Soweto to Harvard: The vital role of support systems in education
African News Agency | 15.01.2026 17:40
Soweto to Harvard. Nine distinctions. A 94% aggregate. And a two-week health crisis that could have derailed everything. Siza Gule has just secured a scholarship to Harvard University, one of the most prestigious institutions in the world, where he plans to study law and politics. His achievement is extraordinary not only because of the academic excellence it represents, but because of where it comes from. Not from Sandton. Not from leafy suburbs with legacy pipelines into elite universities. From Soweto.
