Meet the men and women of the South African National Defence Force

Said Lt Col Rakhibane, after being handed his SMP certificate. “The inspiration I got through studying SMP was to change the lives of the ordinary people to reduce the levels of unemployment. Unemployed people should also take charge of their destinies as there are a lot of untapped skills and, by using the right tools, we can bring them back into the economic mainstream of the country. As much as we believe that the sun will rise tomorrow, we must also believe that the unemployed can change the country’s landscape for the better.”

As a strong-willed person she applied for a study bursary (for studying at State expense) in 2009 and enrolled at the University of Pretoria in 2010 for a Bachelor in Clinical Medical Practice. I look at this phenomenal young lady and think: she is so comfortable talking about herself. Nothing unsettles her, and with the same smile she said: "There is a giant asleep within everyone; when the giant awakens, miracles happen. With a vision in mind, what seemed far in the distance is only a thought away"