INTERVIEW
EXCELLING
IN A MALE DOMINATED FIELD
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pon hearing her job
description and then meeting
her I never thought that
someone this young, especially
female and Zimbabwean would
actually hold such titles. I mean
the only time I’
ve ever met
someone like this was through
the pages of some Jodi Picoult
novel or Tyler Perry movie. Ms
Idah Deka is definitely a force
to be reckoned with. At only 29
years of age, she is currently a
Structural Design Engineer for
BSM Baker Consulting and
Vice-chair of SAICE (JHB).
Not only that but she’
s also a
wife and mother to a four year
old boy, Athingashayi. She’
s
definitely Superwoman. Born
and raised in Kwekwe, Ms
Deka is the last of four children
in her family. She admires her
eldest sister’
s approach to life,
how her resilience has taught
her that anyone can rise above
any unfavourable situation that
may come their way, and she’
s
the perfect example of that.
ZimSoc Magazine’
s very own
Audrey Magwegwe (AM)
caught up with this phenomenal
woman (ID) to get some insight
on how to make it this big while
that young!
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