I am Andile Ngobeni, 22, and I am proud to introduce myself as an alumna of the Brand and Tillie Pretorius bursary fund. I was born in Mpumalanga, in a village called Mangweni, and attended Sidlemu Primary School, which benefited from the Rally to Read programme. Due to my academic potential, I was fortunate to be awarded the Brand and Tillie Pretorius bursary fund for my secondary education. In 2020, I completed matric at Suikerland Secondary School, with seven distinctions and a 90% average. I hold a BSc degree in mathematics, corporate finance and investments and a BSc honours in mathematics from Wits University, and am pursuing my MSc in mathematics at Wits.
I could write a book about my journey and how Rally to Read inspired me to put effort into my education.
Andile Ngobeni
Bramley
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