Growing up in Chesterville, a Durban township where poverty and social ills were prevalent, motivated Siphelele Khanyile to bring about change.
Khanyile, 30, is this week’s unsung hero. Affectionately known as “Ndlebe” in his neighbourhood, Khanyile runs a home-based rehabilitation programme to eradicate drug use in his community.
He believes that drugs are the main contributing factor to the