At the end of 2007 she successfully completed her Business Management course and obtained three distinctions! She is now employed by the college as an Administrative Assistant. Congratulations Nondyebo – we are so very proud of you!

African Scholars’ Fund assisted him in January 2007 where he attended Kathu campus and successfully completed his N4 with very good marks. His positive outlook and will to succeed soon got him employed and he is now training as a Diesel Mechanic at Barloworld Equipment. Well done Kgotlaetsile!

She was so poor that she needed bus money not only for college, but even for the first interviews - and some shoes! Two years later she was one of the top students at the college. It is no wonder that she was snapped up by one of the major chain stores to work in their Head Office.

Dr Elsworth heard about this – she got them out of their cells and into hospital. They then fled the country. 30 Years later here comes Joseph – a married man with children, graying at the temples, a little portly but still sparky. He has a good business now. He and his partners are generous donors to African Scholars' Fund.

From there he was selected by SA Airways for advanced training. His position with the ground staff is equivalent to Lieutenant and he makes sure that “the electrics” on the aircraft are all in perfect working order. He wants to develop work with school-leavers.

Pazuna, originally from the Herschel district, was referred to us from Groote Schuur Hospital where he was treated for congenital heart disease. He had surgery and a long convalescence. African Scholars' Fund helped him through High School and then Technical College where he completed N3 with 4 distinctions.

He went on to the Cape Technikon and since then has gone from strength to strength. He now occupies a prominent position at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology – and is a family man! He is a trustee of TECSAT, the FET bursary fund for the Western Cape which grew out of African Scholars' Fund.

Nontobeko came from a large and delightful family in Guguletu, Cape Town . Her father lost his job so we helped several of the children at school. Nontobeko did very well indeed, but we lost touch with her for over 20 years until this letter came:

“I want to thank you for being there for my family and me when we needed it . . . I went on to study pursuing a career in finance in Johannesburg.”

She is now one of our regular donors.