Background & personal Info:

• Born eMpangeni, KwesakaMthethwa area, eSabhuza village. I have a total of 14 siblings (paternal and maternal combined).
• I am going to be 30 years old mid-2021.
• Went to eMaqwabe Primary School & Mningi High School.

Academic Background & Achievements:

Studied & completed the following qualifications at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in the specified time frames.

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mathematics & Statistics, with some Computer Science features. (2009-2011), at 20
• BSc Honours in Pure Mathematics (2012), at 21
• Masters in Pure Mathematics by research (2013-2014), at 23
• PhD in Mathematics (2015-2018), at 27.

Professional Background.

• Lecturer & Coordinator in Access Programme at UKZN (2014-2019)
• Mathematics Engineering Ad Hoc Lecturer (2015-2016)
• Founded Mthethwamatics (2016)
• Training Coordinator at MiET Africa (2017-2018)
• Canaan College Maths Consultant (2019)
• Mathematics Lecturer at UKZN (2019-To Date), teaching undergraduate, honours and supervising postgraduate students.

Achievements:

• First prize in research presentation at Postgraduate Research & Innovation Symposium (2014)
• MiET Hero Award (2017)
• Published three research articles from PhD work in high quality journals, including the well-praised Topology and Its Applications (2018-2021).
• Recognised as Top 100 Shinning Stars of SA (2020)
• Assupol Museum of Heroes Award (2020)
• My research is funded by NRF Thuthuka Grant (2021-2023) and supported by NGA (MaSS) in general.

Public Speaking:

Over and above presentations of my research in conferences & Mthethwamatics related public speaking I was invited to speak in the following events;

• The Youth Business Connect (EThekwini Municipality, Durban)
• UKhozi FM, Isidlo Sasekuseni Morning Show.
• Academic Awards (NSA, Wits)