{"id":15550,"date":"2022-11-08T22:39:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T20:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcapitaltest.co.za\/hilton\/?p=15550"},"modified":"2022-11-14T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T12:36:36","slug":"hohc-liso-ngoqo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcapitaltest.co.za\/hilton\/2022\/11\/08\/hohc-liso-ngoqo\/","title":{"rendered":"Liso Ngoqo"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1611922097055{padding-top: 64px !important;padding-bottom: 64px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div  class=\"heading-wrapper text-left\"  >\n\t\n\t<h3 class=\"second-title text-left\">Passion for people<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\">Victor Compton<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t\n\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Liso Ngoqo wants to use the opportunities afforded to him to serve the poor. The Grade 11 Hilton College learner is considering studying economics with a view to a career in politics. With a mom who lectures IT at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth and a father who runs a construction company, Liso comes from an entrepreneurial family, where the values of hard work and a good education are prized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was six years old, I got my first big opportunity, which was to go to Stirling Primary School [state school] in East London. As a child you don\u2019t understand these things, but I went to Stirling from Grade R to Grade 5. Then one night my mom sat me down and said, \u2018I think you need to move to Cowan House [an independent school in Hilton].\u2019 At first, I was hesitant, because I didn\u2019t know about these types of schools and had never been to KwaZulu-Natal. But when I got to Cowan House everyone was so welcoming. I started to realise the opportunities that lay ahead. I was at Cowan House for two years, before coming to Hilton College.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Hilton, I realized my passion for politics. I want to become a politician to help people. Many of our politicians have let the electorate down by serving their own interests. I know a lot of people who are bound by the shackles of poverty. I remember my interview with [Hilton College headmaster] Mr [George] Harris when I was in Grade 7. He said, \u2018If opportunity is not used to benefit others, then opportunity is wasted.\u2019 That has stuck with me. When you enter a space like this, as a child who has seen both extremes of life, you appreciate your privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite a lot of people in my family are poverty-stricken and I think about the things they appreciate, like going to the beach. They\u2019re from King Williams Town and they just enjoy the simple things in life. It\u2019s a humbling thing, to see that side of life and then to walk into a space like this&#8230; where there are people with a big safety net under them, [to catch them] if they don\u2019t succeed here. I\u2019m grateful I don\u2019t have that luxury. I have to give my all to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15521&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Passion for People<\/h3>\n<p>Liso Ngoqo wants to use the opportunities afforded to him to serve the poor. The Grade 11 Hilton College learner is considering studying economics with a view to a career in politics. 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