Tertiary Institution: Western Cape College of Nursing
Field of study: Bachelor of Nursing
Dear Born in Africa fans, meet our future nurse Denzilene Cedras. Our Denzilene grew up in New Horizons with her mother, her grandmother and family. She joined the Born in Africa program after her primary school years at Formosa Primary school. We still fondly remember visiting her ballet recitals at Formosa Primary school. When Denzilene completed primary school and started her secondary education at Wittedrift High, she joined all the other Born in Africa bursary recipients and attended the school’s weekly boarding school, where she found and made lifelong friends. This also improved her independence. Denzilene enjoyed playing netball for her school, but what stood out mostly during her high school career, was the way she cared for those around her. She is passionate about caring for others, highly curious about Life Sciences and therefore no surprise that she was accepted to study her dream career which is Nursing. At the beginning of 2026, she started her 4-year nursing course at the Western Cape College of Nursing, which is situated in Athlone, near the heart of the mother city, Cape Town. We know this journey is not going to be an easy one, but what we also know that the life experiences Denzilene has gone through will stand her in good stead. Good luck Denzilene and I hope that one day, I will end up in your care!