May 8, 2025

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May 8, 2025

Day: May 8, 2025

Ntandokazi’s Story of Trials and Triumphs

Ntandokazi’s Story of Trials and Triumphs

University of Zululand (UNIZULU) graduate Ntandokazi Khumalo’s academic experience can be summed in three words: resilience, determination and gratitude. Unlike most of her fellow students, she did not secure financial aid for her undergraduate degree. Cognisant of the financial burden this placed on her mother, Khumalo was propelled to study hard so that she could […]

Khabonina Mavundla’s Remarkable Journey from Domestic Worker to Qualified Teacher

Khabonina Mavundla’s Remarkable Journey from Domestic Worker to Qualified Teacher

Khanyisile Khabonina Mavundla (40) from the Emvunyane eSigodini area, Vryheid, reached a significant milestone on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 when she obtained her Bachelor of Education degree in Senior and Further Education and Training (Humanities and Social Sciences) from the University of Zululand (UNIZULU). Her higher education journey commenced a decade after she matriculated from […]