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Educated: Sipho Hotstix Mabuse.
Workplace Staff
Education is worth every cent spent and every effort made. And if you don’t believe it, ask musician Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse.
Despite having achieved the fame and fortune that many dream of, the 60-year-old star went back to school to finish his matric.
“We salute Hotstix and hope that his educational achievements and perseverance are highlighted in the same manner for which he has stayed in the limelight for his music – a very long and successful time,” comments Natalie Rabson of Boston City Campus & Business College.
“When the initial fuss is over, we will all still be referring to the Hotstix example to spur people on. Because his results were announced in the same week as Madiba’s birthday, it should be easy for us to remember to also raise a glass to Hotstix every year at this time.”
She believes Hotstix has done more for education than a million words could have done.
“Educational institutions spend considerable amounts of time and money telling the community, both young and not so young, that education is the key that unlocks financial, social and personal well-being in the modern word,” she explains.
“Parents and teachers give wordy lectures to the younger generation about committing to their studies. Sure enough, some of these messages reach the intended spot, but Hotstix has said the most without saying a word.”
To get his matric certificate, the Sowetan-based Mabuse did time behind a school desk in his home town just like any regular pupil – he attended part-time adult classes at Thaba-Jabula Secondary School in Klipspruit, Soweto.
No mean feat for someone who dropped out of school about 40 years ago. According to the Sowetan, Mabuse always felt incomplete without an education, despite having achieved great heights as a musician.
Without a doubt, tertiary institutions must be queueing to recruit Mabuse as a student – he has established himself as a role model for education, and for having an education behind you despite success in your industry.
He will also bring great motivational value to any campus as a dedicated and passionate student.
Rabson says Boston City Campus & Business College would be honoured to have him any time. She points out that the college has a branch in Soweto, something that is sure to please Mabuse, seeing that he likes the concept of studying close to home.
“There are a couple of courses we could recommend to him. As a musician he may be interested in doing one of our business courses to broaden his horizons and market new products, or he may be interested in digital music composition and production,” she says.
l Call Boston at 011 551 2000, e-mail info@boston.co.za, visit www.boston.co.za, or find it on Facebook.
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