Chief Albert Luthuli Campus student releases CD

Financial Management N4 student, Zamalinda Mbatha says her musical career started about ten years ago when she joined True-vine Community Church.   She was a member of the worship team and as a result she got exposed to gospel music and fell in love with it.

The 28 year-old Gospel singer who hails from KwaMakhutha is known by her stage name Zamar which she explains is Hebrew for making music to praise God.

Zamar is a dynamic musician who composes her own distinct sound influenced by Jazz, traditional and RnB.  Through her music, she focuses on encouraging hope, love and faith. “Gospel music gives people hope and I believe that no matter what you lose in life you should never lose hope,” she says. She is a true inspiration and her music touches the souls of many.

If you’re looking for a versatile, unique sound, then you should definitely get yourself a copy. Her CD’s are available on request on 0736565160 or for sale at Tru-café and at Open Doors Barak Centre in Stanger for only R100. 

uMfolozi alumni thanks Work Placement Office

uMfolozi TVET College alumnus, Sphumelele Mncwabe has applauded uMfolozi College for being a College that offers endless opportunities to students. Sphumelele, a graduate in Financial Management from Richtek Campus was speaking to the Marketing Unit about her new placement at The Bay Hospital.

Sharing her experiences as a student Sphumelele said she had always known what she wanted and that was to be a charted accountant.  “I thank my lecturers for always putting up with me for being so inquisitive and the work placement office for always taking care of me after my studies.  Since the completion of my studies I have never been at home without a job.  At first Mrs Zamalatha Mngoma placed me at the Zululand chamber of Commerce, when my contract expired she placed me at King Cetshwayo District and now I am working at the Bay Hospital where I work as a Basic Stock and Stores Controller,” says the 22 year-old who hails from Pietermaritzburg.

“When I received the news, I was over the moon, studying Financial Management has given me a lot of opportunities,” she says.  Her core responsibilities include printing and formatting reports, billing, receiving stock from suppliers, counting, checking and packing stock, checking invoices, pulling out dormant stock, stock control and checking system stock against actual stock. 

Sphumelele is also currently studying towards her Bachelor of Accounting Science in Financial Accounting at UNISA, after which she plans on doing her articles and then writing a board exam to become a Chartered Accountant.

She encourages young people not to look down on TVET Colleges.  “It is a TVET College that has laid the foundation for where I am today.  I have received a lot of support from the College, some would argue that they were not so lucky, but I believe in working hard to get noticed, if you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will, and respecting your lecturers will take you far”, she reiterated.