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A CLEAN SWEEP!

SHE spent her days polishing the corridors and lecture halls of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), longing to be one of the students rushing between classes and swopping notes during breaks on the campus lawns.

She also watched each year when the students lined up for graduation in their caps and gowns and emerged with a scroll containing their precious degrees.

But for 14 years, becoming a student was a distant dream for Sthembile Mngwengwe. There was simply no money for her to study and she eked out a living as a cleaner instead – until

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