Meet Africa's Most Educated Man: Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi with 9 Degrees Inspires Mzansi

Meet Africa's Most Educated Man: Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi with 9 Degrees Inspires Mzansi

  • Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi from Botswana has been praised as Africa's most educated man
  • He has 9 degrees, including a PhD and five Master's degrees, inspiring many netizens online
  • He became a professor at the young age of 33, and his wife followed suit a year earlier
Botswana's Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi and his wife Patricia Finky Mogomotsi
Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi and his wife are both accomplished professors. Image: We Are Trending Mzansi
Source: Facebook

With an impressive nine degrees, Professor Goemeone Mogomotsi may be Africa's most educated man.

We Are Trending Mzansi shared his inspiring journey on Facebook. The post detailed how a Botswana academic became a professor at 33 in 2021.

He has a PhD in Law and five Master's degrees, including two in law and three Bachelor's degrees.

It was also reported that his wife, Patricia Finky Mogomotsi became a Professor at 32 in 2020. Shu, what an educated power couple!

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Netizens praise accomplished professor

Many netizens responded to the post with positive and uplifting messages, praising the man and his family for dominating the academic space as people of colour and shining as a beacon of hope for many other Africans.

Kokoti Annastatia replied:

"God bless you and your family in Jesus Christ Name Amen Amen we are proud of you guys; Almighty must protect you and save you all the way in Jesus Christ Name Amen ❤."

Sheila Kgomotso replied:

"Very, very intelligent smart family. All the best, and stay blessed."

Maxwell Indopwana replied:

"Africans are the most educated people in the world, but the question that needs answers what as our education done to our benefit?. Our universities have produced graduates who only know theory, not practical; we have our engineers who fail to supervise roads, yet every time they spend drinking tea or coffee in their offices. What can we celebrate about our education when we call the Chinese to come and build our drainages and roads. Africa must wake up from slumber; otherwise, there is nothing to celebrate about our education system."

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Tshepho Otukile said:

"And their son will become a professor at 27."

Our Lady of the Desert Preschool commented:

"Blessings to you and family. Solider on."

Man celebrates PhD and shares his inspiring story

In another story, Briefly News reported that a determined man had headed online to celebrate the reception of his PhD from Wits University.

The new graduate is officially a Doctor of Philosophy in African Languages and Linguistics and could not help sharing his inspiring journey towards success.

Majola grew up in the small town of Umzimkhulu. Although he did not come from much and had even been hospitalised at two points, the young man knew God had great plans for his life.

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Source: Briefly News

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