A photo of a Ngobese student, Dumisani Ngobese at a graduation party the event which was held on May 13, 2022, has been trending on social media. The young graduate who had graduated the day before couldn’t afford to wear a suit to the celebration. After hearing his narrative, South Africans were moved to tears.
UKZN Dumisani Ngobese’s graduation story demonstrates how he overcame poverty to achieve remarkable success.
Early life of Dumisani Ngobese
A 24-year-old South African Dumisani Ngobese is a recently graduated student from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the institution’s Westville Campus on Friday. He resides in a poor rural area outside Empangeni called Bhukhanana.

His grandmother worked as a street vendor and was the sole earner in his family. According to Ngobese, he lived in a large family of 10 children.
Net worth of Dumisani Ngobese
He just completed his graduation so there is no source of income for Ngobese yet. But however, it is known to the media that Dumisani has been offered a job by a very rich businessman.
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So as of now he just has completed his graduation which is why there is no question regarding his net worth.
Relationship of Dumisani Ngobese
With the interaction with Dumisani, we now know that he was raised in a poor family. His grandmother worked as a street vendor and was the sole earner in his family. According to Ngobese, he lived in a large family of 10 children which has been a very difficult lifestyle of living for him as all the needs of the family members are not fulfilled in proper time.
Well, we have the information about his grandmother and he says he is surviving in a huge family of 10 children no other information has been out about his family details and the rest of the family. He is single and no rumors of him being in a relationship are out yet.
Career of Dumisani Ngobese
Talking about his career, he just cleared his degree graduation from KwaZulu-Natal University with a Bachelor of Arts at the institution of Westville campus. Besides, being from a poor family, he has worked hard to earn a bachelor’s degree. He expressed his journey which he said was very long and difficult for the media. He is not employed or has specifically started doing a job yet but however now he has been offered a job by a famous rich businessman.
The story is upon hearing the sad story of Dumisani Ngobese, he has been offered a permanent job by a Durban businessman. Well, we can now just hope by this job Ngobese be blessed with healthy earnings and could help a lot in family earnings to his granny by providing her relief.
Education of Dumisani Ngobese
As we mentioned earlier he has graduated with a Bachelor of Art from the Westville campus. Moreover, upon his sad story Calvin Mathibeli, who owns Calvin and Family Group of companies, was moved by Ngobese’s story. He will be paying for Ngobese’s further education.
To the media, he expressed he was very moved by the sad story of Dumisani and he finds many similarities to the story of him and Dumisani which is why he will help him in his further studies. With this move of Calvin, it will be a great help to Dumisani and his family.
Social media status of Dumisani Ngobese
There are no signs of being on any social media platforms yet.
Body Appearances of Dumisani Ngobese
Height | N / A |
Weight | N / A |
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Skin color | Black |
Hairstyle | Bald |
Some interesting facts on Dumisani Ngobese
Name | Dumisani Ngobese |
Residence | South Africa |
Nationality | African |
Education | Bachelor’s degree |
Age | 24 |
Family | Granny and 10 children |
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