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Better opportunities opening for the president’s poet Inako Mateza

While she had social media users in disbelief and in stitches for calling the president ‘Cupcake,’ Inako Mateza’s future as a poet is looking bright.

After being the youngest woman to be the president’s praise singer at the State of the Nation Address (SONA), she also got a lot of doors opened for her.

Taking to her social media accounts, Inako has been sharing her joyful moments and sending gratitude to people who supported her. Sharing a video of herself smiling, she wrote that she was smiling because she will be praising in Germany in June.

For someone who has been long coming, Inako has been seen as the most deserving person by her followers flooding her comment section with congratulatory messages.

 

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Following that, she also shared that on the first of January, she wrote in her diary that she would like to get a book that would help her grow and become a better person. She continued sharing a message sent by radio presenter and author, Putco Mafani who was promising to bring her his book. Putco wrote in the message that Inako is an inspiration to the children of her generation and to his children too.

 

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The founder of Inako Foundation is still receiving a huge spotlight in the Eastern Cape starting from her family to the people around her. She shared that a number of cows are to be slaughtered in her name. While thanking her family for organising the event, she said that invitations will be sent out soon.

Inako is a true definition of how dreams can come true as long you stay in your lane and wait for your time to shine.

She recently shared that she will be praising at the State of Province Address which will be held in the Eastern Cape.

 

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Also see:Eastern Cape poet Inako Mateza steals people’s heart at SONA

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