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and the relationships I have built with
my colleagues and everyone in it are
to be cherished forever.
to benefit from the fruits of my
hardworking beyond my existence.
I plan on getting professional
registration and pursuing a Masters
degree in project management with
UCT. I hope to be in a position to
influence legislative decisions and
contribute to the public sector in
terms of turnaround times of the
building and infrastructure projects
and the quality of the end product
of these projects.
What made you pursue this
degree?
My passion for construction
stems from childhood because of
an old lady who lived opposite my
grandmother’s house deep in the
rural areas. Whenever I visited my
grandmother, she would call me and
other kids for sweets and story time.
She lived in a very old hut that was
falling apart, as it was built by her
late husband years before. On this
day, there was sudden rain and heavy
winds, my heart was shattered on her
struggles as she tried to contain the
water entering her house and as a
young boy I felt helpless. I had started
thinking of ways I could help her and
found none. Until one day when she
had received an RDP house from the
government, I could see the joy in her
tears when she said, “All I ever wanted
in my lifetime was a house.” It was on
that day that I decided that whatever
I will do in my life should be to build
structures that would significantly
change people’s life. I later learned
about this degree and knew instantly
that this is what I was going to do.
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How have you found your
leadership position in the
department and what has
it taught you?
I believe the leadership position
in our department was found due
to my outspoken personality and
compassion to people’s struggles.
I believe this has made me
approachable and because I care
and internalise what people go
through with my experience as a
benchmark has made people to gain
confidence to trust me with leading
this position.
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Do you have any advice for
prospective students and
applicants who wish to be
where you are now?
My advice to a prospective student
would be to do everything to
the best of your abilities, with an
understanding that there is no limit
to the things you can do as long as
you keep believing in what you set to
achieve. Be patient, as long as there is
a will, there will always be a way.
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What are your future
aspirations? What do you plan
on pursuing after graduation?
My aspirations today lies solely on
leaving a footprint in the South
African construction landscape
and beyond, for future generations
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