Enactus UKZN President Racks up Achievements

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Enactus UKZN President, third year Media and Marketing student Mr Sizweshihle Gumede, has been selected as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper for the Durban Hub. 

The Global Shapers Community is a network of hubs developed and led by young people considered to be exceptional in terms of their potential, achievement and their drive to make a contribution in their communities.

Gumede now serves on the Global Shapers Durban Hub Executive as the Marketing and Communications Officer. 

He first joined Enactus in 2012 and became Campus Secretary, then a Project Manager in 2013 and was the Howard College Campus Deputy President from September 2013 until August this year when he was appointed President. 

Gumede is also the Managing Director for a company, Content Brands, which he co-founded with fellow Enactus members.  Content Brands focuses on product branding, packaging and events management. ‘It is still in its initial phase - hopefully it will be one of Africa’s biggest businesses one day,’ said Gumede. 

Just as Enactus UKZN aims to empower its communities, Gumede is also passionate about empowering other students to become effective leaders in their communities. 

Gumede has written a book titled: Leadership According to Jesus, which he says is being published on November 1. ‘As a born again child of God who is also exposed to various leadership positions and loves reading the bible, I have seen that Jesus Christ was a great leader and I am trying to follow his example. Being in the Student Christian Fellowship (SCF) Executive in 2012/2013 also inspired me to write the book.’

He was recently awarded the Most Academic Citizenship Award by his bursary sponsors, Isimangaliso Wetland Park, in conjunction with the REAP organisation, for his involvement in Enactus, SCF, Durban Hub Global Shapers, and the growth they have seen since he joined these organisations as well as the improvement in his academic achievements.

It is Gumede’s dream to become one of South Africa’s influential social entrepreneurs as he has given his life to social entrepreneurship and has made human progress his business.

Enactus is using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world - and that is the mandate he plans to carry into the future.

Bongeka Dlamini