{"id":17369,"date":"2025-05-22T15:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:44:39","slug":"degrees-of-brilliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/17369","title":{"rendered":"Degrees of brilliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17369\" class=\"elementor elementor-17369\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292d807 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"292d807\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4c8bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The GEMS team proudly congratulates three of their teammates for graduating in April 2025 after long hours of hard work. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83cf2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83cf2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Philile-Hlatshwayo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Philile-Hlatshwayo.jpg 817w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Philile-Hlatshwayo-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Philile-Hlatshwayo-768x868.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cbf2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4cbf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taking on studies and graduating reflects not just an accomplishment but a testament to one\u2019s resilience and commitment to lifelong learning. This is a value that resonates deeply with AfroCentric\u2019s culture of growth and excellence.<\/p><p>\u201cYou tried, you fought, and you won. We are extremely proud of you!\u201d their colleagues said in congratulating Mbuso Mathabela, Sibongumusa Sibanda and Philile Hlatshwayo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779d323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"779d323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mbuso-Mathabela.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mbuso-Mathabela.jpg 817w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mbuso-Mathabela-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mbuso-Mathabela-768x868.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45d069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45d069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mbuso obtained an Honours Degree in Supply Chain Management, Sibongumusa obtained a Diploma in Marketing, and Philile Hlatshwayo obtained an Advanced \u202fDiploma in Operations Management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312364a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"312364a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n  <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n  <title>Blockquote Example<\/title>\n  <style>\n    blockquote {\n      font-style: italic;\n      color: #555;\n      border-left: 4px solid #2bb673; \/* green accent *\/\n      margin: px;\n      padding: 10px 20px;\n      background-color: #f9f9f9;\n    }\n\n    cite {\n      display: block;\n      margin-top: 10px;\n      text-align: left;\n      color: #ed1c24; \/* red accent *\/\n      font-weight: bold;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n  <blockquote>\n    \u201cEvery worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.\u201d\n    <cite>\u2014  Mahatma Gandhi<\/cite>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113360d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"113360d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sibongumusa-Sibanda.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sibongumusa-Sibanda.jpg 817w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sibongumusa-Sibanda-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sibongumusa-Sibanda-768x868.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17369?action=genpdf&amp;id=17369\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GEMS team proudly congratulates three of their teammates for graduating in April 2025 after long hours of hard work. 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