Careers

From a classroom in rural Ngqamakwe to specialist training, Dr Phathiswa Sifuba-Makapela’s journey has broken new ground for young people hoping to build careers in medicine.

Zine Madikwa once considered pursuing a career that would take her across the world as a flight attendant.

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In the rural villages around Peddie, where opportunities are scarce, a group of emerging farmers is transforming fertile land into jobs, income and a growing agricultural success story.

Duncan Village seamstress Hloni Nkathazo has turned a passion for creativity into a growing home-based business, with support from her husband helping to take her designs to a wider audience.

What began on a broken ironing board in her mother’s garage has grown into a fully operational factory for Amandla Buswana, a 30-year-old entrepreneur building a manufacturing business in KuGompo City.

For nearly two decades, Sharon Mallinson has been teaching children to express themselves through art — building a network of classes that now reach hundreds of pupils each week.

When Covid-19 forced Sharon and Clifford Samuels to close their Nahoon Beach guest house, the couple were left facing an uncertain future.

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Moulding clay into scenes inspired by his surroundings along the Cacadu River as a child laid the foundation for Solomzi Mjayezi, who is now the founder and director of Artside Space, a creative branding and art consultancy established in 2016.

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What began as a simple effort to improve her husband’s CV has grown into a business helping job seekers, students and small enterprises across Buffalo City Metro.

Driven by curiosity as a child, Komani-born Zanele Kukuma has built a career helping scientists explore the universe.

It would be an interesting exercise counting the number of new businesses that emerge in KuGompo, prompted by one thing: boredom. They are often linked to skills in a career that is past retirement age.