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Wandile Mthiyane, a Durban University of Technology first-year student from KwaMashu, has been awarded a five-year scholarship that will see him jetting off to the US next week.<\/p>\n
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An 18-year-old\u2019s dream has come true. Durban University of Technology first-year student Wandile Mthiyane, of KwaMashu, has been awarded a five-year scholarship that will see him jetting off to the US next week. <\/p>\n
Mthiyane, a town and regional planning student, will pursue a triple major in architecture, town planning and civil engineering at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. <\/p>\n
He will receive more than R40 000 from the university and an extra R49 000 from the US embassy. <\/p>\n
A devout Christian, Mthiyane attended Solusi Adventist High School in Bula-wayo, Zimbabwe. <\/p>\n
He moved to Zimbabwe because of links between his church and the school. <\/p>\n
He said he wanted to study abroad to bring fresh ideas back to SA. <\/p>\n
\u201cAbroad you get a different view, especially in First World countries which have developed infrastructure,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Mthiyane applied to go to Andrews University in August last year and had to write a tough test to get in. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was difficult. It was internet-based and I had four hours to complete it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bertha Pitout, town and regional planning first-year co-ordinator, said the department was extremely proud of Mthiyane. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very excited for him. He is conscientious, ambitious and very eager to learn,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
* In a sad turn of events Mthiyane\u2019s mother died yesterday. He will still be flying to the US next week. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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