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T R A I L B L A Z E R

INSPIRING Author and journalist.
Occupation:

YOUNG GIRLS

OUT THERE “What drives me is
the support I have
G H-Section on Mthini Road, where my received from

rowing up in KwaMashu in the late
1980s, one of the biggest things I family still lives today. many South Africans,
experienced as a child was watching a the ability to be in
helicopter landing at Princess Magogo While KwaMashu is today associated with
Stadium to deliver Brenda Fassie for her big names and great success stories, full control of my art
wedding. We didn’t have many things growing up the
then, not the booming businesses, proper perception was that we are angerous and and earnings.”
roads or recreational centres. violent. Today at 37-years-old, I tell
people where I come from with pride
I’'m a journalist by profession as well as an because I was raised by everyone in my
author of four bestsellers. I was born at neighborhood, and those are the same
Ohlange Clinic in Inanda and grew up at- people who continue to celebrate me and
are never shy to announce how proud I
have made them.
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