Msesi Kate Mahumane THBC
Age: 37
Village:Schoemansdal
Position:OrphanCare Coordinator
Personal Comment: I like my work so much, but the main challenges that we faceare transport, starvation, and shelter for the orphans. Yes, I see progress on after school care program because children come together and play different activities like sports.

Thulisile Malangwane THBC
Age:40
Village: Kamrlushwa Township
Position: Careworker Coordinator
Personal Comment: I am very happy to work at THBC.I have gained more information like how to take care of sick people and orphans and i know how to communicate with people.

Rose D. Shongwe
Age: 32
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Legal Issue Coordinator
Personal Comment: It is stressful because when I apply for foster care grants for the orphans it takes a long time. Also, getting IDs is a long process because the children are starving.

Phindile Mpika

Age: 38
Village: Ntunda Toust
Position: Palliative Care Coordinator
Personal Comment: Visiting our patients in their homes, doing spiritual counseling, counseling those who want to test, training support groups to learn positive living.

Siphiwe Susan Tsabetse

Age: 50
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Medicine controller
Personal Comment: I work in the medicine room and my duty is to distribute the medicines to the careworkers. I also treat people with over the counter medicines.

PKoeki Mokoena

Age: 35
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: kitchen coordinator
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Busisiwe Sibiya
Age:40
Village: Driekoppies Position: orphan coordinator Personal Comment: My main challenges are providing the orphans with school uniforms,clothing,transportation, housing and most importantly food.

Cyntia Zitha
Age: 41
Village: Langeloop
Position: Palliative Coordinator
Personal comment: I do like my job so much, but my challenge is that starvation and, getting medication to the critical patients, and also finding transportation for those who need to go to the hospital.

Jabulie Mhlanga

Age: 30
Village: Buffelspruit
Position: Coordinator
Personal comment: We help them to get foster care, grants, birth certificates and other identification.

Judith Shongwe

Age: 35
Village: Buffelspruit
Position: Coordinator
Personal comment: I pray that we get more transportation because it’s hard to do our work without it. We wanted to make 811 gardens this year, but we didn’t reach our goal because we didn’t have enough transportation.

Rose Moyane

Age: 43
Village: Driekoppies
Position: Garden Coordinator
Personal comment: Unsuccessful because of transportation.

Thobile Silombo
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Lwazi Nkosi
Age: 24
Village: Johannesburg
Position: VCT Coordinator
Personal Comment: I like what I'm doing currently because it's a new experience for me and the beginning of a new career. This position boosts my confidence to believe in myself. When I was promoted from performing arts to VCT, I raise my expectations and realized that I can better myself.

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Soloman Lusilane
Computer Technician
Age: 27
Village: Steenbok
Position: P.C. Technician
Personal Comment: I am always expecting positive goals in life towards achievement and success.  I am always willing to learn in life and face every rigorous challenge that life may present.

Sindiswa Ndukuya

Age: 26
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Education Coordinator
Personal Comment: Back to school was a great achievement for the education desk as it has benefited the community as well.

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Goodlucky

Age: 24
Village: Ngunda
Position: Sports Coordinator
Personal Comment: With more help from different stakeholders we can continue producing very talented athletes from Nkomazi

Christopher Masilela

Age:22
Village: Ngunda
Position: Sports Coordinator
Personal Comment:  I want to see the youth of Nkomazi engaging themselves in sports activities and perhaps choose sports as their careers.

Jerry Mabila 
Latin America Dance

Age: 28
Village: Schoemansdal
Position:  Latin American Dance Coordinator
Personal Comment: The website will be good for THBC & YiA for International Market

Zakhele Khoza 
Performing Arts

Age: 24
Village: Kamhlushwa
Position: Performing Arts Coordinator
Personal Comment:  Youth in Action is a challenge to take control of ones life and seemingly it is doing a very good job.

Zenzele Nkosi
Wall Crackers
Age:19
Village: Jeppes Reef
Position:Wall-Crackers Coordinator
Personal Comment: Working with Youth in Action has been great (fantastic). YiA offered me an opportunity to give back to my community.  By identifying, developing and exposing the talents that Nkomazi youth have.

Zakhele Zitha
SMME-Agriculture
Age: 26
Village: Ntunda
Position: SMMES
Personal Comment: SMMES in Nkomazi can help create great jobs for the youth and allow them to start their own business.

Sandile Sambo
Tourism
Age: 24
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Tourism Personal Comment: I think the Tourism Project is a wonderful idea as tourism is now starting in our region and people are starting to understand and take part in Tourism.  I think Tourism can have a positive economical impact and I hope it will be introduced as a subject in Schools.

Golden Nobela
Tourism

Age: 28
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Tourism Coordinator
Personal Comment: It is good for a project to have the web as a marketing vehicle.  I would like to see Nkomazi on a Global Village as a major contributor as far as tourism is concerned.

Bong’nkosi Thobela                           Wildly African

Age: 25
Village: Ntunda
Position: Marketing & Networking
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Khethiwe Ndlovu
Wildly African
Age: 29
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Wildly African Supervisor
Personal Comment: I’ve gained a lot of experience working with the artists, and even to work with different people. I also gained a lot of experience from Wildly African since it has started.

Thoko Mhlongo
Wildly African

Age: 23           
Village: Driekoppies
Position: Marketing and Networking
Personal comment:  Marketing is a challenging job, and that’s why I am interested in it. I wish to take Wildly African to the top level!

Nontokozo Mndawe
Wildly African
Age: 22
Village: Ka-Mhlushwa
Position: Sales Representative, Wildly African
Personal Comment: Working for YiA/Wildly African has made me gain a lot of experience in sales and marketing. I now know how to interact with different people. I would like to see our products being sold internationally.

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Sibiya Wildly African
Age: 26
Village: Driekoppies
Position: Arts and Craft Coordinator
Personal Comment:  Always focus to what I am doing and wanting to put Nkomazi product up on top of the South African Flag.  My goal is to produce more than 5 new artists per village.

Collen Mabaso
Age: 39
Village: Tongaview
Position:  Acting Editor Personal Comment:  working with the youth has been both eye opening and exciting. Their different personalities have inspired me to try my hand at different styles of management.

Erick Lubisi
Age:  23
Village: Pieraav
Position:  Operation Manager
Personal Comment: With the newspaper undergoing transitional period, it’s really a mind boggling exercise having to face the new challenges. However, I’m optimistic with the commitment shown by fellow colleagues; the Voice is on the right track.

Mbuli Mbekezeli

Age: 26
Village: Langeloop
Position: News Editor
Personal Comment: Nkomazi Voice is the best thing that happened to this region and myself personally. Thanks to Youth in Action of Thembalethu Home Based Care.

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Vusi Kubhayi

Age: 35
Village: Schoemansdal
Position: Entertainment
Personal Comment: Nkmozi Voice is the best newspaper around Nkomazi.

Busi Nkomo

Age: 25
Village: Barbetou
Position: Journalist
Personal Comment: My work is a bit strenuous. Journalism is a good career because you get to know different people and learn a lot of things through them.

Jerry Mhlongo

Age: 28
Village: Kamdradia
Position: Journalist
Personal Comment:I would like to encourage the Nkomazi Voice to get it together and make the newspaper the best community newspaper in SA.

Sebenzile Masilela

Age:  31
Village:  Ntunda Trust
Position:  Administrator
Personal comment:  I find this job most interesting because I gain more experience everyday in my life.

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