Tertiary Institution: Emeris University, Port Elizabeth
Field of Study: Bachelor of Commerce
Leekisha Jordaan joined the Born in Africa program in 2025, just before she graduated from Plettenberg Bay Secondary High school. She lives in New Horizons with her family. It is such a pleasure to be able to offer a young person a bursary without doubting her commitment for a second and this is exactly the feeling we had when we interviewed Leekisha. With fond memories we look back at the rainy Saturday morning we paid the family a visit and we were greeted with open arms by her and her father. The interview concluded in her Born in Africa acceptance and without hesitating we started working on her tertiary studies. We are very happy to announce that she was accepted to study a Bachelor of Commerce at Emeris Academy in Gqeberha in 2026. Kisha as we already fondly call her, placed second in Gr 12 academically when she graduated from high school at the end of 2025. We trust this is going to be a very fruitful and happy 4 years for Leekisha!