The interactive Matshidiso Mkhonza from Lakeside, Vaal obtained a Cum Laude in Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management. She began with a Diploma in HR Management at the Vaal University of Technology (新沙巴体育网_沙巴体育app-篮球世界杯投注网址推荐) and proceeded to an advanced diploma in 2020.

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She dedicates this achievement to her daughter and advises the following below:

“I remember believing that I was too old to study, my peers began studying just after high school and I started at 25 years old. I never looked back and I never backed down. It matters not the age in which you start, or where you are from. If you want something, you go for it”.

Article by Thato Phalole