Sthembile Mngwengwe demonstrated once more that age is just a number and that learning new things is never too late.

At the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sthembile has been a cleaner for 14 years. Once she graduated from high school in 1998, she never had the opportunity to learn because of financial constraints.

But her current work forced her to consider her future in great detail and even improved her faith. She decided to enroll in school as she went into the classrooms nearly every day. She soon enrolled as a student and completed a social science bachelor’s degree.

Those those who have already given up and concluded it is too late are inspired by Sthebile’s narrative. That is the greatest source of motivation for anyone who thinks they are too old to follow their dreams.