Apply for our amended senior certificate. To enhance your grades, serving as a steppingstone towards success! About the program The matric programme is designed with the adult learner in mind, meeting their work, family, and education commitments. It offers learners a simplified and flexible curriculum that can be completed within a year, with a maximum [...]
Melissa Jo-Ann Choffinal (37), a Communicare tenant for the past 13 years, faced a tough career crossroads after being retrenched. A Marketing Management graduate from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, she has vast experience in banking, insurance, and the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry (FMCG). However, getting retrenched and facing the ever-changing employment landscape, she [...]
It is hard to believe that the Vulamathuba Empumelelo matriculants who commenced their studies in August 2023 will soon write their final exams. In the lead-up to this important milestone for the students, Vulamathuba is pulling out all the stops to ensure they are well-equipped to succeed in the exams. The objective Matric is the [...]
Last year, Bothasig Gardens tenant, Carmel Peters, accomplished a significant milestone by completing matric through the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Matric Programme. However, her story doesn't end there. Buoyed by her success and fuelled by her ambitions, she set her sights on higher education.
Raising empathetic children in today’s climate is challenging. Fortunately, Vulamathuba Empumelelo offers a range of programmes for young people between the ages of 7 and 18. The programmes aim to instill confidence, respect, a sense of belonging and many more positive traits. Fostering positive attitudes In February 2024, Vulamathuba Empumlelo reintroduced their children’s programmes at [...]
The new year is usually a time for a fresh start. Often, resolutions like losing weight or exercising fizzles out after a week. This year, commit to continuous self-improvement whether it is completing your Matric or pursuing further studies and reap a lifetime of benefits. The good news is that it’s never too late! Vulamathuba [...]
The Vulamathuba Empumelelo Learning Centre Garden started in the middle of last year, is thriving. Months of planting, weeding, watering and general care for the food garden produced various healthy vegetables for the community to consume. This culminated in a market day where community members could purchase organic vegetables. The money raised through the selling [...]
Vulamathuba Empumelelo’s Matric programme for adult learners commenced in August 2023. After attending regular Saturday and online classes, the students wrote mock assessments on the 2nd and 9th of December 2023. Prepping for finals Says Wandile Ntengo, Vulamathuba’s Learning and Development Officer, “Last year’s matriculants struggled with stress and anxiety during the final exams. This [...]
Vulamathuba Empumelelo is excited to announce the extension of the Bursary applications to 31 January 2024. The fund aims to offer financial aid to Communicare tenants and neighbouring communities in the City of Cape Town Metro who have academic potential yet are economically marginalised and looking to pursue a qualification described as a scarce skill. [...]
World AIDS Day is commemorated each year on 1 December. It is an opportunity for every community to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died. Raising awareness To help raise HIV/AIDS awareness about this important topic at Communicare complexes, Vulamathuba Empumelelo hosted a [...]
