Originally from the Eastern Cape, Sibahle, or Siba, as her colleagues affectionately know her, travelled to Cape Town to pursue higher education and eventually get permanent work. She has already completed her Management Assistant N4 - N6 Certificate at the College of Cape Town which is renowned as one of the local Technical Vocational Education [...]
Thirty-six year old, Wilmore Choto’s life-changing opportunity quite literally started with a click. He read about the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary in Communicare’s monthly tenant newsletter and seized the moment to apply to further his studies and better his life and that of his wife and son. With the assistance of the bursary, Wilmore is studying [...]
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 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 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 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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Back in 2010, a 10-year-old Luthando Mayekiso moved to Communicare’s Zorgvliet complex in Brooklyn, with his mom and sister. He never imagined how close he’d be to fulfilling his purpose, a decade later. Luthando finds his purpose Not having completed high school due to personal challenges, did not dampen his ambition. A few [...]
Hlela Mbiyozo: Electrical Intern Vulamathuba, through a HWSETA funded project, partnered with some of Communicare's suppliers to host several TVET college N6 graduates on an 18-months Work Integrated Learning internship. The internship allows them the opportunity to complete their National Diploma in their respective qualifications. Hlela Mbiyozo, who completed N6 Electrical Engineering course [...]