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[Wandile Mthiyane @wandileubuntu]

I don’t know what else to do.

I need to be at Harvard by 10 August, and right now, I don’t know how I’m going to get there.

Over the last few months, I walked 1,600 km across South Africa as a fundraiser to help me get to Harvard and to better understand the housing challenges my AI platform is trying to solve.

I built Ubuntu Home, an AI platform that helps families design and plan affordable homes. But I knew technology alone wasn't enough. I wanted to learn directly from the people I hope to serve. So I slept in people's homes, from shacks to rondavels. I listened more than I spoke. I walked through storms, learning how people build, where they struggle, and what a housing solution that truly works for South Africans should look like.

That journey, together with my work building Ubuntu Home, led to my acceptance into Harvard's Master in Design Engineering program. Only 25 people from around the world were admitted this year.

Artificial intelligence is one of South Africa's most critical scarce skills. My dream has never been to leave South Africa. It has always been to return with world-class AI and engineering skills to build Ubuntu Home into a platform that helps solve our housing crisis.

I reached out to the Office of the Presidency, who referred me to Higher Education. I was told they fund study only in specific countries, and the US is not one of them. I reached out to the Minister of Human Settlements. I approached @AbsaSouthAfrica, @StandardBankZA, @FNBSA, and other major organisations. I applied for education loans, but as an international student going to the US, I don't qualify in South Africa, and the international loans available cover only a fraction of the cost.

After walking 1,600 km across my country, I may have to stay home. Not because I wasn't admitted, but because I can't afford to go.

I feel like I've exhausted every avenue I know.

If you can help with funding, make an introduction, connect me to someone who might be able to help, or simply share this story, I would be incredibly grateful.

@PresidencyZA @HigherEduGovZA @The_DHS @AbsaSouthAfrica @StandardBankZA @FNBSA @SollyMalatsi

Let's not lose South African talent because of funding. Let's invest in the people who will build South Africa's AI future.

[TuneCore @TuneCore]

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[m̃ @hexesandspell]

Lock in so hard the universe rearranges itself around your frequency.

[Issybeatz @Issybeatz_]

being a full time creative is the most rebellious act in the matrix.

[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

@byjono @queen_Psize Looooool! Yes that's me 🤭

[𝒆𝒏𝒙𝒄𝒉 @EN0CX]

He pulled off the smoothest Crip Walk I’ve ever seen. He might have even done it better than Snoop Dogg. 🔥😂

[Chance The Rapper @chancetherapper]

Ima speak for all the artists in the world and say: it means the world when u show up for us. We may never tell you how much it means. But it means everything. It validates our time here and verifies our existence. Thank you from all of us

[Kabelo Kungwane @KabeloKungwan]

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[TuneCore @TuneCore]

Keep your collaborations seamless 🤝💸 @DJ_Doowap uses TuneCore Splits to make sure everyone involved in a release gets paid accurately and automatically.

From producers to featured artists, Splits helps independent artists spend less time chasing payments and more time creating. Tap the link to hear more from Doowap now!

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[Lady Skollie @LadySkollie]

2026 family portrait by December Makgonye thanks for a wonderful day @DJ_Doowap

[TuneCore @TuneCore]

From the decks to the diaspora 🌍🔥 We caught up with South African-raised, Eswatini-born sound engineer, DJ, artist, creative, and performer DOOWAP.

“TuneCore really helps me connect with my fans, I can see what region people are tapping in to the song and tailor my tours around that to make sure i can get to my community and my audience.” - @DJ_Doowap

Tap the link to hear more about DOOWAP’s early influences, what inspires her, her journey as an independent artist, and her advice for those coming up.

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[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

World Cup Ready ⚽️ 🏆 ✨🇿🇦 #BafanaBafana

[Swamp Princess🐊 @officialdoechii]

I feel my powers rising the older and finer I get.

[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

Pretty girls from Joburg ROCKIN' Dubai 🩷💚 #Tyla #SoleDXB 🇿🇦

[Y @Yfm]

We had the coolest in the city holding down the vibes with your host @FreshByCaddy and sounds by @DJ_Doowap live from the #KingOfKicks finale! 🔥
#VaultEdition

[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

Orlando Pirates 3rd Kit jersey launch party ⚽️ 🏴‍☠️ 🩷🖤🩵🤍 #OrlandoPirates

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Global Sumud Flotilla activist Thiago Avila defies Israeli navy order to change course before he and the rest of the flotilla activists on his ship were arrested:

“We are heading to Palestinian territorial waters, which is not your jurisdiction.”

[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

Yesssss this is not a drill our queen will be there. Just pull up with the good vibes ✨

[Doowap @DJ_Doowap]

DJ'n at the Pop Up with the Queen this weekend! ✊🏽🇿🇦✨🤍 lifelong manifestation coming true! #DoowapThatThing

[Ms. Lauryn Hill @MsLaurynHill]

Jozi, Get Ready!!
Experience a pop-up like no other with Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, YG Marley & Zion Marley in collaboration with Grade Africa — a celebration of Ubuntu and culture, connecting Africa to the diaspora and the diaspora back to Africa.
Featuring limited edition collaboration merch, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Joburg to witness history.
Make sure to arrive early as product is limited!
Details:
Location: Rosebank The Zone
Date: Saturday, 20th September
Time: 10am - 6pm

Zwakala Mzala !!