This Way Up South Africa

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Terry Shakinovsky & Babette Gallard

20 October 2026

28m 25s

Angela Yeung: Climbing Mountains, Changing Lives

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Abandoned by her mother at the age of three, Angela Yeung grew up knowing what it meant to struggle, but never stopped believing in what she could achieve. From hiding beneath her father's office desk as a child to building a successful jewellery business and standing on the summit of Mount Everest, she has an extraordinary story of courage and determination. But Angela's greatest ambition isn't to conquer mountains. It's to change lives. Through her Impilo Collection Foundation, she is restoring dignity and hope to women affected by gender-based violence. She shares the deeply moving story of finding her mother after decades apart, the strength she has drawn from adversity, and her belief that we all have a diamond within us, waiting to shine.

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