Luvuyo Vertigo Myataza

Community Youth Heroes

Nominee's Province:
Eastern Cape

Age:
30

Project Name/Description:
Masesebenzisane Job Portal

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077843708330

LUVUYO Vertigo Myataza (30) form KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape uses his own time to assist others to better their own lives. He does all this work through the Masesebenzisane Job Portal which he established way back in 2013 which helps people with finding job, internships as well as bursaries and scholarships. “The reason I established the portal was after noticing the high level of unemployment within our community,”says Myataza. Myataza’s journey started after he completed his grade 12 in 2012 but realised he could not go to tertiary because of financial difficulties. He also could not find any job as he was told he had no qualifications and this made him realise how difficult it was in general for people to find jobs. Each day Myataza searches for vacancies on the websites and those advertised in newspapers and then posts those on the Masesebenzisane Job Portal Whatsapp wall. He also contacts the advertisers to check if it would okay to post those on his portal. In his work, Myataza partners with organisations Kariega Youth Centre, Siya Boyseen Foundation, Nkqubela FM(Radio Channel)and the labour department.