Thembisile Nkosi was one of the 20 local community members who took part in 2019. In March 2020 she was employed at Khanye Colliery as a Stores Clerk. Then in August 2022, she was appointed as a Financial Clerk.

She is currently studying Supply Chain Management and says she has fallen in love with it. “Then the Financial Clerk resigned and I took a chance and applied for the position and I eventually was appointed to the position after completing the interviews for the role,” she notes.

Thembisile is enjoying her new role and is learning new things every day. She notes that a new finance system has been implemented recently, which is something completely different and far better than the old system. “I worked a bit on the old system as I used to assist the former Financial Clerk so that has helped me gain a background,” she says.

“I wasn't very good at numbers at school so now dealing with numbers is like my everyday thing and you cannot afford to make mistakes in finance because if you make a mistake then you have big problems. That's the only challenge I have to keep focused when I'm in my office because I'm still learning the system. Therefore, I need to concentrate and make sure I get everything correct. This position has made my studies much simpler as it has few modules about in it finance.

Thembisile says her goal is to make sure that she is always pushing herself to do better and develop by learning new things. Her aim is to one day join the logistics department and get involved in the supply chain elements of the company, as this is another interest of hers.