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Intern experiences London programme

Lethu Dlamini, a junior research analyst at Thebe Stockbroking, has returned from a week-long internship programme at the London office of the Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, a provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits advice, brokerage and associated services.
Intern experiences London programme

Dlamini, who hails from Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal and graduated with a B.Com Financial Management Sciences (Cum Laude) at Pretoria University before joining the Thebe Stockbroking internship programme in 2013, flew to the UK as part of Thebe Stockbroking's Enterprise Development programme for graduates in the financial markets area of study.

Her trip to London was made possible by Club Travel, a subsidiary of the Thebe Tourism Group. Club Travel MD Wally Gaynor said that sponsoring Dlamini's UK trip fits the company's commitment to transformation through investing in people: "It is a privilege for us to be able to assist Lethu in furthering herself and support her in achieving her career goals."

The Thebe Stockbroking's Enterprise Development programme expose interns to the workings of a stockbroking business including research and sales training, as well as equity, economic and financial market analysis. The interns are hosted by some of the 21 subsidiaries and associate companies within the Thebe Group. Dlamini was selected by a panel of adjudicators to attend the introductory rotation at JLT, the UK parent of Thebe associate company JLT South Africa.

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