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[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@vanessa61330467 @ValKaMarsh @mandymatsinhe Accutane and retinol both do the same thing. You are correct on the rest of it. You have to wean off it for some time before trying for a baby, so oopsie babies are not recommended. My Dr was telling me that they abort your baby oorkant if you fall pregnant while on it

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Tina_Hokwana Tautology

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

Women in STEM! Love to see it sisiza

[University of KwaZulu-Natal @UKZN]

For years, Onazo Daniso balanced life as a medical student by day and a part-time nurse by night. While physically and emotionally taxing, she kept going fueled by the strong conviction that her true calling lay in being a doctor.

On Wednesday, that belief was vindicated as she crossed the graduation stage at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), earning her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree,
cum laude.

The 29-year-old, now an intern at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Durban, achieved what once seemed impossible. Her cum laude pass reflects an academic average of at least 75% across all her modules which is a remarkable feat for anyone, but even more so for someone who spent years juggling work, study, student leadership, financial hardship, and the emotional weight of front-line pandemic duty.

“I have always wanted to be a doctor. I can’t imagine doing anything else. I love my job I think I would have been miserable doing something else,” she said shortly after her graduation.

Daniso’s love for medicine began in the Eastern Cape town of Lusikisiki, where she grew up witnessing the healthcare struggles of rural communities. The idea of becoming a doctor was further planted in her mind while in Grade 11 and living with her uncle in King Williams Town.

“I was attending extra classes that were funded by Cell C to help pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. One of the teachers pulled me aside and suggested I consider medicine. At first, I
doubted myself,” she said.

In 2013 while in Matric she applied to study medicine at the University of the Free State but was only accepted to study nursing—her second choice.
She began her Nursing degree in 2014, but financial struggles threatened to derail her success.

Her determination didn’t waver. She wrote directly to the university’s Vice-Chancellor. The gamble paid off: her first year fees were cleared, and a door opened for a private bursar to fund her studies from second year.
NSFAS later funded her final two years. By 2018, she had completed her nursing degree and had to undertake one year of paid community service.

Earning money felt good but she still couldn’t shake the feeling that she wasn’t where she was meant to be.

“I always told my colleagues I was going back to study medicine. I needed to understand more and to be part of the decision-making,” she explained.
But another hurdle remained. Her bursary conditions required her to work for the sponsoring company for three years after her community service.
Rather than give up, Daniso started saving aggressively – setting aside more than two thirds of her salary each month.

“I continued living like a student just to save money,” she said. By year-end, she had scraped together the R116,000 needed to repay the bursar and some money needed to register at UKZN.

She began her medical degree at UKZN in 2019. In the first month of study (February) she commuted between Bloemfontein and Durban, attending classes on her off days. This was because she still had to fulfill her contractual obligations for community service until the end of that month.

In March, she relocated fully to Durban. Funding remained uncertain and she later launched a BackaBuddy campaign, raising R11,000, and later returned to part-time nursing to stay afloat.
Then came COVID-19 in 2020. “We were sent home and only returned to campus around June,” she said. As lockdowns deepened and hospitals filled, Daniso took shifts in high-risk wards, the so-called “red zones”.

“In December, I worked at a private hospital. I was the nursing sister, working six night shifts a week with just one day off. So many patients died. I still remember some of their faces. I hated the system and how powerless it made us feel.”

The trauma caught up with her. She took a break from nursing to protect her mental health and regroup. Even so, the chaos of the pandemic only sharpened her determination to pursue medicine.

“It made me more certain that I needed to become a doctor.” She returned to her studies and, in
the years that followed, continued to work and study under intense pressure.

She made the best of her years as a student even holding key student leadership positions.
“I felt the need to serve my community and so I served as a student leader. I think I was motivated by all the hardships I had faced as a student. I kept on seeing these gaps that needed
to be plugged”.

She was voted into the SRC in 2021/2022 and in 2023/2024 was voted as the finance officer for medical school.

She had to relinquish that position a month later after she received a scholarship to study at the University of Graz in Austria. In her final year of study, she was the final year Class Representatives and Final Year Committee chairperson.
Now working as an intern doctor at Prince Mshiyeni Hospital, Daniso has no regrets. She is looking forward to the road ahead.

#UKZNGrad2025 #UKZN #InspiringGreatness #AfricanExcellence #Inspired2032

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

Women in STEM! Love to see it my girlies.

[University of Pretoria @UPTuks]

#UPGRADUATION2025: At 17, Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli is graduating with a degree in Actuarial Science from UP. Her journey is one of accelerated schooling, faith and a dream to uplift her family. Read more: https://t.co/E8BK3pj3DT

#UniversityOfPretoria

[Lorwen Harris Nagle, PhD @LORWEN108]

Your anxiety didn’t start in adulthood.
It started when you became "The Good One."

People-pleasing is harmful.

It rewires your brain and fractures your sense of self.
Here's what most therapists won't tell you: 🧵

[Henry Holtz @theOptimalHenry]

The most poisonous, draining, yet overlooked problem in the world:

Negative thinking.

It’s why you’re always tired, distracted, and can’t sit alone with your thoughts.

The 4 lessons from Eckhart Tolle that fixed my mind forever:

[Winston Zin | CEO @ Impakt @winstonzin]

This is Dr. Rhonda Patrick.

A biomedical scientist who transformed how we think about aging.

Her discovery? A 16-minute workout can make your heart look 20 YEARS younger.

Let's break it down:

(The 4x4 Norwegian protocol 🧵)

[Walter Ego @ItsWalterEgo]

I’m not a Christian.

But I believe Pope Francis was the most badass Pope in history.

He refused to reduce God to a magician. Fought climate collapse. And preached like he time-traveled from 2140.

Here are 9 reasons why he was lightyears ahead of his time: 🧵

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@audreyaguilarr Greenwich village- Bond no9, Amouge- guidance, The Harmonist- Sacred water

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Zitholakele_K If you're based in JHB, I'd like to see your book of work and book a consultation

[Nora❦ | ADW @hiscoraline]

romance books written by black authors that you should definitely check out 😊

— a thread

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Bonny_Swarez ?

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Tillyies @marcia_breeze @mbalis_bakery Spoiler alert, this lady is going to win this case. When they didn't have a meeting of the minds, the employer should have given her 1 months notice and a severance package for the years she was working for them. Her aggression here doesn't make her wrong.

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Musanathi2 Freeze your eggs in the interim. It's insurance. You hope you never use it, but have it should you need to.

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@CMb2StepsAhead @BonganiNtuli Family advocate office. Don't let anyone keep you from your child.

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@kaMalambule @LotusHeadBomb @BonganiNtuli What is wild is the reason you feel sorry for them. If they'd kept possession of their DNA they would not be asking another human to terminate anything.

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Mma_Stene @BonganiNtuli A fool proof plan is to ensure to retain possession of your sperm to begin with. Expecting someone else to deal with the outcomes of failing in the first part is quite wild. sex is risky business

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Lush_Beauty1 Go to therapy. You'll learn a lot about yourself

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

@Dez_the_Don Subasayithetha

[Busi @BusiNxazonke]

In 2020, I decided that I was done with my job at the time and wanted to move back to JHB. Best decision of my whole entire career. God has been good💜

[Shezi @__Shezi]

What has been your biggest or best or favourite moment of luck? A moment that you just know changed the trajectory of your life.