Zanele Hobongwana - Maths and Science Tutoring

In 2019, Zanele attended a five-day entrepreneurship acceleration workshop at The Business Place. She is from the small township of Uitenhage, in Port Elizabeth. She studied at the Nelson Mandela University where she completed a BSc degree in Geology.

While at university, she tutored other students in the subjects of geology, maths and statistics. As with many graduate students in South Africa, she struggled to find employment opportunities after university. Instead of losing hope and becoming despondent, she used her time to improve her skills and gain more knowledge.

During a university Socio-Next workshop, she and her team members worked on the idea of starting a labour brokering business. Even though the team did not follow through with this business, the experience propelled her to start her own tutoring business. Soon she found a location from where to work and started marketing her business to attract students in need of help with their schoolwork.

Her business has grown from strength to strength and she is currently working on a business plan that she believes will help her focus her goals and also attract funding and support opportunities. Her average turnover per month is R5 000.