you apply for funding with a business plan and you get rejected then someone mysteriously gets your business plan and funding
2026-08-23 20:21:15
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⃟ :
Yho💔💔💔she needs to sue
2026-08-23 18:40:01
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