News24 | Double dose: Pietermaritzburg twins graduate as medical doctors with some inspiration from mom

Twins Ziphozonke and Velenkosini Lamula have graduated together as doctors at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. (UKZN/Supplied)

Twins Ziphozonke and Velenkosini Lamula have graduated together as doctors at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. (UKZN/Supplied)

Pietermaritzburg twins who often display similar interests, have graduated together as medical doctors at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Inspired by their mother, a nurse, Ziphozonke and Velenkosini Lamula, graduated on Monday, filling their family and Westgate community with pride.

The 25-year-olds, who are completing their internships at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, said their mother strongly inspired them.

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