{"id":1774,"date":"2026-06-12T11:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/berita-shares-rare-gibs-campus-moments-while-pushing-through-her-mba\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:16:05","slug":"berita-shares-rare-gibs-campus-moments-while-pushing-through-her-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/berita-shares-rare-gibs-campus-moments-while-pushing-through-her-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Berita Shares Rare GIBS Campus Moments While Pushing Through Her MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning Afro-soul artist Berita is showing that success on stage doesn\u2019t mean putting your future on pause. The singer has been documenting a new chapter away from music, giving fans a look at her life as she pushes through her MBA.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Instagram update, Berita shared a rare set of campus moments from her time studying at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), part of the University of Pretoria. The posts capture her in the middle of a demanding, high-focus season\u2014one she clearly considers both challenging and rewarding.<\/p>\n<h3>Quick facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Afro-soul singer Berita shared campus photos from her MBA journey.<\/li>\n<li>She studies at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), within the University of Pretoria.<\/li>\n<li>Berita said she\u2019s in the final stretch of her MBA.<\/li>\n<li>She\u2019s balancing assignments, new music, and live event production.<\/li>\n<li>Her goal is to build a sustainable business model for artists and encourage more women in music to do the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Posting the series of images, Berita reflected on how her schedule has shifted into \u201cbuilding\u201d mode while still staying committed to her creative work. \u201cAn artist at business school\u201d is how she described the mix of identities she\u2019s navigating right now.<\/p>\n<p>In the caption, she explained that she is nearing the end of her MBA and doesn\u2019t feel she shares that side of her life often enough. She framed the experience as a final stretch filled with multitasking, time pressure, and steady momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Berita also opened up about the workload she\u2019s managing simultaneously. She revealed that she\u2019s been juggling coursework with songwriting and production, while also handling live event responsibilities\u2014sometimes all at once.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season of building has felt fragmented at times like I\u2019m managing different worlds all at once,\u201d she wrote. She added that there have been moments when she\u2019s submitting assignments while also pushing new music and producing live shows, calling it challenging, exhausting, and fulfilling in the same breath.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the day-to-day grind, Berita spoke about why she chose to pursue the degree in the first place. Her stated ambition is to help artists create sustainable businesses, while also motivating more women in the music industry to pursue similar goals.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote, \u201cMy vision is clear I want to build a sustainable artist business and I want to see many other especially female artists do it too.\u201d For now, she said she\u2019s focused on living and breathing the dream one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The post sparked an outpouring of support from fans and fellow entertainers, with many praising her for investing in education while continuing to expand her music career. Several commenters pointed to her journey as both motivating and genuinely refreshing to witness.<\/p>\n<p>Singer Zo\u00eb Modiga added, \u201cInspiring Mama,\u201d while actress Gugu Gumede wrote, \u201cGo ahead queen.\u201d With messages like those, it\u2019s clear Berita\u2019s latest update is landing far beyond the campus gates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning Afro-soul artist Berita is showing that success on stage doesn\u2019t mean putting your future on pause. The singer has been documenting a new chapter away from music, giving fans a look at her life as she pushes through her MBA. 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