by Thembi Terry Zulu | Jul 6, 2019 | #YALI2019
We took the Clifton Strengths test. This test was administered so that we may be aware of our strengths so that we may make better use of them. I wasn’t surprised by my results but I was a little disappointed that I don’t have any “executing”...
by Thembi Terry Zulu | Jul 4, 2019 | #YALI2019
I woke up in my hotel bed. By woke up, I mean I got out of bed because I hadn’t slept a wink. Imagine having gone through all the preparations and paperwork just to be denied a visa last minute. The thought made me weak. At this point God was tired of my prayers...
by Thembi Terry Zulu | Jun 30, 2019 | #YALI2019
I got into the interview room and the panelists introduced themselves. I could only recognise two. They say it’s important to catch their names so that when they ask questions you can address them by name. Trying to catch their names was like trying to catch...
by Thembi Terry Zulu | Jun 25, 2019 | #YALI2019
I had made it to the interview stage! WhatsApp’d my mentor the good news. But now, I had to prepare for the interview. I researched online how the Mandela Washington Fellowship interview is structured, what kind of questions they ask and what I need to bring....
by Thembi Terry Zulu | Jun 22, 2019 | #YALI2019
The Young African Leaders Initiative was founded in 2014 and a couple of people that I knew and admired had been a part of it. I was inspired. So when the applications opened, I sat down to apply. I’m a writer naturally but I am not a fan of essay questions in...
