TERTIARY:                                                  B.A. in LAW (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of LESOTHO) (1978 – 1982)

                                                                     LLB (WITS) (1989 – 1992)

                                                                     DIPLOMA in PERSONAL FINANCIAL MAN. (LIBERTY LIFE) (1996)

                                                                     DIPLOMA in MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT (RAU) (1998)

                                                                     DIPLOMA in ADVANCED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (RAU) (1999)

WORK EXPERIENCE:                                PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (JUSTICE) (1984 – 1987)

                                                                     MAGISTRATE (JUSTICE) (1988)

                                                                     LEGAL ADVISOR (STANNIC) (1993 – 1995)

                                                                     LEGAL ADVISOR (LIBERTY LIFE) (1995 – 1996)

                                                                     TOWN SECRETARY (MMLC) (1996 – 2000)

                                                                     SENIOR MANAGER (SITA) (2002 – 2005)

                                                                     MANAGING DIRECTOR (OWN SMALL BUSINESSES):

• ABASIZIBEKHAYA TRAINING CENTRE - IVORY PARK (2001-2002)
• CHARMAINE KOPOLO’S CONSULTANCY; (2010 to date)
• BONGUTHANDO CATERING & HIRING; (2001 – 2011)
• CHARMAINE’S CREATIONS; (2000 to date)
• ACADEMY OF SKILLS TRAINING (2020)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:                   2001 – ESTABLISHED A Sec 21 COMPANY IN IVORY PARK 

                                                                             ABASIBEKHAYA TRAINING CENTRE, TRAINING 120

                                                                             UNEMPLOYED MATRICS IN HOSPITALITY AND AT THE

                                                                             END OF THE YEAR PLACED THEM IN FORMAL JOBS;

                                                                     2010 – WORKSHOPPED WOMEN OF KAALFONTEIN & EBONY

                                                                                  PARK IN COOPERATIVES AND REGISTERED CO-OPS ON  THEIR BEHALF;

                                                                     1998 to DATE – ADDRESSES WOMEN & GOVERNMENT

                                                                                   CONFERENCES AND FUNCTIONS AS AN INSPIRATIONAL

                                                                                   SPEAKER AND CONFERENCE FACILITATOR;

                                                                     2012 – SERVED VOLUNTARILY AS A MENTOR FOR SMALL

                                                                                 ENTREPRENEURS ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL

                                                                                 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND.

AWARDS:                                                  2003  – CHARMAINE’S CREATIONS NOMINATED TO REPRESENT SA

                                                                                  AT AN INTERNATIONAL FASHION SHOW IN JAMAICA;

2005  – ABSA SMALL BUSINESS INSPIRATION AWARD;

2008  – FINALIST OF FNB-ENABLES SMALL BUSINESS AWARD (WAS IN  

             FINAL 100 OUT OF 6 000 ENTRANTS) ;

                                                                     2013  – NOMINATED TO THE TELKOM FOUNDATION WOMEN

                                                                                  ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME.

CAREER AMBITIONS:                            TO DEVELOP A CAREER IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN SMALL BUSINESS

                                                                        INDUSTRY WHERE I BELIEVE I HAVE A BIG CONTRIBUTION TO

                                                                        MAKE.