28-Year-Old Mzansi Female Embraces That Graduating University Will Be the Highlight of Her 20s, People Stan

28-Year-Old Mzansi Female Embraces That Graduating University Will Be the Highlight of Her 20s, People Stan

  • Getting her university degree before she turns 30 is all one babe is focusing on for the next couple of years
  • Twitter user, @SihleTumani, is not worried about what others think, graduating in her 20s is an achievement for her
  • People let her know that graduating is a major milestone, even if it is the only thing she did in her 20s

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One young Mzansi babe has accepted that completing university will be the biggest and only achievement of her 20s.

Twitter user @SihleTumani
Twitter user @SihleTumani is not worried about what others think, graduating in her 20s is an achievement. Image: Twitter / @SihleTumani
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While society has great expectations for people to have achieved a number of things by the time they turn 30, this lady isn’t letting it worry her.

Twitter user @SihleTumani shared that she is turning 28 this year and starting her third year of university. This means that she will complete it by the time she is 30 and that is all she is worried about.

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Babes, this is a big deal, give yourself ALL the credit!

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“I'm 28 this year and doing my 3rd year at Uni. I've accepted that my only achievement in my 20s will be my degree and you know what? I'm actually proud of myself.”

Briefly News got in contact with a university researcher who conducted research on graduates and was told that less than 6% of people in South Africa have a university degree. Sphe explained:

"The Department of Higher Education and Training reported that stats from 2021 showed that only 6% of adults (25-64 years of age) in SA have a university degree as their highest level of education."

Mzansi people let the lady know that she is doing amazingly

Some people don’t ever get a university degree. So, people let the woman know that she is moving mountains despite what society has made her believe.

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Take a look at some of the sweet comments:

@chrystal_inno said:

“There are decades when nothing happens and then, there are days when decades happen.”

@LindelwaSD said:

“Finished my 1st qualification at 21. I'm 31 this year and I'm still unemployed. You do your best and life happens. Run your race. All the best with everything.”

@SinoxoloThubeni said:

“I am proud of you nam. You've done well.”

@TheOsayiObazee said:

“A win is a win!!! And this is a major win.”

@She_giwu said:

“I will be starting my second year. We’re winning honey!”

Single mom who dropped out multiple times & lost baby daddy finally graduates with her degree, peeps inspired

In related news, Briefly News reported that a determined woman inspired many netizens after sharing her touching story of overcoming great odds to finally graduate with her degree.

Twitter user @ErinRuhnay responded to a post calling on peeps to share something they were most proud of in 2022.

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@ErinRuhnay shared that she had dropped out of school multiple times. At some point, she had to work full time while taking care of her new baby, all while battling grief from losing the father of her child.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.