I am a graduate of the University of Limpopo with a bachelor's degree in Molecular and Life Sciences, completed in 2014, and an honour's degree in Aquaculture, completed in 2016. I have worked briefly as an environmental practice facilitator in 2015-2016 and a tutor in Water Microbiology in 2023 and have previously held a permanent position as an animal attendant at the Pretoria Zoo from 2016 to 2019 when I enrolled for fulltime study. I have conducted research based on water and sanitation and the impact that diarrhoeal diseases have on public health. During my honour's project, I looked into the effects of wastewater effluent on aquatic life forms. Going forward, I would like to work on turning scientific efforts into policy.