Sir
I am a Dundee boy, born and raised and would have loved to come back and work for the local municipality after my studies. In 2011, I completed my BSc Honours in botany and returned home where
I approached the municipal manager and Mayor for a position as an unpaid environmental officer for the local municipality.
After submitting a letter of application, I was informed that there was no such position in the municipality even though I was willing to work for free.
In discussions with the Mayor, I expressed how the unwillingness of the local municipality to hire and keep the local youth within Dundee to help the town flourish is exactly why things get worse and more people leave the town.
I now keep an eye on the situation in Dundee mostly thanks to the Courier website.
I now work for an international environmental company which, ironically, was started by a Dundee boy, who is the CEO.
The hope is to be able to come back and effect a positive change in the town and inspire a transformation in people’s mindset through hard work.
This was my personal experience and view but I thought maybe the Courier may be able to explore and identify the reasons Dundee produces talented individuals but they are never seen in Dundee after completing their studies.
Often I return home for breaks and get questions such as “you’re too good for Dundee, we see you once a year?”. I would love to come back but then where do you work? What do you do?
Ndumiso Dlamini
Junior Ecologist: Fauna and Flora
Digby Wells Environmental
