
Godfrey Nefolovhodwe, once a pupil who walked 14 kilometres each way to attend Hanyani Secondary School in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, is now a University of Johannesburg champion helping to transform his former school. According to TimesLIVE, his determination to get an education despite the odds led him from rural hardship to academic success, and he is now giving back to the community where his journey began.
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