Esihle Nkwanyana

Esihle is a grade 11 learner at Jeppe High School for girls. She has received full academic colours and her ambition is to be an actuary one day, having a strong affinity for numbers, as demonstrated by her marks in Mathematics and Accounting. Esihle also takes part in a number of cultural activities at the school such as the Marimba band, the school’s senior choir as well as an a Capella group called Hlabelela. 

Esihle is the oldest of four children and lives with both her parents and her three siblings.  She describes her parents as her “biggest supporters”, always encouraging her to do her very best in everything that she is involved in. Though Esihle’s family has faced challenging times, she has demonstrated immense resilience in attaining the goals she has set out for herself, despite many obstacles along the way.  This has made her a worthy recipient of The Emmanuel Taban Foundation Scholarship Programme.