A new lease of life for graduate who waited years to secure a teaching post

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“I started work on Monday the 13th at a small school serving a small community in a predominately farm area that is far from the town.”

“It's been hard for me to get a job that I am qualified for. I have tried business space, got kicked out by lack of capital. I have tried looking for a job in other provinces, got stuck because of lack of money to cover job hunting costs. I tried network marketing but I was too broke to even ‘fake it till you make it’. I have been in and out of call centres,” his post had read.

One of the hardest pills to swallow was that his father had quit his job to cash in his pension to pay for Nsibande’s schooling. The father’s resignation resulted in the family being without a breadwinner and his diabetic mother forfeiting her medical aid cover.“At home, they are so happy and you can see that they are relieved. This thing of me getting a job made them at ease. They are breathing and no longer tense,” he said.“I want to change their ceiling and windows.

“I remember going to some offices in Durban and I wanted to speak to someone. The lady I was there to see said she was busy and referred me to her assistant. After speaking to her, I sat outside on the steps, contemplating whether I should take my life,” Nsibande added. Nsibande has gone from being unemployed graduate to a teacher of English, maths literacy and social sciences.

 

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