I WANT TO BE A CARDIOLOGIST – 2ND BEST

MANZINI – “The heart intrigues me, therefore I want to be a cardiologist.”

These were the words of Temabhele Shabangu, who got second position in the Junior Certificate (JC) results. She scooped a score of 95 per cent aggregate to become position two countrywide. She boldly revealed she was a natural born hard worker, who was not at all pushed by her parents during the past examinations. Shabangu said she received support from all her loved ones, mostly her parents and only brother, a St Mark’s Form VI pupil, who was also her competitor.  Temabhele said her father, an employee of Fincorp, made sure he woke her up each day at midnight so she could study for her examinations.

“I have issues with hearing my alarm when I am sleeping therefore my father would be my human alarm. After waking me up, I would study until the morning and not sleep at all. St Theresa’s High School has the best fully supportive teachers and we had motivational speakers throughout the year who strongly motivated us and guided us in our career paths,” Temabhele said.

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She added that she wanted to pursue a course in cardiology after finishing her high school. Cardiology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system. “The heart intrigues me and I love challenges. I want to assess and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and that would most definitely be my specialty. I would like to advise pupils who would love to attain the position I got to stick to prayer. Nothing happens without the permission of God, I feel I would have been position one, if I started studying earlier as I really saw myself there,” she said.

She added that she had no time for television or a cellphone as she was also more involved in group study sessions held at the school from 4pm until 6pm. Her mother, Phumzile, a Mr Matata employee, said she always picked her up from the study sessions at around 6pm and made sure she supported her. She said her daughter dedicated all her time to books and studying and she would make sure she handled house chores, like cooking, cleaning and doing dishes among other things.

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