Njengomzamo omkhulu emkhakheni wezemfundo ephakeme waseNingizimu Afrika, uSamkelo Ndlovu, umfundi we-Bachelor of Laws (LLB) eNyuvesi yaseZululand (UNIZULU), uqokwe njengoSihlalo Kazwelonke we-Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Studentpreneurs Community of Practice (CoP).
Ngaphambi kokuthatha lesi sikhundla esisha, uNdlovu wayeyisekela likasihlalo. Esikhundleni sakhe samanje, uzoba nesibopho sokunikeza ubuholi kanye nesiqondiso kumalungu e-Cop kanye nokuqhuba amaphrojekthi e-CoP ngokuvumelana nezinhloso ze-EDHE, phakathi kokunye.
Izindaba zempumelelo kaNdlovu zamukelwe ngenjabulo yisikhungo, ikakhulukazi uSolwazi Nokuthula Kunene, iPhini likaShansela kanye noMphathi. Uthe, “Simhalalisela ngemfudumalo uSamkelo Ndlovu ngokuqokwa kwakhe okuvelele njengoSihlalo Kazwelonke Wokuthuthukiswa Kwamabhizinisi Ezemfundo Ephakeme ngaphakathi Komphakathi Wabafundi Abasafufusa. Le mpumelelo emangalisayo ayibonisi nje kuphela ubuholi bakhe nokuzibophezela kwakhe ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha, kodwa futhi nobukhulu babafundi abaphuma eNyuvesi yaseZululand. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi uzokwenza umnikelo obalulekile ekuthuthukiseni amabhizinisi abafundi kulo lonke umkhakha futhi akhuthaze abanye abaningi ukuba balandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.”
Njengomfundi onolwazi olukhulu kwezamabhizinisi, ukuqokwa kukaNdlovu kubonisa ukushintshela ebuholini obusekelwe kokuhlangenwe nakho okuphilayo, uzwela, kanye nokuzibophezela okukhulu ekuguqulweni komnotho okuholwa ngabafundi.
KuNdlovu, isisusa sokuhola asizange sivele ngenxa yesifiso seziqu, kodwa ngenxa yeqiniso elibonakalayo lemakethe yemisebenzi yaseNingizimu Afrika. “Okungikhuthaze uthando lwami lwebhizinisi kanye neqiniso lokuthi abafundi abaningi baphothula iziqu zabo, kodwa bengenawo amathuba,” kuchaza uNdlovu. “Ngiphile lokho kwesaba, futhi ngibonile ukuthi ibhizinisi lingakuguqula kanjani libe yithemba.”
Ukulinganisa izifundo ukuze uthole iziqu zomthetho ezidinga amandla namabhizinisi amathathu kwafundisa uNdlovu “ukubekezela, ukuzithiba, kanye nozwela” okudingekayo ukuze ahole abanye esikhundleni esifanayo. “Ngiyazi ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukulinganisela izikhathi zokugcina nokusinda, isifiso sokuvelela nokungaqiniseki,” esho.
Echaza izinhlelo zakhe zesikhathi sakhe sokuba yilungu, uNldovu ukhulume ngokubandakanywa njengombono wakhe oyinhloko. Evela e-UNIZULU, uthe uyaqonda ukuthi abafundi emanyuvesi asemakhaya bavame ukubhekana nezinselele ezihluke kakhulu kunalabo abasezindaweni zasemadolobheni.
“Ukubandakanya wonke umuntu akuyona into esizokhuluma ngayo; yinto esizoyiklama ngenkuthalo,” kusho uNdlovu. Uhlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukumelwa kwe-CoP kukhombisa indawo ehlukahlukene yaseNingizimu Afrika, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi akekho umfundi ozizwa “ekude kakhulu, emncane kakhulu, noma engenazo izinsiza” ukuba ahlanganyele emnothweni wezwe.
Uma ebheka phambili, uNdlovu ubona abafundi be-EDHE bethuthuka baba amandla amakhulu emnothweni waseNingizimu Afrika. Umgomo wakhe ukudlulela ngale kwamabhizinisi azimele aye endaweni esebenzisana lapho izinkampani ezintsha eziholwa ngabafundi zikhula zibe amabhizinisi azinzile ngaphambi kokuba abasunguli balahle ngisho nemikhawulo yabo yokuphothula.
“Ikusasa alikho nje ngokukhiqiza abaphothule,” kuphetha uNdlovu. “Limayelana nokukhiqiza abadali bemisebenzi, abaxazululi bezinkinga, kanye nabaholi. Ngifuna ukushiya uhlelo olusebenza kangcono kubafundi kunalolo engilutholile.”
– Precious Shamase
