Zukile Keswa

Zukile entered the IkamvaYouth programme in 2004 at the Makhaza branch in the Western Cape. Here is a summary of his amazing achievements:

  • Zukile matriculated in 2005 as the dux scholar of his school. He also was top at his school in the following subjects: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Economics and Economics! In 2004 at the end of grade 11 he was top accounting learner at his school. 

  • He is currently completing his final year in BCom Information Systems at the University of the Western Cape. 

  • He was active in the Brawam-Siswan mentoring programme in 2007. 

  • He was a tutor for UWC's SRC winter classes held in 2006. 

  • Additionally, Zukile has remained a committed volunteer at the IkamvaYouth branch, he has served as the head of the Career Guidance committee and has actively tutored over the past 5 years. 

  • While studying and volunteering, Zukile has also managed to find time to work part-time as a senior lab assistant at the UWC lab in 2010, and as a junior lab assistant in 2009.