Top Themba achiever seeks help to continue medical studies

A promising young medical student from Thembalethu could be forced to put her studies on hold unless urgent financial support is secured.

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Asipho Gowuli

Asiphe Gowuli, a former top achiever of Thembalethu High School, is currently in her third year of medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT), a dream made possible through exceptional academic performance and the intervention of senior UCT leadership, but mounting debt now threatens her ability to continue her studies.

Gowuli's journey to UCT began after she achieved an 84% matric average and helped her school attain an overall pass rate of 86.7% in 2023. Despite her strong results and ambition to study medicine, she was not accepted at any university during the initial application process. At the time, Gowuli was also a regular user of the Inkcubeko Youth and Science Centre in Thembalethu, where she received academic support from skilled tutors, particularly in mathematics and physical science.