Makhadzi Donates 20 Bursaries to Empower Students: “Education Is a Powerful Tool for Change”

Makhadzi Donates 20 Bursaries to Empower Students: “Education Is a Powerful Tool for Change”

  • Makhadzi is giving back by offering to pay registration fees for struggling students, earning praise from her fans
  • Through her foundation, Makhadzi will donate 20 bursaries to empower disadvantaged students, motivated by witnessing the struggles of her peers
  • The University of Venda has also expressed gratitude for Makhadzi's generous contribution to help their students

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Makhadzi is giving back to the less privileged. The BET award-winning singer received praise from her fans when she offered to pay the registration fees for her struggling students.

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Makhadzi will donate 20 bursaries to students. Image: @makhadzi_sa and Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images
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Makhadzi's Foundation to donate 20 bursaries

Makhadzi is leading the way in empowering South Africa's future leaders. The singer has vowed to assist 20 students through her foundation.

The Ghanama singer spoke to ZiMoja about her initiative and noted that she was motivated to help because she saw how some of her friends struggled while growing up. She also revealed that the funds were coming from her foundation. She said:

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"This is because of some of the disadvantaged backgrounds they came from. I witnessed firsthand the struggles many of my peers faced and I knew that education is a powerful tool for change."

Makhadzi praised for her initiative

The star's good initiative has earned her praise from fans. Many commended her for her heart of gold after she shared the names of the students who were set to benefit from the initiative on her social media platforms.

The University of Venda also issued a statement thanking her for helping struggling students. Part of the message read:

"Words cannot express the gratitude that the University of Venda feels towards Queen Makhadzi for her generous act of kindness towards our students."
Makhadzi to donate bursaries
Makhadzi is set to assist 20 university students. Image: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images
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The focus is primarily on the needy children who need assistance in getting into the school year. In a short statement on his social media page, Black Coffee highlighted the belief he has in the power of education to transform communities and children's lives.

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.

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