‘Isibaya’ actress Amina Jack bags second degree after ‘mentally challenging’ journey

Actress Amina Jack has obtained her second degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Jack previously graduated from the university in 2024 and said at the time that she was a first-generation graduate. “We did it!

First-generation graduate ekhaya,” she wrote, captioning pictures of her graduation. She also spoke about the difficulties she experienced during her studies. “To tell you, I dropped out in 2021 2nd Semester.

I genuinely did not think I would live long enough to see or experience this. A special thank you to my psychologist – she saved my life,” she wrote. On Thursday, theUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalcongratulated Jack after she graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science Honours degree in Psychology.

[paywall]

Jack said it was not easy to balance her studies with her acting career. “It was mentally challenging, but I made it,” she said. She said psychological support from the university helped her during her studies.

“I don’t think I would have gone through with the mental issues that I was going through without my psychologist,” she said. The university said its Student Services Division provided counselling sessions during her undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

[/paywall]