Ntombizodwa mahlangu biography sample

If it’s your first day back at work today after the Festive Season and you need cheering up, you’ll love the story of Ntombizodwa Mahlangu: with support and encouragement from her family, employer and colleagues, she made the transition despite being a single parent from domestic worker to graduate in under ten years.

That’s a huge achievement in South Africa where educational standards between the rich and poor vary vastly and as such, the gap between school and university for most is a chasm that’s simply too big to cross.

The photo in this post went viral across South Africa (and the global South African diaspora): Ntombizodwa was so surprised that she’d become such a beacon to those from similar backgrounds.  “I am so humbled and grateful for the support.

When I shared that picture on Facebook I never thought that it would be so viral,” she said. “As much as my friends are motivated