Armed with a PhD, Mluleki Majavu Celebrates His Journey from Rural Boy to Learned Man, Inspires Others

• Mluleki Majavu recently attained a PhD qualification from the prestigious University of Cape Town
• To mark the occasion, Mluleki organised a special event to show others what can be achieved with hard work and determination
• He grew up in a rural area and is the first member of his family to pursue tertiary education and graduate
• Mluleki's mission is to lead by example and close the gap between universities and townships through his foundation, the Dr Mluleki Majavu Foundation

Mluleki Majavu is on a mission to inspire those living in townships to pursue education at university level. In the first step of the mission, Mluleki organised a special event on 11 September to mark the completion of his studies towards a PhD from the University of Cape Town (UCT).

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At the event held in Khayelitsha, Mluleki spoke on his tough life and how he persevered against all odds to bag his impressive qualification.

At first, the idea of graduating was a far-fetched one for Mluleki, especially since he grew up in a poor, rural area. However, after working as a security guard at night and attending university during the day, he not only graduated with a three-year degree, he surpassed this and attained the highest possible qualification. Now, that's what you call tenacity!

Attending the event were people from different backgrounds who were inspired by Mluleki's journey, including Grade 12 learners, community leaders, church leaders and members of his family.

Halala: Man shares pic of his spaza shop, SA helps him out with a business plan

In a previous story, Briefly News reported on another man improving his life after he recently built his own spaza shop. Although the entrepreneur's store doors have not yet opened, he has big plans for the business and took to social media to get advice from some like-minded people.

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Heading online, Facebook user Thabang Mahlangu shared the news of his store.

"Done building my spaza shop, I just have to build the shelves and start buying the stock, planning to open on the 15th October. How much must I have to buy the stock folks?" he captioned the post.

Other spaza shop owners flooded the comments section with wise words and some valuable advice. The general consensus was that the man would need at least R50 000 to open, a shocking number to many.

Check out some of the other reactions below:

Hlonolofatso Isabella said:

"Keep up the good work. At least R15 000."

Tauhlole Leshilo said:

"R50 000 WILL BE FINE."

Nelson Billy said:

"A complete stock will cost you around R50 000 without a transparent glass fridge of R10 000 but R20 000 is ideal."

Source: Briefly News