Mandela Day celebrations brighten our senior tenants’ day Vulamathuba Empumelelo celebrated Mandela Day by treating 90 senior Communicare tenants to a Wellness Fair at their Community Learning Centre in Brooklyn. The Wellness Fair forms part of Vulamathuba’s objective to support vulnerable, special needs, and at-risk tenants to maintain their tenancy and access appropriate psycho-social support [...]
Vulamathuba Adult Matric Class of 2022/2023 ready to pursue their dream careers The Vulamathuba Empumelelo Class of 2022/23 matric students recently wrote their final exams, successfully completing the final stretch of their journey towards obtaining a Senior Certificate for Adults (SC). Here’s what some of our matric students had to say about the programme: Thabiso [...]
VULAMATHUBA EMPUMELELO’S CAREER EXHIBITION INSPIRES HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS TO PURSUE POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Over 250 learners from schools in Du Noon, Langa, and Maitland attended Vulamathuba Empumelelo’s first Career Development Exhibition for high school learners. Learners were exposed to various career paths and bursary opportunities for different streams. They had the chance to interact with [...]
Bring A Child To Work day
On the 11th of April 2023, Vulamathuba hosted its first ever Bring A Child To Work day. The day was an opportunity for high school learners to learn more about the workforce and our various departments at Communicare. Seventeen learners participated in what was an insightful day where they explored our office and the careers [...]
Social Auxiliary Work Learnership inspires personal and professional growth
Vulamathuba Empumelelo enrolled six learners in their 12 month-long Social Auxiliary work learnership. The highly motivated learners, completed their qualifications earlier this month, and are now ready to make their mark and affect social development change in communities. Social Auxiliary Work learners are (from left) Kenalemang Mamello Tlholagae, Noluvo Mbiko, Nonzaliseko Beko, Ncumisa Phika [...]
Naeela is determined to succeed against all odds
Naeela Green, 20, lives in Manenberg. Her story is one of triumph. She is currently pursuing an Infant and Toddler Certificate with the Montessori Early Learning Foundation, funded by the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund. Due to family circumstances when Naeela was three years old, she and her siblings were placed in foster care. Placed [...]
Tatum seizes the opportunity to improve her matric results
Tatum Redmond, 33, is an aspirant teacher. She recently enrolled into Vulamathuba Empumelelo’s Matric programme to improve her results - the first step towards realising her dream. “As far as I can remember, my dream was to work with children. I think my love and passion for kids started when I lived in a children’s [...]
Stephanie is called to nurse the ailing
Stephanie from Bothasig Gardens is a final year Bachelor of Nursing student and a recipient of the Zerilda Steyn Bursary class of 2022. "I am extremely grateful to Communicare and Vulamathuba Empumelelo that I have been blessed with this amazing opportunity!" Stephanie said assisting her grandparents when they became frail is what made her want to become a [...]
Alungile helps people find new homes
Meet Alungile, a Junior Administrator for goodfind Properties. His goal is to become a Property Manager. This is a giant's strides for a young man, who started out as a Community Development intern at Communicare in 2019! Alungile Ntshongela: Junior Administrator Background Growing up in Flagstaff, in the Eastern Cape, Alungile always dreamt [...]
Lauren, a ZSB recipient is set to graduate
Lauren Appolis, has the world at her feet! She has recently completed her final year exams and will soon will graduate a Bachelor of Commerce and become the first the graduate in her immediate family. The twenty-one-year-old Bothasig Gardens tenant has always taken a keen interest in her studies said graduating will set her on [...]