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He trained as a nurse but his heart was in the soil

Ngcebo Zungu qualified as a nurse, but walked away from it to build a farm on a patch of dirt and stones behind an Orlando West primary school.
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Martha Moloi, 78, gets R2,420 a month, but it runs out early every single month, and she borrows from a mashonisa, where R100 becomes R150.
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Pitso Mosimane says Bafana places and even leadership roles are open as he gives younger players a chance to prove themselves.
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