Yichida Ndlovu
Yichida Ndlovu is the first female to become a commercial pilot in Zambia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Education[edit | edit source]
After completing her secondary school education at Ibenga Girls in 1976, in 1977 she gained admission to the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Zambia. Prior to that, she underwent six month training at the Zambia National Service youth training programme.[7][8][1][4]
Career[edit | edit source]
She was first employed as a pilot at Roan Air in 1981. She worked there till 1991, before joining the Zambian government. As of 2013, she is known to be working for the Ministry of Communications, Transport, Works and Supply, where she has been seconded to the Zambia Flying Doctor Service in Ndola.[7][8][1][4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
She is married to Enock Ndlovu, and is a mother of three children.[7][8]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Nina Tapula, Zambia's first female military pilot, Captain in the Zambian Air Force
- Besa Mumba, Zambia's youngest female commercial pilot
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Meet Ichida Ndlovu the First Female Zambian Civilian Pilot. Retrieved 2019-11-02 from Zambia Air Services Training Institute
- ↑ Women In Aviation - Zambia Chapter, Kenneth Kaunda international airport, former Zambia airways building., Lusaka (2019). Retrieved 2019-11-02 from www.globalnpo.org
- ↑ Women's Equality Day in Aviation I Connector Corner by Air Electro. (2019-08-26) Retrieved 2019-11-02 from The Connector Corner by Air Electro Inc.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot Yichida Ndlovu| glObserver Global Economics. (2016-06-25) Retrieved 2019-11-02 from link
- ↑ Zambia: Yichida Ndlovu - Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot. (2013-01-13) Retrieved 2019-11-02 from All Africa
- ↑ Yichida Ndlovu - Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot - Zambian News. AllAfrica News. Retrieved 2019-11-02 from link
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Meet Yichida Ndlovu, Zambia's First Female Non-Military Pilot. Africa-OnTheRise. (2013-01-14) Retrieved 2019-11-02 from Africa-OnTheRise
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Yichida Ndlovu: Zambia's first female Commercial pilot | Lusaka Voice. Online Editor. Retrieved 2019-11-02 from link