A Tshwane go-getter wants more women to follow in her footsteps and take to the skies in a hot air balloon.
Despite going through tough times after graduating, Semakaleng Mathebula was on cloud nine last year when she became South Africa’s first female black hot air balloon pilot.
In 2019, Mathebula, who holds a Bachelor of Arts with Joint Honours in International Relations and Politics from the University of the Witwatersrand, received a training grant from the Department of Sport and Recreation and the Balloon and Airship Federation of South Africa. She is hopeful that her achievement will lead to more young trainees being awarded a study grant and that hot air balloon piloting becomes even more accessible.
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