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Soweto mother of twins picks rubbish to fund her daughters' studies

By Palesa Matlala Soweto mother Brenda Gonxela, 47, earns up to R1,600 a week collecting recyclables she picks from rubbish bins across Soweto. After her husband’s death, Gonxela opened a savings account she cannot withdraw from to pay for her daughters’ college fees. Brenda Gonxela, 47, is up before sunrise every day. The Soweto mother of twins leaves home at 5am, pushing a sack trolley through the streets of Kliptown, Dlamini and Klipspruit.…
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@ScrollaAfrica #RealNewsForMobile broke the news in on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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