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 [...]
The Vulamathuba bursary helps Kauthar finish her studies without financial worries
Bursary recipient Kauthar Salie (right) with her proud mom, Reyhana. Vulamathuba Empumelelo’s primary objective is to create an enabling environment for economic growth by fostering the principle of Economic Mobility through skills, training and development for tenants and non-tenants – this includes Communicare staff. Reyhana Salie has been a dedicated and passionate staff [...]
Chiron’s success story
Communicare tenant, Chiron Bosman, has excelled thanks to her education pursuits supported by Vulamathuba Empumelelo. She shares her first-hand account of her journey thus far.
Skills Development funding helps Tanita upskill herself
Communicare tenant, Tanita Koen, has grasped the opportunity to upskill herself through Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund (VEBF). Thanks to the Vulamathuba Skills Development Programme and Bursary Fund, she is pursuing a Bookkeeping Qualification. Tanita completed her Matric, but her family could not afford higher education. “Unfortunately, my family wasn’t well off, so studying after high [...]
Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund
Applications for the Vulamathuba Empumelelo Bursary Fund are now open. The fund continues to assist individuals to achieve their further education ambitions and enables them to make a difference in the areas in which they live. The programme provides financial assistance to those who qualify, and it has made a big difference in the lives [...]
Sibahle broadens her horizons with TVET
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 [...]
Wilmore’s dream was but a click away…
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 [...]