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"FEAR-The Spirit Against Progress" Book review with the Author, Hezekiel Pondoza 'The Builder' Mabena

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Join Tlotlang Moletsane as she speaks with award-winning author, publisher, life coach, Speaker and music graduate, Hezekiel Pondoza Mabena to unpack his latest book, ‘FEAR: The Spirit Against Progress.’ Drawing from personal experience, Pondoza explores fear as more than just emotion, revealing it as a spirit that hides behind anxiety, panic, and procrastination.
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3 Jul 2025 English South Africa Society & Culture

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