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Zola Mbinda on her childhood

Mbinda ’s role as an ambassador for the university aligns perfectly with the life she has lived, which revolved around education and academia, as the daughter of a Statistician, who planted the seeds of education, and paved the way for Mbinda’s journey in academia.

25 Mar 1 min

Zola Mbinda on her newly found community in the programme

As Zola’s path began taking shape, her life started coming full circle, as her memories of being in lecture rooms, studying and admiring her mother, became her reality as one of the staff members at Rhodes University.

25 Mar 1 min

Zola Mbinda on joining Rhodes University

As a lecturer at the university, her contributions have been immense, within her department and outside of it, as she has achieved many great things as a result of her hard work and determination

25 Mar 2 min

Zola Mbinda on her experience with other students

Mbinda speaks about her academic journey, explaining her dissertation and the process of creating it. Although the journey may seem lonely for many, and isolating, Mbinda’s experience has been one for the books.

25 Mar 1 min

Zola Mbinda on her experience as a supervisor

When she is not supervising other student’s work, she continues to breathe life into the history department and the world at large through her contributions to society

25 Mar 1 min

Zola Mbinda on her thesis

When she is not supervising other student’s work, she continues to breathe life into the history department and the world at large through her contributions to society. As a PhD candidate, her thesis, titled “Umsebenzi Wabafazi” - the work of women. Drawing from people within her own life, she used…

25 Mar 2 min

Zola Mbinda on being on set

Although historians focus more on the past and how we got to where we are, Mbinda took the opportunity to also contribute to the future of Rhodes University, as a key character in the RU120 commercial.

25 Mar 1 min