Lubhalwe nguNkhensani Mthombeni
UNkateko Mtsenga, odabuka e-Mariveni Village eduze kwase-Tzaneen ufundela i-safety management ngemuva kokuba iziqu zakhe zemfundo zingamholelanga emsebenzini.
Indawo yakhe yokubhaka encane, i-Katie Yummy Treats, yenza imali efinyelela ku-R30,000 ngenyanga enhle, ngaphambi kokukhokhela izinto zokusebenza nogesi.
UNkateko Mtsenga uzibiza ngomuntu othole iziqu kathathu kodwa akakawutholi umsebenzi ngazo, uziphilisa ngokubhaka.
Lo wesifazane oneminyaka engu-28, odabuka e-Mariveni Village ngaphandle kwase-Tzaneen eLimpopo, wathola iziqu zakhe kwezohwebo e-Vaal University of Technology ngo-2022. Njengoba engawutholanga umsebenzi, wasebenzisa imali ayeyigcine ku-NSFAS ukuze abhalisele izifundo zokubhaka.
Wasungula ibhizinisi, i-Katie Yummy Treats, lapho enza khona amakhekhe akhethekile, ama-cupcake, amabhisikidi nama-scone. Amanani aqala ku-R750 kumakhekhe ajwayelekile, ama-Bento cake kanye nama-cupcake ku-R650, ama-scone ku-R350, kanti amabhisikidi ku-R380.
Ngo-2023, uMtsenga waqeda iziqu kwezemfundo, egxile ekuphathweni kwamabhizinisi kanye nesayensi yezomnotho. Wayetshelwe ukuthi ezemfundo zinikeza amathuba amaningi emisebenzi. Kodwa ezinye izikole manje seziyayeka izinhlelo ezihlobene nezifundo zakhe eziyinhloko, futhi akazange awuthole umsebenzi.
Wabe esetshelwa ukuthi ukuphathwa kwezokuphepha kunamathuba amaningi. Ngo-2024 wenza izifundo ezimfushane kulo mkhakha futhi wathatha imisebenzi emibili yesikhashana eyaphela yomibili. Manje usebhalisele iziqu ze-Bachelor of Arts ku-Safety Management.
UMtsenga unethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga uzothola umsebenzi oqinile. Kodwa uthi ngeke ayeke ukubhaka, ngisho noma egcina esebenza emkhakheni wokuphathwa kwezokuphepha.
Uqhuba izifundo zokubhaka ezithatha izinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezinhlanu ngentengo engu-R1,800, ikakhulukazi kubantu abangasebenzi abafuna ukufunda ikhono elisha. Izifundo zivulekele abantu abayisikhombisa kuphela ngoba ubhaka futhi afundise ekhishini likanina. Ufisa ukuvula isikole sakhe sokubhaka ngelinye ilanga.
Ngesikhathi sasebusika, ibhizinisi lakhe lenza imali engaba ngu-R15,000 ngenyanga ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwezindleko zezimpahla nogesi. Ngenyanga ehamba kahle, le mali inyuka ibe phakathi kuka-R25,000 no-R30,000, ngaphambi kokukhishwa kwalezo zindleko.
Ufaka imiyalezo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nsuku zonke ukuze abantu baqhubeke nokukhumbula ibhizinisi lakhe.
Esithombeni esingenhla: UNkateko Mtsenga njengombhaki.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe