Die Ondernemers
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Die Ondernemers follows three entrepreneurs in the funeral business. All the episodes are available to binge on Showmax.
“Dead people do not give any problems; they are just quiet”
Die Ondernemers follows three entrepreneurs in the funeral business: Candice Austin, owner of Goodall & Bourne Funeral Undertakers; Jano van der Berg, owner of Van der Berg Funeral Services; and former Stormers rugby player Ramone Samuels, managing director of SamWill Funeral Services, co-owned by his brother, Springbok fullback Damian Willemse.
The Showmax Original reality show is produced by POP 24, the creative minds behind The Mommy Club, Bae Beyond Borders and This Body Works For Me – three of the 10 most-streamed South African shows on Showmax last year.
All the episodes for Die Ondernemers are available to stream on Showmax
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Made in South AfricaDie Ondernemers
Die Ondernemers follows three entrepreneurs in the funeral business. All the episodes are available to binge on Showmax.
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