A chief harbour master who started as a taxi driver in Mamelodi, Pretoria, graduated with a postgraduate diploma in maritime studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) on Friday - and now he's reading for an MCom in leadership studies.
The head of the Maritime Service for the Transnet National Port Authority, Rufus Lekala, graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Studies during one of UKZN’s graduation ceremonies in May.
“I was in desperate need of a career that would take my family and me out of poverty. Fortunately, the maritime sector presented itself as a home that I will never trade for anything,” he said. “I feel really proud of myself, but more importantly, I’m grateful for the support and encouragement of my family,” Lekala said.
Lekala was the first Black harbour master in the Port of East London in 2002 and later in Cape Town and Durban, prior to his appointment as chief harbour master of the Transnet National Port Authority in June 2011.
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