Download PDFBongiwe Mtanda was born on 27 June 1999, into the Jojisa Clan in the village of Mbobeni. She is the fourth of nine children and grew up in a household which was helping the community by donating food items from the food garden.
She started a high school at Sehole combined school in KwaZulu-Natal. She has been recognised for her academic achievement. Afterwards, she enrolled in KwaZulu-Natal University to pursue her interests in community development.
During her varsity life, she developed a love of acting and was involved in production such as Ivava Media and Connect da dots. She was also the academic tutor for first-year and second-year students. She is currently working at Khanya college. One of her passions is to contribute to addressing community development issues through research and program.
This article was submitted as part of the Imbila Yesu publication produced daily for the duration of the Winter School in 2022 (17-22 July 2022). It appeared in Edition 1, released on 18 July 2022.
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