It’s safe to say, April is definitely no fool. I doubt anyone at Umuzi will forget April 2022. The month that ordered us to rest! And rest we did, but our recruits made sure to throw in a kick or two.

This month kicked off with 19 new recruits joining Umuzi. This also happens to be our 34th cohort. April also marked the end of the journey for our C28 recruits. They have completed work experience with their respective employer partners. It’s a whole new & exciting world out there.

Let’s see what else this month’s Kicker has in store for us.

Meet Cohort 34

Work Placements & Congratulations

Thembeka Thokane from C28 has signed a permanent contract with 99c.

Siphiwe Mposula from C28 has signed contract with Bidvest.

Refilwe Merriam Mashile - Web Dev from C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Andile Dimba - Web Dev from C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Tumelo Mahlangu - Web Dev from C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Kamogelo Maepa - Data Engineering C29 joined 2U on work experience.

Thandiwe Khalaki - Data Engineering from C29 joined 2U on work experience.

Sandile Nkosi - Web Dev from C28 joined BBD on their graduate programme.

Neo Mogale - Data Engineering from C29 joined 2U on work experience.

Wesley Jackson - Data Science from C29 joined VMLY&R on work experience.

Lindokuhle Shabalala - Web Dev C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Itumeleng Matheba - Web Dev from C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Amen Nkala - Web Dev from C27 joined BBD on work experience.

Sizwe Shabangu - Data Engineering from C29 joined 2U on work experience.

Sedzani Ragau - Web Dev from C28 has signed a permanent contract with Too Much Wifi.

Cohort 28 – Post Work Experience Congratulations

#1 Congratulations to the 2U gang for completing work experience. We are super proud of their hard work & dedication. We have no doubt that the sleepless nights they have had to endure will be paying off soon. This is also a bitter-sweet moment because this means that our C28’s are officially Alumni.

Although we are optimistic to see what the future holds for them, they will surely be missed!

Recruits Making Moves

Tech Spotlight

Congratulations to these recruits who have put their blood and sweat into making major progress in their problem-solving skills.

Si’thi asbonge bafethu. This first group of individuals moved from problem-solving foundation 2 - Problem-solving foundations 3.

Maria Otieno - C29A Web Dev

Taelo Seholoba - C30 Web Dev

Adric Maplanka - C25 Data Science

Problem-Solving Foundations 1 - 2

These guys moved from problem-solving foundation 1 – Problem-solving foundations 2. Well done on the progress, guys & keep it up!

Jody Bailey - C31 Web Dev

Bryce Lawrence - C28 Web Dev

Thandiwe Khalaki - C29 Data Engineering

Wesley Jackson - C27 Data Science

Todii Mashoko - C25 Web Dev

Neo Mogale - C29 Data Engineering

The Discovery Java Gang

Meet our first Java recruits to join our employer partner Discovery on work experience. Thapelo Masangane, Khethukuthula Mkhize, Mojalefa Mohlamonyane and Berned Ndebe all from cohort 26. They basically get to set the standard for many more Java recruits to come. We have no doubt that they are doing an impeccable job representing and impressing. We wish them all the best for the rest of their work experience!

Throwback Of The Month

This month’s throw is a young follow-up to another throwback. You may recall Feb’s throwback video dedicated to a whole week without social media? Well, here’s a follow-up on what the participants took from that experience.

Enjoy!