THE POWER OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN
MS ONGEZIWE VULESANGWENI
Ongeziwe is a 3rd year student, currently pursuing a Public Relations and Communication Diploma at DUT. She is also the founder and director of a cosmetics business, Lilac Green Cosmetics, a brand inspired by mindfulness and simplicity. After developing a great interest in the cosmetics industry in 2019, Ongeziwe decided to present it to the university’s entrepreneurial desk in 2020 DQG VXFFHHGHG LQ KHU ȴUVW SLWFK UHFHLYLQJ a start-up grant that enabled her to make her dream more of a reality. She is an inspiring woman in the beauty industry and aims to launch a skincare range in the future.
The women of DUT are admired for their passion and undeniable drive to perform excellence in the world of business, research and education, making their mark in the community and the world. We are proud to showcase some of our entrepreneurial IHPDOH DOXPQDH H[HFXWLYH GHDQV VWD DZDUGHHV and students for their impactful research and entrepreneurship.
DR NOKHUTHULA MAVELA
Nokhuthula is the founder of Mideh Group (Pty) Ltd T/A Ewah Cosmeceuticals, an environmentally friendly company that manufactures therapeutic personal care products and device development to improve the healing timeframe of common skin, nail and hair conditions. She is a TXDOLȴHG KRPHRSDWK ZKR JUDGXDWHG LQ 2016 as the HOD and department’s choice IRU WKH EHVW RYHUDOO ȴQDO \HDU VWXGHQW DQG served as the DUT Golden Key chapter president in 2019. Nokhuthula is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Health Sciences at DUT and runs her own NPO, African Development Alliance, that focuses on personal growth skills.
NOSIPHO MBATHA
Nosipho is a Supply Chain Management student at DUT and an agricultural entrepreneur who founded her own crop production business, Mthiya Agro-processing. Her love for agriculture began at a very young DJH KHOSLQJ KHU JUDQGPRWKHU LQ WKH ȴHOGV The business, which plants and harvests cabbages and beans, currently employs 8-10 people when sowing and harvesting beans each year, with two permanent employees for watering cabbages daily. As part of the incubation programme at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Midlands campus, Nosipho attended a number of trainings on basic business skills to assist her in managing her business HɝFLHQWO\
MS NOKUBONGA NGCOBO
Nokubonga is a student entrepreneur at '87 6KH JUDGXDWHG ZLWK D TXDOLȴFDWLRQ in Human Resources Management and is currently pursuing an Advanced Diploma in Human Resources. Nokubonga is a young, vibrant black woman in the fashion industry, owning her own casual streetwear clothing brand, Dapper Vogue her academics and running her business full-time. She has invested time and has in her brand, and continues to stay motivated amid the global pandemic.