Resilient Woman Shares Difficult Journey Leading Up to Her PhD, Mzansi Peeps Give Positive Praise

Resilient Woman Shares Difficult Journey Leading Up to Her PhD, Mzansi Peeps Give Positive Praise

  • An ambitious woman shared her difficult yet rewarding journey through academia on Facebook, citing many challenges
  • The courageous woman lists all of the turmoil she suffered, as well as all the positives that came from enduring the pain
  • Nothing but positive reactions have poured in for the resilient woman, with some people congratulating her on the achievement

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A hardworking woman details her journey through academia
A hard-working woman recounted the difficulties she had to go through to get her PhD and the positives that came from it. Images: Varsity World/ Facebook, @Its_Fezeka/ Twitter
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The road to accomplishing a great achievement is often paved with many obstacles and difficulties. This was the case with Sinethemba Ximba, a hardworking woman who shared her journey of getting her PhD.

The resilient woman shared her bumpy journey through life on Facebook, listing the many issues she had faced along the way. She acknowledges the hardship of working towards a one's desired goal by saying:

"Not everything comes easy in life, well that is not for everyone anyway. Whether financially, emotionally, psychologically or mentally; sometimes we experience stumbling blocks"

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The hurdles she then lists hit home on how tough and durable the ambitious lady really is:

"I lost three close family members, got involved in a car accident while carrying my young one 'in utero', had multiple challenges in the workplace."

All these challenges couldn't keep this determined woman down. Throughout her struggles, she: made new friends, got married to her one true love, and gave birth to a wonderful baby boy.

The unstoppable woman had more achievements to list:

"I won awards for my oral presentations, went abroad, all thanks to academia, and published a paper from my work."

Ultimately, she believes:

"My hard work and resilience all paid off."

The reactions to the ambitious woman's achievements have been nothing but positive:

Tebogo Moeketsi Molahlegi shared:

"This is great achievement. Congratulations."

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Mecneina Zyne said:

"Very inspiring indeed, congrats!!"

Cindy Ankomah-Adjei commented:

"Congratulations, dear!"

Mkhululi Aya Maduna Mzili mentioned:

"Congratulations Dr. Ximba!"

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In another story about academia, Briefly News previously reported on a beautiful woman from eCala recently walked the stage to accept her PhD and was overflowing with gratitude and pride.

The inspiring lady explained that the journey was not easy and that she could never have done it without the support of her loved ones.

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Siphesihle Luthango Siphesihle Luthango is an up-and-coming journalist and an experienced English teacher. He holds a Bachelors of Social Science majoring in Journalism and International Studies (Cum laude) from IIE MSA. He has a passion for telling human interest stories and joined the Briefly News team in August 2022. He enjoys watching documentaries and reading current affairs and philosophical books.