Electrical Engineering Intern Swazelihle Mazibuko 

Ithwasa ophikweni lobunjiniyela kagesi uNksz Swazelihle Mazibuko 

Internship sets a steppingstone for Swazelihle to succeed  

The mentorship at ZAC is assisting Swazelihle Mazibuko (24), an Electrical Engineering Intern to prepare for future prospects. 

Swazelihle is an Electrical Engineering graduate from the Mangosuthu University of Technology who started working at ZAC in February 2022. 

The internship will enable Swazelihle to complete the practical part of in-service training which is required in order to advance her career. Swazelihle completed her P1 training and is in the process of completing her P2. 

“I have exceptional mentors here at ZAC. They have taken all the interns on a step-by-step journey through everything we are doing. I have learnt about transformers, how they work, and how to maintain them.  The same is true for switchgears, lights and ventilation,” she states. 

As a budding female professional in a male-dominated industry, Swazelihle feels ZAC is conducive to her growth as colleagues display a high level of respect for one another regardless of gender.  

“The environment here is very supportive of women in the mining sector,” Swazelihle states. 

Ubheke empumelelweni osizwe wukuqeqeshwa njengethwasa 

Ukucathuliswa akuthola eZAC kuyamsiza uNksz Swazelihle Mazibuko  oneminyaka ewu-24, oqashwe njengethwasa eliwunjiniyela kagesi ukuzilungiselela ikusasa. 

UNksz Mazibuko ofundele i-Electrical Engineering eMangosuthu University of Technology uqale ukusebenza eZAC ngoNhlolanja wango-2022. 

Loku kusebenza njengethwasa kuzomsiza uNksz Mazibuko aphothule ingxenye yezifundo zakhe ezidingekayo ukuze akhule emsebenzini wakhe. Usekuphothulile ukuqeqeshwa ngaphansi kweP1, manje umatasa neP2.

“Ngicathuliswa ngabantu abamangalisayo lapha eZAC. Bathathe wonke amathwasa bawacathulisa kancane kancane. Sengifunde ngama-transformer, ukuthi asebenza kanjani nokuthi anakekelwa kanjani. Kanjalo futhi nangama-switchgear, amalambu nokuphefumula kwezinto,”  kusho yena.

Njengoba engowesifazane osafufusa embonini egcwele amadoda, uNksz Mazibuko ukholwa ukuthi eZAC iyona ndawo ezomsiza akhule ngoba asebenza nabo bayahloniphana kakhulu akukhathaleki ukuthi ungowabuphi ubulili. “Yindawo lena ebesekayo abantu besifazane abasembonini yezimayini,”  kusho uNksz Mazibuko.