1. CURRICULUM VITAE:
SIYASANGA YENZELA
15 Denne Street Belmont Park
Kraaifontein
Cape Town
7570
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:
First names: Siyasanga
Last name: Yenzela
Current residence: 15 Denne Street Belmont Park
Kraaifontein
Cape Town
Birth date: 01 April 1993
I.D. Number: 9304015533083
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African
Race: African
Home Language: Xhosa
Other languages: English, Afrikaans
Driver’s License: CODE B
Criminal offences: None
Contact details: 0742541150
E-mail:Siyasanga.Yenzela@gmail.com
2. SCHOOL EDUCATION:
Highest Grade Passed: Matric (Grade 12)

2. Year Passed: 2009
Last School Attended: Eben Donges: Kraaifontein
3. HIGHER EDUCATION :
Institution: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Qualifications: BTech: Horticulture (2015) – currently enrolled
N.D: Horticulture (2013)
Subjects passed: Horticulture 3
Plant Material Studies 3
Horticultural Production management 3
Plant Protection 2
Environmental Studies 2
4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Company 1
 Starke Ayres (Liesbeek Parkway branch)
 Position: General assistant / Nursery salesman
 Duties: Receiving of incoming stock from suppliers upon delivery, checking of
delivered stock for quality and signing off on invoices. Continuously monitoring of
stock levels on the retail floor. Constant record keeping of plants being sold in order
to report and request for new orders when stock levels are low. Direct sale
customer service where customers had to be assisted on what products to buy,
plant information, promotions and specials based on their requirements.
 Duration: September 2013 –January 2014
 Reason for Leaving: End of contract
COMPANY 2
 CPUT Retail Nursery
 Position: Student Volunteer

3.  Duties: Rejuvenation of the stock plant material and doing maintenance of
the plants. The plants had to be updated on labeling as plant information
was mixed up from not being managed previously.
 Duration: July 2013 – August 2013
 Reason for living: Moved to a different company.
COMPANY 3
 SANBI-Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
 Position: Horticulture student
 Duties: Revamping of the large flowerbeds within the dell section in preparation for
the centenary year, by clearing the existing plants, re-design of the landscape, plant
selection and planting upon approval of design. Recording of accession/plant
tracking numbers of plants as they are that were removed and newly planted plants
were recorded in order to update the plant movement register. Weekly planning
meetings.
 Duration: January 2012 – June 2012
 Reason for living: End of contract
Company 4
 Cape Garden Center (Kraaifontein branch)
 Position: General assistant / Nursery salesman
 Duties: Weekly packing of plants on the retail floor and performing pruning,
weeding and watering. The plants that would be coming in would be labeled
and properly put in their sections. During the weekend I would be on the
floor assisting customers with queries on plants and their growth.
 Duration: August 2010 – January 2011
 Reason for Leaving: Left to go study further.
5. SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
 Self-motivated and dedicated
 Ability to work under pressure
 Can work within a team
 Microsoft Word skills

4.  Microsoft Excel skills
 Ability to operate independently & Individually
6. REFERENCES
1. Richard Morris
Starke Ayres Garden Center (Liesbeek Parkway Branch)
Tel: 021 685 4120
2. Terrence Mabela
CPUT Retail Nursery
Cell: 072 191 9864
3. Phakamani Xaba
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Cell: 072 519 4052
4. Stanton Schneiganz
Cape Garden Center
Tel: 021 988 4137