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MSOMI HAS COMPLETED HIS MASTER’S DEGREE IN
MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF JUST A YEAR
Pictured:Thabiso Msomi and his supervisor Dr Odunayo Olarewaju
The Faculty of Accounting and Informatics at DUT is proud of their master’s student, Thabiso Msomi (23), who has managed to complete his studies in just a year. He is among the DUT graduands at the 2021 Autumn Graduation ceremony held on 27-28 May 2021.
Msomi from Mavela at Tongaat has made his faculty and supervisor Dr Odunayo Magret Olarewaju proud of his academic excellence. Despite working around the clock to complete his master’s in such a short space of time, Msomi also has two published articles in DHET-accredited journals and two approved book chapters, to be published in June 2021.
Giving a brief background on himself, Msomi said that he came from a poor background and was raised by his late great-grandmother, who
never set foot in school. However, she always encouraged him to be educated. He said that his mother left him with his grandmother at a very young age, who was always there for him until she died in 2016. Her death reminded him of the signi cance of education as a pillar of his life.
“In 2015, I enrolled for a National Diploma in Accounting but unfortunately, my journey towards completing my diploma was not a pleasant one, due to a lack of funding. I focused all my energy and strength on my education, despite the hardship and struggles of imbalances of living without parents. Passing matric and being admitted at DUT made me happy; it gave me the con dence that my life was about to change. I always had the drive to share information and help our country grow through advancing our societies with information.That also formed part of my inspiration to study for higher degrees to equip me with research abilities so that I could give positive and factual information back to communities of the country for development,” said Msomi.
He said that he completed his diploma with very little support from his relatives and was assisted by the money he received from tutorials that he conducted through different departments and the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT). Despite facing challenges, Msomi said that through God he completed his BTech in 2019. He struggled to register for his master’s degree due to his outstanding debt of R50 000.
Last year in May, Msomi wrote to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research, Innovation and Engagement Prof Sibusiso Moyo for assistance with his registration problem. He said that the Faculty
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