Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).
Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).

West Coast students show mettle

Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).
Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).

Students from all West Coast College’s campuses partook in the Allan Gray Inter-Campus Entrepreneurship Competition at Vredenburg and presented their innovative ideas and business ventures.

Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).
Pictured are Lerato Phoko (Atlantis Campus), Shane Hoop (Atlantis Campus), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis Campus) and Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg Campus).

This competition promotes youth entrepreneurship and cultivates practical business skills. In the “I Have a Business Idea” category, the top three were Simamkele Ngoxo (Vredenburg), Solomzi Ndingandinga (Atlantis) and Tintswalo Hulla (Malmesbury).

Lerato Phoko (Atlantis) won the “I Have a General Business” category, with Shane Hoop (Atlantis) second and Kaylah Mentoor (Citrusdal) third.

The top two students in each category will represent West Coast College at the upcoming regional competition hosted by Northlink College in August.

Councillor Enid Plaatjies of the West Coast District Municipality offered words of encouragement to the participants and inspired them to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions with confidence and purpose. André Muller, Acting Deputy Principal: Innovation and Development, commended their efforts.

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