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Thandokuhle “Boyza” Dhludhlu
Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management
Learn a bit more about Thandokuhle
(1) I play the drums, keyboard and soccer.
(2) I am exceptionally good at negotiating. Friends and family offered to assist me with funds for my matric dance and I didn’t want to overspend but I also wanted quality – my suit was R6000 and I negotiated it to R2000.
(3) My favourite person is my little sister.
I initially wanted to study Business Administration, but I felt that since business came naturally to me I should focus on something that will be beneficial to my business and that is HR as it will give me insight on how to manage and aid the development of the people working with me and for me.
My dream has always been about becoming a businessman. As a teenager, I started several businesses and met with a few like-minded people. Those experiences poured into my passion of creating spaces and generating roles for people to assume.
? In terms of career, I want to make an honest living and aspire those who are younger and even older to do the same. When it comes to my personal development, I intend on improving myself and working outside the barriers and limitations that have been set by society and myself so that I can be successful and be an inspiration to others just as I was inspired.
About this programme
Annually, we offer 2 x bursary programmes for black disadvantaged children that have achieved great matric results throughout their under-graduate studies.
About 51% of South Africa’s youth – between ages 18 – 24 do not have the financial means to pay for their tertiary tuition. Youth unemployment, insecurity, a growing rate of inequality, and an acute shortage of skills are mere symptoms of a deeply rooted problem that can be traced to poor access to higher education.
Entry into tertiary education for students from poor backgrounds is an opportunity to change their economic status at a personal and family level. But this becomes difficult to achieve when their economic conditions impact on their ability to achieve academic success. Without adequate financial resources available in institutions of higher learning, students’ experiences of poverty may be only marginally alleviated, which merely extends and in effect reproduces systemic conditions of poverty.
For these reasons, the Ziyana Foundation established a Bursary Programmes which seeks to close these gaps in the education system and afford the young, black and underprivilege student an opportunity to obtain an undergraduate.
Linathi Mdwayi
Bachelor of Commerce (General)
Learn a bit more about Linathi
(1) I am an avid reader and my most favourite literary genre is African fiction. I have read all of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie literature work more than once.
(2) On my bucket list is to travel to Greece for the cultural experience.
(3) I have a love for animals, specifically cats.
I have always been business-minded. I believe this programme, along with the experience that I will gain in the duration of the programme will catapult me and open doors for me into the business world.
I believe in the endless opportunities that business and entrepreneurship can create for the youth. My prayer is to have an impact in society by living my dream and helping others create and live out their dreams.
As I am greatly inspired by women who started and continue to work in corporate, I look forward to working and learning from the corporate world before I start out my own business. I aspire to grow from the people who I will encounter as I pave the way for them. Personally, I hope to go beyond the limits and become a better person along the way.
