A salon owner who learnt how to braid hair using mango seeds in Ghana is now teaching the next generation of hairdressers. Belinda Gyampa, the owner of Belinda’s Hair and Beauty Academy in West Street, Sittingbourne, has marked her second year at her salon by introducing new training courses. Her journey to becoming a successful businesswoman starts back in Ghana where she practised her skills on leftover mango seeds. Growing up in the capital city, Accra, she had little contact with her mother and father. Instead, her grandmother on her mum’s side, Agnes Mirekuaa, took on her and her two sibl…
