Alfred Nzo District Municipality Bursary South Africa 2025

Alfred Nzo District Municipality Bursary South Africa 2025 – 2026

ABOUT THE COMPANY – ALFRED NZO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

The District Municipality of Alfred Nzo lies on the north-east side of the Eastern Cape Province and is one of the 6 districts within the province. The Alfred Nzo District Municipality and expands from Drakensberg Mountains to the borders of Lesotho, the Sisonke District Municipality in and O.R. Tambo District Municipality.

The Municipality is named after Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo, who was secretary-general of the ANC (African National Congress) and a minister of foreign affairs in Nelson Mandela’s cabinet from 1994 to 1999.

ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality bursary will fund students following in the following fields (as they are scarce and critical skills):

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering/ Building Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Marine Engineering
Architecture
Town and Regional Planning
Environmental Management
Environmental Health Management
Environmental and Water Science (BSc)
Geographic Information System
Geology (BSc)
Radiography (Bachelor of)
Medicine (MBCHB)
Pharmacy
Computer Science (BSc)
Information Communication Technology
Economics
Community Water Services and Sanitation (BSc)
Water Resource Management (BSc)
any other water and sanitation-related qualifications

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Successful bursary recipients will be informed by 31 January 2019 at the latest – should you not receive any feedback, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

South African citizen
Reside within the Alfred Nzo jurisdiction area
Between 16 and 35 years old
Completed Matric OR currently in Matric
Intend on studying within one of the aforementioned fields of study
I intend on studying at a recognised South African tertiary institute
Proven financial need
Excellent academic record
*Preference will be given to disadvantaged students/li–gt;

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HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY

Download and complete the Alfred Nzo District Municipality Bursary Application Form (.pdf)

Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):

ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate, if completed Matric (certified copy)
Matric latest results, if currently in Matric (certified copy)
Proof of enrolment or proof of acceptance to study at a recognised tertiary institution
Proof of residence from your Ward Councillor
Parents proof of income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ death certificate if deceased)
Motivational letter

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Applications must be submitted to:
The Senior Manager Corporate Services
Alfred Nzo District Municipality
ERF 1400 Ntsizwa Street
Private Bag X 511
Mount Ayliff 4735

CLOSING DATE

14 February 2025

(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the Alfred Nzo District Municipality directly:
Contact Person: Ms AN Zibobo (Human Resource Development Section)
Tel: 039 254 5112/ 039 254 5125
Email: ziboboa@andm.gov.za