Data Scientist Stuns South Africa: From Humble Beginnings to Luxury Life
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- A man showed people his achievements after pursuing a career in the tech space
- The man from humble beginnings showed people that he is reaping the rewards of a high-paying career
- South Africans shared their reactions to seeing the way the man's life changed after he found success
A TikTok video showed a man who was reflecting on his success. The man working in science and technology celebrated his successes, and he went viral.

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Many people were thoroughly impressed by the hardware professional who focused on his goals. The video of the man received thousands of likes on social media.
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In a video on TikTok, @rofhiwa.nemukulaa showed people that he was satisfied with his job as a data scientist. The man showed his luxury Mercedes that was parked in a newly built garage. The man's caption referred to how he came from a background different from his now comfortable life. See the photo of the man's life below:
South Africa impressed by Data Scientist
Many people commented on the video that a man had about how his career changed their lives. iFundi reported that data science is a scarce skill in South Africa, and there is a rising demand for it. The average salary of a data scientist depends on experience. Entry-level data scientists can expect to get an estimated R30 000. Senior-level and those late into their career can earn over R80 000 per month.

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Online users were encouraged to pursue their career goals. Watch the video and read people's comments below:
P. gushed over the man:
"Congratulations 🥳 from a fellow Data Scientist."
YNW MELLY wrote:
"Vhavenda rito ba bathu bo konq niri thuse ni sa male muzulu kana muxhosa are na bana."
Ro Lie N'maguvhuni added:
"Inspired !🔥🔥❤️"
_mafiri gushed:
"Congratulations 🥳"
Monalisa felt motivated by the man:
"You inspire me 🙌🏽 I can’t wait to finish the course and slowly transition into tech."
Ntsako Nhonee applauded the man:
"Ahhhh my sir, congratulations, God is faithful indeed🥳🔥🙌"
Trying to be DrKimmy🤷🏿♀️ joked:
"Is he married… asking for a friend who wants to apply."
inanutshell was hopeful:
'Informatics degree+pursuing data science(manifesting software life for me and the fam) 🙏"
ThebuThemba89 remarked:
"Stay blessed, brother and keep on pushing motivated."
T✨🫰🏿 applauded:
"I’ll always vouch for skolo hey……Congratulations 🥳"
hierkomdiebaas_ was amazed by his achievements:
"And people say education is useless."
Mk Mphoza 🙆♂️🥹🔥 applauded:
"Congratulations good keep on blessing you and more to change their life and background 🙏"
tsireledzo appreciated the man's inspiring content:
"Every time i come across a post like this i become motivated 🥺 education is worth it."
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