Siphumle Yalezo

Siphumle entered the IkamvaYouth programme in 2004 at the Makhaza branch in Khayelitsha. Here is a summary of his achievements:

  • He completed matric in 2005.

  • He completed his National Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2008.

  • Siphumle is very active in the political arena:
    •  He founded a DA Youth branch in the N2 Development constituency. 
    • He is currently serving his second consecutive term as chair of the branch, which has some of the highest youth membership figures in the country. 
    • In 2010, he has been nominated for the Federal Youth Leader position. See Siphumle on stage with Helen Zille at the Youth day celebrations (http://www.flickr.com/photos/democraticalliance/4705728707/).