Mzansi Man Levels Up Hard: Goes From Selling Ice Cream to Bagging a Master’s Degree in Mathematical Statistics

Mzansi Man Levels Up Hard: Goes From Selling Ice Cream to Bagging a Master’s Degree in Mathematical Statistics

  • From selling ice cream on the East London Esplanade to raise money for a school uniform to a Master's Degree in Mathematical Statistics
  • Sisipho Hamlomo’s inspiring story reminds people that they are only limited by their situation if they allow it to do so
  • The young man wants everyone out there who is facing hardship to know there is always a way out if they just try

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Never would you think that a boy selling ice cream on East London Esplanade would graduate with a Master's Degree in Mathematical Statistics… would you? While Sisipho Hamlomo is that man.

Sisipho Hamlomo on graduation day
Sisipho Hamlomo worked hard to get to where he is now and never let his challenging roots stop him. Image: Facebook / Rhodes University
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Selling summer treats along the beachfront allowed the young man to pay for school supplies when his parents couldn’t. Sisipho knew the end goal, and he never took his eyes off the prize.

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Good Things Guy share Sisipho’s story, explaining that he started selling ice cream in grade 10 when he needed a new school uniform, but his family never had the money to buy him one.

Learning the true meaning of hard work at a young age equipped Sisipho with the life skills he needed to conquer a Master’s degree.

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Sisipho is now a lecturer in Mathematical statistics at Rhodes University and an inspiration to many. He shared some sound advice with a publication for youth in tough situations:

“Success is always a process, never an event. Live each day proud of all the things you have acquired and remember where you came from."

Briefly News shared the inspiring story on social media:

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In related news, Briefly News reported that a Mzansi woman named Pamela Mahlangu warmed hearts and wowed with her amazing story. Going from being a domestic worker to becoming a medical doctor was not an easy journey.

Everyone knows that the work of a domestic is not light, nor is that of a medical student. However, Pamela managed to do both and turned her dreams into reality.

Speaking to IOL, Pamela explained that she worked cleaning homes for 10 years in order to put herself through university while helping her family put food on the table.

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