MatricResults19 ‘After I lost my father, I worked harder to achieve my dreams’: Matric top achiever
“Before then I wasn’t doing really well academically, but the moment he died I told myself I was going to work hard to achieve the things he couldn’t achieve,” she told TimesLIVE on Tuesday morning.
Manwadu, from Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo, was invited to the 2019 top achievers' breakfast with basic education minister Angie Motshekga. The function was held at Vodaworld in Midrand.A further 212 pupils wrote at correctional facilities.She said schooling in Limpopo was difficult. A lack of resources was one of the main challenges, with pupils having to buy their own study guides and books.
“The teachers are trying very hard to help us, but most of the schools are overcrowded, so it’s very difficult to overcome the challenges we face.”“She motivated me when I felt like giving up and she was always there to give me encouragement.”She said her dream was to help and inspire those around her. “I want to help my mother, because she has been a single mother trying her best to support her children.
“I want women to realise that their backgrounds don’t determine them. All they need to do is believe in themselves.Tshilidzi Manwadu from Mbilwi Secondary School in Limpopo says she wants to study medicine at UCT because her dream was always “to help people”.
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