“I Come From Nothing”: Student Breaks Down After University Fails to Issue Results
- A South African student at the University of Fort Hare broke down on the internet while expressing her academic frustration
- The lady explained the institution’s incompetence when it came to her results over the past couple of years
- Social media users tried to console the woman who appeared hopeless in her now-viral TikTok video
- Briefly News chatted with the student who explained that the clip she shared online was “a piece of a much bigger puzzle”
A young woman shared her frustrations with how her current university has had her chasing after them for her results.
Source: TikTok
The student felt hopeless after sending multiple emails that were ignored which resulted in missed opportunities.
Student breaks down after university fails to issue results
The youngster, Zintle Mbanjwa, turned to social media to express her academic frustration and explained her journey at Fort Hare from the very beginning. Mbanjwa registered at the institution in 2018 for an LLB degree.
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The lady shared that things went smoothly until she failed her last year. She was then advised to rewrite special exams for Insolvency and Civil Procedure.
Mbanjwa failed Insolvency and never received her results for her Civil Procedure examination. The student registered for the two modules in 2022 and only passed Insolvency but was not aware until February of 2023:
“Everyone received their results in December but I received mine in February and I applied to UCT and was accepted for my masters.”
The University of Fort Hare issued the results way too late for Mbanjwa to embark on her journey at UCT. The institution academically excluded the lady who bounced back in 2024.
Upon her return to school, Mbanjwa learned the institution phased out the Civil Procedure module and was advised to enroll at UNISA, which she did:
“I was pregnant, I studied, I spent money, and I passed. I sent the results to Fort Hare.”
The institution refused to review Mbanjwa's results and only got back to her on the 11th of March after not showing up to a meeting they planned for February:
“I received an email that I must take a special exam on the 24th of March. I have missed opportunities. I have missed so many things in life and now wasted a year.”
The lady broke down at the thought of her unsuccessful academic journey and cried:
“I come from nothing. I was raised in hostels so for me to go there and study was a hustle and now for me to get my things it’s become a hassle.
“This is my last resort, I don’t want my business to be public but I need help. I’ve going through this for years and no one is assisting me.”
Mbanjwa got vulnerable in her video and cried as she thought about the misery she endured just when she thought things were finally coming together.
Watch the TikTok video below:
Briefly News chats to the University of Fort Hare student
The scholar, Zintle Mbanjwa, explained her struggles to Briefly News and how much the unfortunate circumstances have impacted her life:
“I was raised by a single mom and as mentioned in the video, I grew up at a hostel. If you know, the environment is not really friendly. The youth that stays here barely makes it to matric, so for me to reach university is an achievement on its own. Like most Black students, if I did not have NSFAS, I would not have attended university.
“With recent events, like when they sent me to Unisa, my mom and my stepdad had to take me to school, give me money to register as this was not funded by NSFAS. I cannot find a decent job since I do not have a qualification. As I am a mom, this situation is incapacitating, since I cannot provide for my child.
“For me the most painful part is not being able to continue with my studies. I want to hold a PhD one day, hence I applied for Masters at UCT. The entire ordeal with University of Fort Hare has cost me 3 years of my life. That period in Law is enough to get me admitted attorney role and to complete a Master’s course.”
Mzansi reacts to hopeless Fort Hare student in TikTok video
Social media users tried to console the heartbroken lady:
Source: TikTok
@lulubear_xo explained:
“University of Fort Hare is the absolute pits. They took two years of my life after my marks magically disappeared from the system for two years in a row. Hate that institution with everything in me.”
@𝐍𝐌.ᥫ᭡ commented:
“Her cries broke me, man. I’m so sorry.”
@frankmesolo said:
“The dean should be able to give a credit for the module passed at UNISA.”
@Dimakatso wrote:
“So if you passed the module at Unisa, why are they making you rewrite instead of crediting you and giving you your degree? Fight girl, fight.”
@Average Dude asked:
“How can they phase out Civil Procedure? Isn't Civil Procedure one of the top 5 most important modules in the LLB program?”
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